The stock of Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR) has decreased by -1.94 when compared to last closing price of 21.15. Despite this, the company has experienced a -8.19% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-14 that RADNOR, Pa., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced the opening of its new flagship Bridgewater Innovation Center.
Is It Worth Investing in Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR) Right Now?
Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 45.64x compared to its average ratio. AVTR has 36-month beta value of 1.30. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for AVTR is 663.51M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AVTR on November 18, 2024 was 5.10M shares.
AVTR’s Market Performance
The stock of Avantor Inc (AVTR) has seen a -8.19% decrease in the past week, with a -16.27% drop in the past month, and a -18.38% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.39% for AVTR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.14% for AVTR’s stock, with a -14.49% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AVTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AVTR stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for AVTR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for AVTR in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $30 based on the research report published on August 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AVTR reach a price target of $23, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for AVTR stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 10th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to AVTR, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on January 04th of the current year.
AVTR Trading at -15.41% 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 -25.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.57%, as shares sank -16.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.79% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AVTR fell by -8.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.58. In addition, Avantor Inc saw -9.15% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AVTR starting from Eck Steven W, who sale 3,525 shares at the price of $25.06 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, Eck Steven W now owns 29,544 shares of Avantor Inc, valued at $88,336 using the latest closing price.
Eck Steven W, the Officer of Avantor Inc, proposed sale 3,525 shares at $25.06 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that Eck Steven W is holding shares at $88,336 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AVTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 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 0.06. Equity return is now at value 5.81, with 2.42 for asset returns.
Based on Avantor Inc (AVTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.77.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.13 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.54.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Avantor Inc (AVTR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
