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Avery Dennison Hits 52-Week High On Dividend Hike, Solid Q1

Published 05/16/2017, 09:19 PM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

Shares of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) crafted a 52-week high of $84.57 on May 16, before closing lower at $84.31, backed by the recent dividend hike and strong first-quarter earnings.

Avery Dennison has a market cap of roughly $7.5 billion. The average volume of shares traded in the last three months is around 649K. The stock delivered a solid one-year return of around 13.3%.

The company beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average positive surprise of 5.53%.

Price Movement

Year to date, Avery Dennison has outperformed the Zacks classified Office Supplies & Forms sub-industry with respect to price performance. The stock rallied 13.3%, while the industry recorded gain of 4.3% over the same time frame.



Driving Factors

Avery Dennison’s shares have been on a rising trend after the company posted impressive first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 26. In the quarter, earnings and revenues improved on a year-over-year basis and also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both the counts.

For 2017, the company hiked adjusted earnings per share guidance to the range of $4.50–$4.65, reflecting a stronger operating outlook and a lower tax rate. Its consistent execution of strategies continues to enhance competitive advantage while driving profitable growth.

Avery Dennison also anticipates organic sales growth of 3.5– 4.5% for full-year 2017, reflecting solid results in the first quarter. The company expects to deliver its sixth consecutive year of a double-digit increase in EPS and solid organic sales growth.

Notably, Avery Dennison announced a 10% dividend hike to 45 cents per share, earlier in April. The company’s balance sheet remains strong and has ample capacity to continue funding acquisitions, as well as returning cash to shareholders. It repurchased 0.5 million shares in the first quarter at an aggregate cost of $35 million and paid $36 million in dividends.

In addition, the company remains confident about the consistent execution of strategies that enhances competitive advantage while driving profitable growth and improving returns. Moreover, its focus on productivity, cost control, execution of strategies and new operating structure will drive results, moving ahead.

Avery Dennison currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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