Aveanna Healthcare drops as sponsor to cut stake

Royal Bank of Canada

20/08/2026 21:33

** Shares of home care provider Aveanna Healthcare Holdings
 AVAH.O  down 8.4% at $11.88 in extended trading after secondary
offering news
** AVAH announces affiliates of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners and
some current and former directors and officers to part with 15
mln shares
    ** RBC sole bookrunner for offering
** Atlanta, Georgia-based AVAH has ~218.3 mln shares
outstanding, per the prospectus 
    ** AVAH stock closed down 1.4% at $12.97 on Thurs after
hitting record intraday high of $13.39; stock up about 69% over
the past three months
    ** 8 of 11 analysts rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy", 3
"hold"; median PT $13, per LSEG data

(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))