Wall Street Analyst Downgrade Avantor Inc. [AVTR]. What else is Wall St. saying

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Avantor Inc. [NYSE: AVTR] slipped around -0.15 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $25.43 at the close of the session, down -0.59%.

Compared to the average trading volume of 8.93M shares, AVTR reached a trading volume of 3398011 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

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What do top market gurus say about Avantor Inc. [AVTR]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AVTR shares is $28.15 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AVTR stock is a recommendation set at 1.78. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Citigroup have made an estimate for Avantor Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on July 10, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Evercore ISI raised their target price from $19.50 to $26. The new note on the price target was released on January 04, 2024, representing the official price target for Avantor Inc. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $21 to $28, while TD Cowen kept a Outperform rating on AVTR stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Avantor Inc. is set at 0.71, with the Price to Sales ratio for AVTR stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.53. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.18, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.40. Price to Free Cash Flow for AVTR in the course of the last twelve months was 23.48 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.05.

How has AVTR stock performed recently?

Avantor Inc. [AVTR] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.44. With this latest performance, AVTR shares gained by 20.12% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 4.18% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 15.75% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AVTR stock in for the last two-week period is set at 58.36, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 57.61, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 57.84 for Avantor Inc. [AVTR]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 23.00, while it was recorded at 25.45 for the last single week of trading, and 23.22 for the last 200 days.

Avantor Inc. [AVTR]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Avantor Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.05 and a Current Ratio set at 1.59.

Earnings analysis for Avantor Inc. [AVTR]

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Avantor Inc. posted 0.25/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.25/share. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AVTR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Avantor Inc. go to 6.90%.

Insider trade positions for Avantor Inc. [AVTR]

There are presently around $98.30%, or 99.55%% of AVTR stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AVTR stocks are: T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. with ownership of 69.67 million shares, which is approximately 10.2749%. DODGE & COX, holding 65.36 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.39 billion in AVTR stocks shares; and DODGE & COX, currently with $$1.36 billion in AVTR stock with ownership which is approximately 9.475%.