Zacks Research Forecasts Avnet’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:AVT)

Avnet, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Avnet in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.72 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.07. The consensus estimate for Avnet’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avnet’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.51 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on AVT. Bank of America downgraded Avnet from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $58.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Avnet from $54.00 to $52.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

Avnet Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AVT opened at $50.52 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 2.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.31, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.13. Avnet has a 1-year low of $44.27 and a 1-year high of $59.24. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $52.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.26.

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.88 by ($0.01). Avnet had a net margin of 1.41% and a return on equity of 7.49%.

Institutional Trading of Avnet

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Greenhaven Associates Inc. lifted its position in Avnet by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Greenhaven Associates Inc. now owns 3,962,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,336,000 after buying an additional 38,185 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Avnet by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,502,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,247,000 after acquiring an additional 72,715 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Avnet by 11,848.6% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,840,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $148,623,000 after acquiring an additional 2,816,889 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Avnet by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,116,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,426,000 after purchasing an additional 43,547 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Avnet in the fourth quarter valued at about $52,924,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Avnet Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 4th were paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.61%. Avnet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.39%.

About Avnet

Avnet, Inc, distributes electronic component technology. The company operates through two segments, Electronic Components and Farnell. The Electronic Components segment markets, sells, and distributes semiconductors; interconnect, passive, and electromechanical components; and other integrated components from electronic component manufacturers.