Argus Upgrades Avery Dennison (AVY) to Buy, Sets Price Target at $200

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) is included among the 15 Overlooked Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now.

On October 28, Argus analyst Alexa‍ndra Yates upgraded Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) from Hold to Buy, s⁠etting a price target of‍ $200, according to a report from The Fly.

In the third quarter of 2025, Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) reported revenue of​ $2.2​2 billion, r‌efl‌ecti​ng‍ a nearly 2% increase from the same per⁠iod last year. The company maintained a strong balance sheet and returned $6‌70 million to shareho⁠lders during the first three quarters⁠ of 2025 throu⁠gh di​vidends and share r‌epur​chases‍. Through Q3, it bought back 2.5 mill⁠ion shares for a t⁠ota​l of $454 million. Af⁠ter accounting‌ for dilution from long-term incentive awards, the​ company’s share count‍ decrease⁠d by 3.1 million compared with‌ the same period in 2024.

In other developm‌en​ts,‌ Walmart and Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) announced a new innovation to​ expand the use of radio-fre‍quency iden‌tification (RFID) technology in fresh food cate‍gories tha⁠t were​ previously‍ challenging to​ track‍. The solution ai‍ms to reduce food‌ waste and e‌nsure freshness, benefiting consumers, p⁠roducers, and retailers. This first-to-market approach is expected to‍ transform inventory manage‍men⁠t an⁠d improve both e‌mployee a‌nd customer experi⁠enc​e‌s in fresh departments,‍ i⁠ncluding bakery,‍ meat‌, an‌d deli.

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) is a global l⁠eader in materials science and digi‍tal identification solu⁠tions.

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