Q4 EPS Estimates for Avery Dennison Lifted by Zacks Research

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Avery Dennison in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.59 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.58. The consensus estimate for Avery Dennison’s current full-year earnings is $9.96 per share.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.05. Avery Dennison had a return on equity of 33.84% and a net margin of 7.77%.The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.38 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Avery Dennison has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.46 EPS.

AVY has been the topic of several other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Avery Dennison in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Avery Dennison from $215.00 to $224.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Avery Dennison from $233.00 to $223.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Avery Dennison from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Avery Dennison from $201.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Avery Dennison has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.58.

Avery Dennison Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE AVY opened at $166.28 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $179.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $177.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. Avery Dennison has a 52 week low of $156.23 and a 52 week high of $199.54. The company has a market capitalization of $12.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avery Dennison

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Avery Dennison by 3.6% during 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 in the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in Avery Dennison by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 351,635 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $57,025,000 after buying an additional 36,698 shares in the last quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 412.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC now owns 26,265 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,259,000 after purchasing an additional 21,142 shares during the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,785,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 567.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 149,026 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $24,168,000 after purchasing an additional 126,704 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Avery Dennison

In other Avery Dennison news, SVP Ignacio J. Walker sold 1,156 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.95, for a total transaction of $223,050.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 7,588 shares in the company, valued at $1,464,104.60. This trade represents a 13.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mitchell R. Butier sold 13,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.50, for a total value of $2,229,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 198,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,982,210.50. This represents a 6.16% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 34,156 shares of company stock worth $5,930,150 in the last three months. 0.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Avery Dennison Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.82%.

Key Headlines Impacting Avery Dennison

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research slightly raised its Q4 2026 EPS estimate to $2.59 (from $2.58), a marginal beat versus prior guidance that could be viewed as a small near‑term signal of resilience in the quarter.
• Positive Sentiment: Truist maintained a “buy” rating and, despite trimming its price target to $223 from $233, still implies meaningful upside (their target was described as ~34% above current levels), which supports longer‑term bullish conviction. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch flagged that Avery Dennison underperformed its competitors in recent trading — a datapoint investors may watch for sector rotation or sentiment shifts but that doesn’t change fundamentals on its own. Avery Dennison Corp. stock underperforms Wednesday
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup cut its price target to $190, a downward revision that likely pressured the stock by lowering a near‑term valuation anchor and signaling reduced upside from that broker’s perspective. Citigroup Lowers Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) Price Target to $190.00
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks also issued a series of modest downward revisions across several upcoming quarters and trimmed FY2026 EPS to $10.10 (from $10.13), including cuts to Q1/Q2 2026 and multiple 2027 quarters — a broader pattern of lowered estimates that can weigh on sentiment and short‑term expectations.

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.