Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.7/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $154.26 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification company with Materials Group (pressure-sensitive label materials, graphics, tapes, ~69% of net sales) and Solutions Group (RFID, branding, Vestcom shelf-edge, ~31% of net sales) segments. In 2025,... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.7/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $154.26 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 33, MACD bearish. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 62d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Avery Dennison Corporation
Latest news
- CPC Advisors LLC Takes Position in Avery Dennison Corporation $AVY - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- Boston Trust Walden Corp Acquires 42,892 Shares of Avery Dennison Corporation $AVY - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- Avery Dennison Corporation 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE:AVY) 2026-04-28 - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) Exceeds Q1 CY2026 Expectations - StockStory — StockStory positive
- AVERY DENNISON ($AVY) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.7/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $154.26 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 33, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $149.46. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $174.26 (+13.0% upside). Prior stop was $149.46. Stop-loss: $149.46.
Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.6): -1.0; Weak growth.
Avery Dennison Corporation trades at a P/E of 17.4 (forward 13.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover AVY with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $200.
What does Avery Dennison Corporation do?Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification company with Materials Group...
Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification company with Materials Group (pressure-sensitive label materials, graphics, tapes, ~69% of net sales) and Solutions Group (RFID, branding, Vestcom shelf-edge, ~31% of net sales) segments. In 2025, approximately 69% of net sales originated outside the U.S. from 200+ facilities in 50+ countries, with approximately 40% from emerging markets. No single customer represented 10% or more of net sales.