Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 4th

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of 0.94 per share by the industrial products company on Wednesday, March 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th.

Avery Dennison has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 15 years. Avery Dennison has a dividend payout ratio of 35.1% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Avery Dennison to earn $10.88 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.76 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 34.6%.

Avery Dennison Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:AVY opened at $193.16 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.89. Avery Dennison has a one year low of $156.23 and a one year high of $196.00. The company has a market cap of $14.93 billion, a PE ratio of 22.00, a PEG ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $183.03 and a 200-day moving average of $174.37.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. Avery Dennison had a return on equity of 33.84% and a net margin of 7.77%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.38 EPS. Avery Dennison has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.46 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Avery Dennison will post 9.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $213.00 to $234.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Avery Dennison from $218.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Avery Dennison in a research report on Friday. Argus set a $200.00 target price on Avery Dennison in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Avery Dennison from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $182.00 to $195.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.09.

Avery Dennison Company Profile

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.