The stock of Avantor Inc (AVTR) has seen a -6.60% decrease in the past week, with a -24.35% drop in the past month, and a -37.27% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.56%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.42% for AVTR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -12.75% for AVTR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -42.89% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR) Right Now?
Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.47x compared to its average ratio. AVTR has 36-month beta value of 1.06. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AVTR is 663.87M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.26% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AVTR on May 12, 2025 was 10.65M shares.
AVTR) stock’s latest price update
Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR)’s stock price has dropped by -2.12 in relation to previous closing price of 12.28. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -6.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-05-02 that RADNOR, Pa., May 2, 2025 /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, announced that Michael Stubblefield, President and CEO, will be participating in a fireside chat at the Bank of America Securities 2025 Health Care Conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at approximately 10:00 a.m.
Analysts’ Opinion of AVTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AVTR stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for AVTR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for AVTR in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $14 based on the research report published on April 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AVTR reach a price target of $15.50. The rating they have provided for AVTR stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 28th, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to AVTR, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on April 28th of the current year.
AVTR Trading at -20.80% 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 -57.07% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.56%, as shares sank -18.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.11% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AVTR fell by -6.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -43.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.78. In addition, Avantor Inc saw -42.95% 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 SUMME GREGORY L, who purchase 25,000 shares at the price of $12.00 back on May 07 ’25. After this action, SUMME GREGORY L now owns 50,000 shares of Avantor Inc, valued at $300,000 using the latest closing price.
Massaro Joseph R, the Director of Avantor Inc, purchase 8,100 shares at $12.30 during a trade that took place back on Apr 29 ’25, which means that Massaro Joseph R is holding 35,038 shares at $99,630 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AVTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Avantor Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 12.52, with 5.70 for asset returns.
Based on Avantor Inc (AVTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.1for 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 1.12.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Avantor Inc (AVTR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
