Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Avient has a “Moderate Buy” consensus among six analysts, split evenly between buy and hold ratings, with an average 12-month price target of $46.71.
• The company exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.96 EPS versus an $0.89 estimate and $917 million in revenue, up 5.8% year over year. Full-year 2026 EPS guidance is $3.10–$3.25.
• Avient declared a quarterly dividend of $0.275, or $1.10 annually, representing a 2.5% yield; institutional investors own approximately 95.5% of the company.

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $46.7143.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Avient from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Avient from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Seaport Research Partners restated a "buy" rating and set a $54.00 price objective on shares of Avient in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Robert W. Baird set a $43.00 target price on Avient in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Avient from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Friday.

Avient Stock Performance

NYSE:AVNT opened at $44.62 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $38.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.63. The stock has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.12, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.27. Avient has a 1-year low of $27.48 and a 1-year high of $46.64.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.07. Avient had a return on equity of 11.64% and a net margin of 5.10%.The business had revenue of $917.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $898.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Avient has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.800 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Avient will post 3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be given a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. Avient's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 59.46%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avient

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Avient by 1.0% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 128,730 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,782,000 after purchasing an additional 1,321 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in Avient by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 53,760 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,998,000 after purchasing an additional 2,341 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Avient by 294.8% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,340 shares of the company's stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 6,974 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in Avient during the 1st quarter worth $224,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in Avient by 3.7% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 297,976 shares of the company's stock worth $11,073,000 after buying an additional 10,535 shares during the period. 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.

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