Avery Dennison (AVY) reported preliminary second-quarter 2026 net sales of $2.46 billion, up 10.9% from a year earlier. Net income rose to $204.1 million from $189.0 million, and diluted earnings per share were $2.67.
The company said Materials Group sales increased 15.9% to $1.8 billion, while Solutions Group sales decreased 0.5% to $667 million. Avery Dennison also issued full-year 2026 reported EPS guidance of $9.40 to $9.70.
- Second-quarter net sales were $2.46 billion, compared with $2.22 billion a year earlier.
- Net income was $204.1 million, up 8.0% from $189.0 million.
- Diluted EPS was $2.67, compared with $2.41 in the prior-year quarter.
- Materials Group reported sales of $1.80 billion, up 15.9%.
- Solutions Group reported sales of $666.8 million, down 0.5%.
- The company returned $347 million to shareholders in the first half through dividends and share repurchases.
$AVY Insider Trading Activity
$AVY insiders have traded $AVY stock on the open market 24 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 24 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AVY stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MITCHELL R BUTIER has made 0 purchases and 23 sales selling 113,000 shares for an estimated $20,016,327.
- IGNACIO J WALKER (SVP and Chief Legal Officer) sold 1,156 shares for an estimated $223,050
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$AVY Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 289 institutional investors add shares of $AVY stock to their portfolio, and 381 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 656,705 shares (-92.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $113,399,819
- CURATED WEALTH PARTNERS LLC added 616,461 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $100,082,443
- NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC removed 379,864 shares (-24.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $65,594,915
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 339,550 shares (-6.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $58,633,494
- MUNICH REINSURANCE CO STOCK CORP IN MUNICH removed 295,036 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $50,946,816
- DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ removed 260,840 shares (-34.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $45,041,851
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 233,135 shares (-6.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $40,257,751
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
