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Also trades as: AVTR-PA (NYSE) · $vol 18M

AVTR Short Interest

Avantor, Inc.
1W: +6.1% 1M: +13.3% 3M: +39.1% YTD: +50.8% 1Y: +11.8% 3Y: -17.0% 5Y: -55.2%
$17.13
-0.16 (-0.93%)
After Hours: $17.18 (+0.05, +0.29%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.6%
$16 $17 $17 $18 $19
NYSE · Healthcare · Medical - Instruments & Supplies · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 70 · $11.6B mcap · 658M float · 1.42% daily turnover · Short 53% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 58% of companies Debt: 24.0% of company value Bonds: $264.2M held by 222 funds, 108 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.53 (down 97%), Avantor, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $3.70B against a stock market value of $11.69B.
Distance to default 4.36 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $1.87B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 50.8%; Altman Z 1.98. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Short Volume Summary

2026-10-26
46.7%
Short Ratio
of total volume
52.4%
20-Day Avg
51.8%
50-Day Avg
▲ Rising
5-Day Trend
1.3M
Short Volume
2.9M
Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-26
ExchangeShort VolumeTotal VolumeShort %
NASDAQ 1,236,017 2,710,326 45.6%
NYSE 109,093 169,667 64.3%
BATS 2,749 5,699 48.2%

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