The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Avantor Inc shares valued at $1,256,000 were purchased by SUMME GREGORY L on Aug 21 ’25. At $12.56 per share, SUMME GREGORY L acquired 100,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 200,000 shares worth approximately $2.73 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Eck Steven W sold 3,476 shares, netting a total of over 39,592 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $11.39 each, the insider now holds 55,068 shares.
Before that, Eck Steven W had added 3,476 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $39,592, the Officer bought Avantor Inc shares for $11.39 each.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on August 01, 2025, Avantor Inc [AVTR] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 28, 2025, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for AVTR. Earlier on April 28, 2025, Stifel downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for AVTR stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing AVTR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Avantor Inc [NYSE: AVTR] rose 9.54% to $13.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $12.44, but it reached a high of $13.7551 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 13.82%. Over the course of the year, Avantor Inc shares have dropped approximately -47.08%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $23.32 on 01/28/25 and a 52-week low of $10.82 on 08/01/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Avantor Inc (AVTR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 12.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 11.97. In the upper region, resistance lies at 14.14. The next price resistance is at 14.60. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.18 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Avantor Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avantor Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -8.28 million shares to 25.06 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 33.34 million shares. A decline of -33.02% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.26.
Which companies own the most shares of Avantor Inc (AVTR)?
In terms of Avantor Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 14.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.19% from the previous closing price of $12.48. Analysts anticipate Avantor Inc stock to reach 17 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 12. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Avantor Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
