Barclays keeps Sell rating for Avantor stock at USD 15.00

Published on 10/27/2026 at 20:26 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The NYSE quote was USD 17.20 on October 27, 2026. Avantor stock costs EUR 15.44 on October 27, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. CEST.

Barclays maintains its Sell view

Barclays analyst Luke Sergott set a USD 15.00 target and maintained a Sell rating on October 26, 2026.
Avantor reported USD 1.69 billion in second-quarter revenue versus USD 1.61 billion expected.
Avantor stock costs EUR 15.44 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. CEST.

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Avantor (ISIN US05352A1007) received a cautious Barclays call on October 26, 2026, when analyst Luke Sergott maintained a Sell rating and set a USD 15.00 price target, according to Markets Insider. In the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, Avantor reported USD 1.69 billion in revenue versus USD 1.61 billion expected, as Investing.com reported. The stock was quoted at EUR 15.44 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. CEST.

Target remains below the quote

Barclays' USD 15.00 target lies 12.79 percent below Avantor's USD 17.20 NYSE quote on October 27, 2026. The same Barclays report cited a Hold consensus and a USD 14.96 consensus target, keeping the analyst picture below the latest primary-market price.

Second-quarter revenue beat estimates

Avantor's USD 1.69 billion second-quarter revenue exceeded the USD 1.61 billion estimate by USD 80.00 million. The company also reported USD 38.10 million in net profit for the quarter, compared with USD 64.70 million in the year-earlier period, according to Markets Insider.

What does the target imply?

The valuation gap is the central tension in the latest analyst view. Avantor's USD 11.6 billion market capitalization and USD 7.26 to USD 17.45 52-week range place the USD 17.20 NYSE quote near the top of its annual span on October 27, 2026.

Price and market position

Avantor's euro quotation was EUR 15.44 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. CEST. The primary-market quote was USD 17.20 on the NYSE on October 27, 2026 at 3:23 p.m. EDT, while the 52-week high stood at USD 17.45.

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