Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) Stock Now Rated "Moderate Buy" by Wall Street Brokerages

Key Points

• Avient received a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating from six covering brokerages, with three buys, one strong buy and two holds. The average 12-month price target is $46.38, while recent targets range as high as $54.
• The company beat quarterly expectations, reporting EPS of $0.96 versus the $0.89 consensus and revenue of $917 million, up 5.8% year over year. Management’s FY 2026 EPS guidance is $3.10–$3.25.
• Institutional investors own 95.48% of Avient’s shares, and the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.2825 per share, implying an annualized yield of approximately 2.9%.

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $46.38.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price 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. Zacks Research upgraded Avient from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Avient from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings raised Avient from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $54.00 price objective on shares of Avient in a research note on Friday, August 7th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avient

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AVNT. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Avient by 48.6% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,877 shares of the company's stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Avient by 7.4% during the second quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,004 shares of the company's stock valued at $407,000 after buying an additional 760 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Avient by 48.5% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 27,111 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,002,000 after acquiring an additional 8,852 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Avient in the second quarter valued at about $706,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Avient in the second quarter valued at about $96,000. 95.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Avient Trading Up 3.1%

NYSE AVNT opened at $38.95 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.57 billion, a PE ratio of 21.05, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.28. Avient has a 12 month low of $27.48 and a 12 month high of $46.64. The company's 50-day moving average price is $42.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $917.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $898.53 million. Avient had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.64%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. Avient has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Avient will post 3.20 earnings per share for the current year.

Avient Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.2825 per share. This is a boost from Avient's previous quarterly dividend of $0.2750. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 11th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Avient's dividend payout ratio is presently 59.46%.

Avient Company Profile

Avient Corporation NYSE: AVNT is a global materials company that develops and manufactures specialized polymer products and solutions. Its portfolio includes engineered materials, specialty formulations, colorants, additives, inks, and other technologies designed to improve the performance, appearance, sustainability, and processing of plastics and other materials.

The company serves customers across a range of industries, including packaging, transportation, healthcare, consumer products, electronics, building and construction, and energy.

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