Avient (AVNT) Competitors

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AVNT or ALB?

Albemarle has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albemarle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avient	$3.14B	1.30	$75.70M	$1.15	38.80
Albemarle	$9.62B	1.56	$1.57B	$2.75	46.46

Is AVNT or ALB a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Avient pays out 89.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Albemarle pays out 58.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer AVNT or ALB?

In the previous week, Albemarle had 13 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Albemarle and 4 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Albemarle's score of 0.40 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Albemarle	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVNT or ALB?

Albemarle received 736 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.39% of users gave Albemarle an outperform vote while only 45.61% of users gave Avient an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avient	Outperform Votes 26 45.61%	Underperform Votes 31 54.39%
Albemarle	Outperform Votes 762 63.39%	Underperform Votes 440 36.61%

Is AVNT or ALB more profitable?

Albemarle has a net margin of 4.02% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.37%. Albemarle's return on equity of 14.53% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.37%	9.79%	3.85%
Albemarle	4.02%	14.53%	7.62%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AVNT or ALB?

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Albemarle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer AVNT or ALB?

Avient currently has a consensus price target of $46.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.55%. Albemarle has a consensus price target of $165.16, indicating a potential upside of 29.27%. Given Albemarle's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Albemarle	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or ALB?

Avient has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Albemarle beats Avient on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.