On July 31, Avantor, Inc. fell 5.08% in regular trading, trading at $13.64/share, with turnover of $142 million. The decline comes as investors take profits following a 14%-plus post-earnings surge earlier in the week.

On July 29, the company reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $0.21, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by approximately 10.5%, while revenue of $1.692 billion surpassed the $1.612 billion estimate by about 5%. The company also raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $0.80–$0.83, above the prior range of $0.77–$0.83 and the analyst consensus of $0.79. This marked the second consecutive quarter of dual beats on both revenue and earnings.

Subsequently on July 30, Jefferies upgraded Avantor from Underperform to Hold and raised its price target from $7 to $13 — still below the then-current trading price. The average analyst price target stands at $14.33 with a consensus Hold rating, suggesting limited upside after the rapid post-earnings rally and prompting profit-taking among some investors.

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