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AVNS Avanos Medical (AVNS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Medical Devices · Orthopedic, prosthetic & surgical appliances & supplies · CIK 0001606498
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
142
13F, latest reported quarter

Avanos Medical insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer
SELL
2025-11-19 SECtraded 2025-11-18
305
$3.4K
n/a
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 83,860 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 142 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer Holbrook Kerr sold about $3.4K of AVNS on Nov 18, 2025; 142 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer
SELL
2025-11-19 SECtraded 2025-11-18
100
$1.1K
n/a
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 84,926 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 142 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer Holbrook Kerr sold about $1.1K of AVNS on Nov 18, 2025; 142 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer
SELL
2025-11-19 SECtraded 2025-11-18
13,834
$152.2K
n/a
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 16.3% of the 85,026 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 142 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer Holbrook Kerr sold about $152.2K of AVNS on Nov 18, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 142 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer
SELL
2025-11-19 SECtraded 2025-11-18
761
$8.4K
n/a
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 0.9% of the 84,165 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 142 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer Holbrook Kerr sold about $8.4K of AVNS on Nov 18, 2025; 142 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2025-08-15 SECtraded 2025-08-13
20,000
$219.6K
n/a
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 21.8% of the 91,593 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 142 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BLACKFORD GARY bought about $219.6K of AVNS on Aug 13, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 142 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
18 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
142 funds bought in last quarter
more than 74% of Medical Devices
Revenue
+1.9% year over year
below 72% of Medical Devices
Margin
-10.4% net margin
more than 56% of Medical Devices
Buybacks
$1.3M repurchased, FY to 2026-03-31
below 86% of Medical Devices
Short interest
no short interest reported
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Who owns AVNS: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
7,468,794 sh
$185.8M
2,010,691 sh
$50.0M
1,668,329 sh
$41.5M

Congress trades in AVNS

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

AVNS planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

AVNS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Nexpoint Merger Arbitrage Fund
$51.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.5%
ProShares Merger ETF
$372.0K position · as of 2026-05-31
2.3%
AltShares Event-Driven ETF
$248.0K position · as of 2026-05-31
2.0%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Health Care Equipment ETF
$2.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.6%
First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund
$25.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.5%
THE ARBITRAGE FUND
$12.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Joseph F. Woody
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$7.2M
$4.0M
$2.0M
-33%
+44%
2022
$6.9M
$3.0M
$1.7M
-20%
+39%
2021
$5.5M
$411.4K
$1.3M
+3%
+48%
2020
$7.6M
$11.2M
$1.6M
+36%
+16%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows 142 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

AVNS financials

Revenue growth
+1.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-10.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$715.9M
four quarters, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Net margin, TTM
-10.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$7.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Debt to equity
0.11x
LongTermDebt as filed 2026-03-31 (includes the current portion); equity 2026-03-31
Cash flow to debt
0.42x
TTM operating cash flow over LongTermDebt as filed 2026-03-31 (includes the current portion)
Return on equity
-9.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on assets
-6.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-6.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$1.2B
market value at close 2026-07-24 on 2026-04-28 shares, plus LongTermDebt as filed 2026-03-31 (includes the current portion), minus cash 2026-03-31
FCF yield
+0.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-07-24
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-07-24. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$701.2M$687.8M$673.3M$820.0M
Gross profit$353.9M$381.3M$379.7M$394.2M
Operating income-$61.6M-$396.2M$4.2M$35.5M
Net income-$72.9M-$392.1M-$61.8M$50.5M
EPS (diluted)-1.57-8.53-1.321.07
Operating cash flow$74.7M$100.7M$32.4M$90.9M
Cash$89.8M$107.7M$87.7M$127.7M
Long-term debt$90.3M$125.3M$159.4M$226.3M
Buybacks$3.3M$12.8M$19.1M$45.5M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

AVNS Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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AVNS ranks highest on financial health (75th percentile) and institutional and government (74th), and lowest on risk and compliance (15th), among Medical Devices peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
60
Inputs
  • Return on equity-9.2% · 60 pct, sector of 183
  • Return on assets-6.9% · 61 pct, sector of 214
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-6.7% · 60 pct, sector of 188
Financial health
75
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.11x · 68 pct, sector of 159
  • Cash flow to debt0.42x · 83 pct, sector of 150
Growth
28
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+1.9% · 28 pct, sector of 219
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Institutional and government
74
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter142 · 74 pct, sector of 191
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
15
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of floatno short interest or no free float on file
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y49.91 per $1B · 3 pct, sector of 116
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+15.9% · 27 pct, sector of 198
2 not measured: Insider conviction, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

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