FY2025 EPS Estimates for Avery Dennison Reduced by Analyst

Avery Dennison Co. (NYSE:AVY) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Avery Dennison in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $9.95 per share for the year, down from their prior 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.

AVY has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America dropped their price target on Avery Dennison from $238.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Avery Dennison from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $210.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $245.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $208.00 price objective (down previously from $218.00) on shares of Avery Dennison in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $220.00 target price on shares of Avery Dennison in a report on Friday, January 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $222.51.

Avery Dennison Stock Performance

Avery Dennison stock opened at $175.64 on Friday. Avery Dennison has a fifty-two week low of $173.02 and a fifty-two week high of $233.48. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $183.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $196.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market cap of $13.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.14, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.85.

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

Avery Dennison Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.00%. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio is 40.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman Mitchell R. Butier sold 12,969 shares of Avery Dennison stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chairman now directly owns 303,331 shares in the company, valued at $55,160,742.35. The trade was a 4.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avery Dennison

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,968 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,240,000 after buying an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in Avery Dennison by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC now owns 7,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after acquiring an additional 898 shares during the period. Copley Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Avery Dennison in the fourth quarter worth about $434,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of Avery Dennison in the fourth quarter worth approximately $21,241,000. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Avery Dennison during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $543,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

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.