Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Avantor Q3 Earnings

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) – Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Avantor in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Avantor’s current full-year earnings is $1.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avantor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Cowen lowered shares of Avantor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Avantor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $23.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Avantor from $22.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 price target (down previously from $26.00) on shares of Avantor in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered shares of Avantor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $26.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.88.

Avantor Stock Down 1.0%

AVTR stock opened at $12.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Avantor has a 1-year low of $11.82 and a 1-year high of $28.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $14.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.93. The firm has a market cap of $8.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.41, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.09.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last released its earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.23. Avantor had a net margin of 10.49% and a return on equity of 12.17%. The firm had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.22 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avantor

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AVTR. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Avantor in the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Avantor by 288.4% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Avantor by 106.3% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 830 shares during the last quarter. Wealthquest Corp acquired a new stake in Avantor in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Avantor by 76.7% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,067 shares during the last quarter. 95.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Avantor

In other Avantor news, Director Joseph R. Massaro purchased 8,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $12.30 per share, with a total value of $99,630.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 35,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $430,967.40. The trade was a 30.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gregory L. Summe purchased 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $12.00 per share, with a total value of $300,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 50,000 shares in the company, valued at $600,000. The trade was a 100.00% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 83,100 shares of company stock worth $1,027,630 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Avantor Company Profile

Avantor, Inc engages in the provision of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education and government, advanced technologies, and applied materials industries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers materials and consumables, such as purity chemicals and reagents, lab products and supplies, formulated silicone materials, customized excipients, customized single-use assemblies, process chromatography resins and columns, analytical sample prep kits, education and microbiology products, clinical trial kits, peristaltic pumps, and fluid handling tips.