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The price of Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR) closed at $17.35 in the last session, down -2.91% from day before closing price of $17.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.91 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AVTR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 45.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on January 17, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $25 from $29 previously.
On August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $30.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $30 to $23.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 05 ’24 when Eck Steven W sold 3,525 shares for $25.06 per share. The transaction valued at 88,336 led to the insider holds 29,544 shares of the business.
Eck Steven W bought 3,525 shares of AVTR for $88,336 on Sep 05 ’24. On Aug 26 ’24, another insider, Wondrasch Michael, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 17,000 shares for $25.54 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Avantor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.98.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AVTR has reached a high of $28.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.11%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 680.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 663.83M. Insiders hold about 2.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.47% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 21.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.26, with high estimates of $0.27 and low estimates of $0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.08 and $1.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.06. EPS for the following year is $1.21, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $1.27 and $1.08.
Revenue Estimates
According to 18 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.61B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.62B to a low estimate of $1.6B. As of the current estimate, Avantor Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.68BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.66B. There is a high estimate of $1.67B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.64B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVTR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.59B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.78BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.97B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.29B and the low estimate is $6.76B.
