Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Updates Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.890-0.890 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.880. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Avient also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.930-3.170 EPS.

Avient Price Performance

NYSE AVNT traded down $0.42 on Thursday, reaching $37.42. 83,392 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 776,518. The stock has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 42.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.22. Avient has a 12 month low of $27.48 and a 12 month high of $44.85. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.66.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.02. Avient had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 2.51%.The business had revenue of $847.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $846.35 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. Avient’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Avient has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.930-3.170 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Avient will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Avient’s dividend payout ratio is presently 123.60%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on AVNT. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Avient in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Avient from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Avient from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Morgan Stanley set a $45.00 price target on shares of Avient in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $46.00 price objective on Avient in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Avient by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,781,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,363,000 after acquiring an additional 27,251 shares during the period. Channing Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Avient by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 2,102,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,697,000 after purchasing an additional 7,161 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Avient by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,591,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,721,000 after buying an additional 239,450 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in Avient by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,496,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,735,000 after acquiring an additional 158,825 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC boosted its stake in Avient by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 1,457,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,546,000 after acquiring an additional 98,282 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

Avient Company Profile

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.