Category: Companies listed on New York Stock Exchange

The Axiall Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of chlorovinyls (caustic soda, chlorine, VCM, EDC, PVC resins, PVC rigid and flexible compounds) and aromatics (acetone, cumene, phenol). With the acquisition of Royal Group Technologies the company is now also a major producer of building materials ranging from piping and siding to window profiles, decking, and…

AVX Corporation, is an American manufacturer of electronic components headquartered in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. It is the largest industrial employer in Horry County, South Carolina, with almost 1000 workers in Myrtle Beach and Conway. AVX has 9,900 employees and operates in the United States, Europe and Asia. AVX is a subsidiary of Kyocera Electronics…

Avnet Inc. is a distributor of electronic components headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, named after Charles Avnet, who founded the company in 1921. After its start on Manhattan’s Radio Row, the company became incorporated in 1955 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1961. On May 8, 2018 Avnet changed stock markets to…

Avista Corporation is an American energy company. Avista generates and transmits electricity and distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Approximately 1,550 employees provide electricity, natural gas, and other energy services to 359,000 electric and 320,000 natural gas customers in three western states. The service territory covers 30,000 square miles (78,000 km2) in…

Avery Dennison Corporation is a multinational manufacturer and distributor of pressure-sensitive adhesive materials (such as self-adhesive labels), apparel branding labels and tags, RFID inlays, and specialty medical products. The company is a member of the Fortune 500 and is headquartered in Glendale, California. Traded as:           NYSE: AVY;          S&P 500 Component Industry:              Packaging Predecessors:   Avery International…

Avaya Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in business communications, specifically unified communications (UC), contact center (CC), and services. Serving organizations at 220,000 customer locations worldwide, Avaya is the largest pure-play UC and CC company, ranking No. 1 in CC and No. 2 in UC and collaboration….

Avantor is a chemicals and materials company headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The company ranked 484th on the 2020 Fortune 500, based on its 2019 sales. Traded as:           NYSE: AVTR Industry:              Specialty Chemicals and Laboratory Supplies Brands:                 VWR International J.T. Baker Owner:                 New Mountain Capital (19%); Funds advised by Goldman Sachs (13%) Website:              www.avantorsciences.com

Avanos Medical Inc. (NYSE: AVNS) is a medical technology company focused on delivering clinical medical device solutions. The company consists of two franchises – Pain Management and Chronic Care – that address reducing the use of opioids while helping patients recover faster and preventing infection. Avanos sells its brands and products in more than 90…

Avangrid Inc. (formerly Energy East and Iberdrola USA), is an energy services and delivery company. AVANGRID serves about 3.1 million customers throughout the state of New York and New England in the United States. Traded as:           NYSE: AGR;         Russell 1000 Component Industry:              Energy and Utilities Predecessor:     Energy East and Iberdrola USA Headquarters:   Orange, Connecticut, United…

AvalonBay Communities Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in apartments. As of January 31, 2020, the company owned 79,636 apartment units, all of which were in New England, the New York City metropolitan area, the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Seattle, and California. It is the 3rd largest owner of apartments…