Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Updates Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Avient has updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS of 0.700, exceeding the consensus estimate of 0.676, while also revising its FY 2025 EPS guidance to 2.770-2.870.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27, resulting in an annualized dividend of $1.08, representing a yield of 3.4% with a payout ratio of 100.93%.
• Research analysts have mixed ratings for Avient, with three analysts issuing a buy rating, while the average target price for the stock is currently $46.80.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.700-0.700 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.676. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Avient also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.770-2.870 EPS.

Avient Price Performance

NYSE:AVNT opened at $31.61 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.33. Avient has a 12 month low of $27.86 and a 12 month high of $54.68. The business's 50-day moving average is $34.44 and its 200 day moving average is $37.05.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $826.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $834.90 million. Avient had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 3.09%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Avient will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. Avient's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 100.93%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on AVNT shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Avient from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Avient from $51.00 to $41.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $46.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AVNT. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,321 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Avient by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 53,760 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,998,000 after acquiring an additional 2,341 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Avient during the first quarter valued at approximately $224,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Avient by 294.8% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,340 shares of the company's stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 6,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its stake in shares of Avient by 3.7% during 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 valued at $11,073,000 after acquiring an additional 10,535 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.48% of the company's stock.

Avient Company Profile

Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Color, Additives and Inks; and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives and Inks segment offers custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, and specialty inks; custom-formulated liquid system, such as polyester, vinyl, natural rubber and latex, polyurethane, and silicone; and proprietary inks.

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