Brokers Issue Forecasts for Avery Dennison Q3 Earnings

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Avery Dennison in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.57. The consensus estimate for Avery Dennison’s current full-year earnings is $9.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avery Dennison’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $210.00 target price on shares of Avery Dennison in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Citigroup boosted their price target on Avery Dennison from $180.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Avery Dennison from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $182.00 to $195.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $213.00 to $234.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Avery Dennison in a report on Monday, December 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $204.36.

Avery Dennison Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of AVY stock opened at $185.97 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $14.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.00. Avery Dennison has a 1 year low of $156.23 and a 1 year high of $196.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $179.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $173.88.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.05. Avery Dennison had a net margin of 7.93% and a return on equity of 33.67%. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.22 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.33 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Avery Dennison

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Avery Dennison during the second quarter worth $174,425,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 12.5% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,808,960 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $942,039,000 after purchasing an additional 644,664 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison during the third quarter worth about $74,942,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 30.9% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,841,191 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $298,613,000 after buying an additional 435,156 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Avery Dennison by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,379,137 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,683,185,000 after buying an additional 361,231 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Avery Dennison

Here are the key news stories impacting Avery Dennison this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised FY‑2027 and several 2026/2027 quarterly EPS estimates (FY‑2027 to $11.28; Q1‑2027 and Q4‑2027 nudged up), signaling modest upward revisions to Avery Dennison’s medium‑term earnings trajectory — a supportive factor for the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: A valuation note argues AVY looks attractively priced after recent share weakness, which can attract value-oriented buyers given the company’s ~21x P/E, PEG ~3.1, and proximity to its 50/200‑day moving averages. Is Avery Dennison (AVY) Attractively Priced After Recent Share Price Softness
• Neutral Sentiment: A commentary piece reflecting on industrial packaging and Avery Dennison’s Q3 results recap provides context on revenue and margin trends but contains no new guidance — useful for investors tracking fundamentals but unlikely to move the tape by itself. Reflecting on industrial packaging stocks’ Q3 earnings: Avery Dennison
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks also trimmed its Q3‑2026 and Q4‑2026 EPS forecasts by a penny each (Q3 to $2.56; Q4 to $2.71). The cuts are minimal but signal slightly softer near‑term expectations that could limit upside if quarterly results fall into the lower end of guidance.

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in labeling and packaging solutions. The company develops pressure-sensitive materials, tags and labels, and adhesive technologies that help brands and businesses enhance product identification, branding and supply-chain performance. Avery Dennison’s offerings range from industrial and retail labeling to high-performance tapes, films and graphics materials used across multiple end markets.

The company operates through several key segments, including Label and Graphic Materials, which supplies pressure-sensitive materials for consumer goods; Retail Branding and Information Solutions, offering apparel tags, RFID inlays and digital product identification; Pressure-Sensitive Materials, providing specialty tapes and adhesives; and RF Technologies, focused on advanced RFID and IoT labeling solutions.