FY2025 EPS Estimate for Avery Dennison Decreased by Analyst

Avery Dennison Co. (NYSE:AVY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Avery Dennison in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $9.95 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $9.96. The consensus estimate for Avery Dennison’s current full-year earnings is $9.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avery Dennison’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.58 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $228.00 to $202.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 target price (down from $245.00) on shares of Avery Dennison in a research report on Friday, January 31st. BMO Capital Markets set a $226.00 price objective on Avery Dennison in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Avery Dennison from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $210.00 to $205.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $238.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $222.51.

Avery Dennison Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE AVY opened at $178.16 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $183.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $197.04. Avery Dennison has a 52 week low of $173.02 and a 52 week high of $233.48. The stock has a market cap of $14.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.43, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.08.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.39 by ($0.01). Avery Dennison had a net margin of 8.05% and a return on equity of 33.06%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avery Dennison

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Avery Dennison during the fourth quarter worth $188,643,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison in the 4th quarter worth about $51,521,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,185,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $409,014,000 after purchasing an additional 250,359 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors bought a new position in Avery Dennison during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,354,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in Avery Dennison by 81.3% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 465,479 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $87,105,000 after buying an additional 208,678 shares in the last quarter. 94.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Chairman Mitchell R. Butier sold 12,969 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.85, for a total value of $2,358,412.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 303,331 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $55,160,742.35. This represents a 4.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.84% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Avery Dennison Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.98%. Avery Dennison’s payout ratio is 40.37%.

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation operates as a materials science and digital identification solutions company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Latin, America, and internationally. It provides pressure-sensitive materials comprising papers, plastic films, metal foils, and fabrics; performance tapes products, including tapes for wire harnessing, as well as cable wrapping for automotive, electrical, and general industrial applications; mechanical fasteners, which are precision-extruded and injection-molded plastic devices used in various automotive, general industrial, and retail applications; and other pressure-sensitive adhesive-based materials and converted products under the Fasson, JAC, Yongle, and Avery Dennison brands.