Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Avantor Inc shares valued at $65,878 were sold by Bramwell James on Feb 26 ’25. At $17.53 per share, Bramwell James sold 3,758 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 87,379 shares worth approximately $1.35 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bramwell James sold 774 shares, netting a total of over 13,158 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $17.00 each, the insider now holds 86,605 shares.
Before that, Eck Steven W had sold 4,907 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $86,020, the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer traded Avantor Inc shares for $17.53 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,907 shares, worth approximately $0.63 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on January 17, 2025, Avantor Inc [AVTR] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $25 from $29. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of July 10, 2024, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for AVTR. Earlier on January 04, 2024, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for AVTR stock which previously was a “an In-line”.
Analyzing AVTR Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.64%. Over the course of the year, Avantor Inc shares have dropped approximately -26.44%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $23.32 on 01/28/25 and a 52-week low of $13.80 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $16.27, while a 200-day SMA reached $21.52.
Support And Resistance Levels for Avantor Inc (AVTR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 15.11, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 14.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 15.76. The next price resistance is at 16.02. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.20, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 28.30%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
