Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $47.00.

AVNT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $45.00 target price on Avient in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded Avient from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Avient in a research report on Monday, December 29th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Avient in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $46.00 price objective on Avient in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Avient during the third quarter worth about $29,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in Avient by 342.3% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 729 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Avient by 54.2% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 340 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Avient during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Quarry LP raised its stake in Avient by 83.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. 95.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Avient Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of Avient stock opened at $36.31 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.99. The stock has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.79, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.40. Avient has a 12-month low of $27.48 and a 12-month high of $44.85.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. Avient had a net margin of 2.51% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The firm had revenue of $760.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.19 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.49 EPS. Avient’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Avient has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.930-3.170 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Avient will post 2.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Avient Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Avient’s dividend payout ratio is 123.60%.

About Avient

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials, delivering color, additive and engineered solutions to a wide range of industries. The company’s core offerings include masterbatches, colorant systems, compounds and resins designed to enhance performance, aesthetics and environmental sustainability. Avient serves markets such as packaging, automotive, consumer goods, healthcare, electronics, and agriculture, tailoring products to meet stringent regulatory and end-use requirements.

Formed through a corporate rebranding in 2020 following the divestiture of PolyOne’s specialty businesses, Avient traces its heritage to a legacy of polymer innovation spanning decades.