Avery Dennison Q3 EPS Estimate Reduced by Zacks Research

Avery Dennison Co. (NYSE:AVY) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Avery Dennison in a report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $2.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.61. The consensus estimate for Avery Dennison’s current full-year earnings is $9.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avery Dennison’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on AVY. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Avery Dennison from $252.00 to $247.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Bank of America raised Avery Dennison from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $207.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Avery Dennison from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $241.00 to $240.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Avery Dennison from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.96.

Avery Dennison Price Performance

AVY stock opened at $195.02 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.41, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $206.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $214.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.92. Avery Dennison has a 52-week low of $193.49 and a 52-week high of $233.48.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $2.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.01. Avery Dennison had a return on equity of 33.01% and a net margin of 7.76%. The company had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVY. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 295,361 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $65,133,000 after buying an additional 15,159 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Avery Dennison by 13.7% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 5,957 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,315,000 after acquiring an additional 716 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its position in Avery Dennison by 384.6% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 6,203 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 4,923 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Avery Dennison by 17.4% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,953 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $873,000 after purchasing an additional 587 shares during the period. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 256.3% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 766 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $169,000 after purchasing an additional 551 shares during the period. 94.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Nicholas Colisto sold 3,679 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.00, for a total value of $757,874.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 7,126 shares in the company, valued at $1,467,956. This represents a 34.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Avery Dennison Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.80%. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.26%.

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.