Avantor Inc. (NYSE: AVTR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 46.53x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.33. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AVTR is 662.45M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.03% of that float. On August 13, 2024, the average trading volume of AVTR was 9.05M shares.
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AVTR) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Avantor Inc. (NYSE: AVTR) has decreased by -1.36 when compared to last closing price of 24.98. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.24% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-07-29 that Avantor’s (AVTR) revenues decline in the second quarter with new segmental changes. Bioprocessing orders decline.
AVTR’s Market Performance
Avantor Inc. (AVTR) has seen a -1.24% fall in stock performance for the week, with a 18.46% gain in the past month and a -0.61% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.66% for AVTR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.63% for AVTR stock, with a simple moving average of 7.39% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AVTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AVTR stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for AVTR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for AVTR in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $23 based on the research report published on July 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AVTR reach a price target of $26, previously predicting the price at $19.50. The rating they have provided for AVTR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 04th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Outperform” to AVTR, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
AVTR Trading at 8.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AVTR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.00% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.66%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.96%, as shares surge +18.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.41% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AVTR fell by -1.24%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $23.97. In addition, Avantor Inc. saw 7.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AVTR starting from Couturier Christophe, who proposed sale 100 shares at the price of $28.00 back on Jul 31 ’24. After this action, Couturier Christophe now owns shares of Avantor Inc., valued at $2,800 using the latest closing price.
Couturier Christophe, the EVP, AMEA of Avantor Inc., sale 100 shares at $28.00 during a trade that took place back on Jul 31 ’24, which means that Couturier Christophe is holding 73,930 shares at $2,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AVTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Avantor Inc. stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 6.90, with 2.80 for asset returns.
Based on Avantor Inc. (AVTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.59.
Conclusion
To sum up, Avantor Inc. (AVTR) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
