Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Co. (NYSE:AVY) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Avery Dennison in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.50 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.51. The consensus estimate for Avery Dennison’s current full-year earnings is $9.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avery Dennison’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.91 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on AVY. Barclays decreased their price objective on Avery Dennison from $245.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Bank of America cut their price objective on Avery Dennison from $238.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $228.00 to $202.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $252.00 to $247.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $235.00 to $207.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Avery Dennison has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $227.15.

Avery Dennison Price Performance

Shares of AVY stock opened at $182.76 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of $14.68 billion, a PE ratio of 20.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $187.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $202.83. Avery Dennison has a 12 month low of $178.72 and a 12 month high of $233.48.

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

Institutional Trading of Avery Dennison

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AVY. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 6.4% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 19.7% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,639 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after buying an additional 764 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 1,400.0% during the third quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 255 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 238 shares during the period. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison during the third quarter worth approximately $86,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 2.7% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 12,488 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,757,000 after buying an additional 328 shares during the period. 94.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Avery Dennison

In related news, SVP Nicholas Colisto sold 3,679 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.00, for a total transaction of $757,874.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 7,126 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,467,956. This represents a 34.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Avery Dennison Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.93%. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.37%.

Avery Dennison Company Profile

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.