Avery Dennison (AVY) Closes Hanita Coatings Acquisition

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Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY - Free Report) completed the acquisition of Hanita Coatings, a pressure-sensitive materials manufacturer of specialty films and laminates, from Kibbutz Hanita and Tene Investment Funds.

In Dec 2016, Avery Dennison had agreed to acquire Hanita Coatings, at a price of $75 million. Headquartered in Israel, with sales and distribution facilities in the U.S., Germany, China and Australia, Hanita Coatings develops and manufactures coated, laminated, and metalized polyester films for a range of industrial and commercial applications, all of which require high performance and superior quality.

Hanita Coatings’ window films are used in the architecture and automotive aftermarkets; its top-coated polyester films are used in the manufacture of durable labels; and its ultra-high barrier films form part of insulation systems are used in refrigeration, buildings and cold chain packaging.

Hanita Coatings’ culture of innovation and long-standing commitment to R&D are a strong fit, with Avery Dennison’s 80-year history of innovation in materials science. Hanita Coatings will be known as Avery Dennison Hanita and will function as a distinct business unit.

Avery Dennison benefitted from improving its quality and continuing to provide differentiated service, as well as by bringing innovation to the space, particularly in cast films. The company will continue to accelerate its pace of investment to leverage specialty labels, graphics, and reflective solutions business.

Moreover, Avery Dennison has outperformed the Zacks categorized Office Supply & Forms industry year to date. The company’s shares gained around 15.5% during this period, compared with roughly 13.8% gain recorded by the industry.

Avery Dennison currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Some other favorably placed stocks in the same space include ACCO Brands Corporation (ACCO - Free Report) , Brady Corporation (BRC - Free Report) and II-VI Incorporated . All of these stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).  You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

ACCO Brands has a positive average earnings surprise of 24.74% for the last four quarters. Brady Corporation generated a positive average earnings surprise of 20.84% over the trailing four quarters. II-VI Incorporated has delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 59.23% in the past four quarters.

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