Jefferies downgrades Avantor Inc (AVTR) rating to a Hold

In a filing, Avantor Inc revealed its SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Eck Steven W unloaded Company’s shares for reported $39592.0 on Aug 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $11.39 per share,3,476 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Eck Steven W now holds 55,068 shares worth roughly $0.63 million.

Then, Eck Steven W bought 3,476 shares, generating $39,592 in total proceeds.

Before that, SUMME GREGORY L bought 30,000 shares. Avantor Inc shares valued at $375,000 were divested by the Director at a price of $12.50 per share. As a result of the transaction, SUMME GREGORY L now holds 100,000 shares, worth roughly $1.15 million.

Jefferies downgraded its Avantor Inc [AVTR] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Goldman’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late April from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. TD Cowen also remained covering AVTR and has decreased its forecast on April 28, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Stifel revised its rating on April 28, 2025. It rated AVTR as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of AVTR

On Friday, Avantor Inc [NYSE:AVTR] saw its stock jump 1.05% to $11.5. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.23%. Avantor Inc shares have fallen nearly -54.27% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -45.42% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in Avantor Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Avantor Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 8.4 million shares to a total of 40.07 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 31.67 million shares. There was a rise of 20.97%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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