TD Cowen lifts target for Avantor stock to USD 17.00
Published on 10/17/2026 at 19:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst targets shape valuation
- TD Cowen lifted its Avantor target to USD 17.00 on October 13, 2026.
- Morgan Stanley raised its Avantor target to USD 15.00 on October 12, 2026.
- Avantor stock last traded at USD 16.42 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 2.05 percent on the NYSE session.
- Avantor had a market capitalization of USD 11.1 billion on October 16, 2026.
TD Cowen raised its target for Avantor from USD 15.00 to USD 17.00 on October 13, 2026, while keeping a Hold rating, according to Markets Insider. The new target stands 3.53 percent above Avantor's last NYSE price of USD 16.42. Avantor was last at USD 16.42 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 2.05 percent on the NYSE session.
Two targets moved in October
Morgan Stanley raised its Avantor target from USD 14.00 to USD 15.00 on October 12, 2026, while maintaining an Equal Weight rating, Markets Insider reported. That target sits 8.66 percent below the October 16 price, creating a sharper contrast with TD Cowen's USD 17.00 objective.
Stock near its yearly high
Avantor's October 16 range ran from USD 15.95 to USD 16.44, with volume of 29,355,975 shares against an average of 9,438,564. The USD 16.42 price was 0.18 percent below the 52-week high of USD 16.45 and 126.17 percent above the 52-week low of USD 7.26.
Valuation remains the counterweight
Avantor's market capitalization was USD 11.1 billion on October 16, 2026. Its trailing price-to-earnings ratio was negative 19.57, while the company paid no trailing dividend yield. The valuation picture therefore combines a price near the yearly high with a negative trailing earnings multiple.
Comparison with peers
Avantor (NYSE, USD): plus 2.05 percent, P/E negative 19.57, market capitalization USD 11.1 billion.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE, USD): minus 0.93 percent, P/E 37.12, market capitalization USD 255.1 billion.
Danaher (NYSE, USD): minus 1.06 percent, P/E 40.68, market capitalization USD 161.0 billion.
Price and trading context
Avantor's October 16 price was USD 16.42 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 2.05 percent on the NYSE session. The next trading phase for US investors follows after the weekend, while the analyst targets of USD 15.00 and USD 17.00 provide the clearest current valuation markers.
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
