Free Trial
NYSE:AVNT

Avient (AVNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Avient logo
$37.49 +2.14 (+6.05%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$37.52 +0.03 (+0.08%)
As of 08/22/2025 05:09 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

About Avient Stock (NYSE:AVNT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.53
$37.70
50-Day Range
$31.61
$37.49
52-Week Range
$27.86
$54.68
Volume
608,436 shs
Average Volume
737,927 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.43 billion
P/E Ratio
29.29
Dividend Yield
2.88%
Price Target
$45.60
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Avient Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks
88th Percentile Overall Score

AVNT MarketRank™: 

Avient scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 184 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Avient has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Avient has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Avient's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Avient are expected to grow by 15.09% in the coming year, from $2.85 to $3.28 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Avient is 29.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.40.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Avient is 29.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 112.24.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Avient has a PEG Ratio of 1.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Avient has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Avient's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.63% of the float of Avient has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Avient has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Avient has recently decreased by 13.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Avient pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Avient has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Avient is 84.38%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Avient will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.93% next year. This indicates that Avient will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Avient's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.63% of the float of Avient has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Avient has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Avient has recently decreased by 13.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Avient has a news sentiment score of 1.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Avient this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Avient to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Avient insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.85% of the stock of Avient is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.48% of the stock of Avient is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Avient's insider trading history.
Receive AVNT Stock News and Ratings via Email

Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Avient and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

AVNT Stock News Headlines

Analysts Set Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) Price Target at $45.60
The Coin That Could Define Trump’s Crypto Presidency
When Trump returned to office, one of his first moves was to tap PayPal’s former COO, David Sacks, as a top advisor on crypto and AI. That alone signaled a shift. But insiders close to D.C. aren’t just talking crypto policy—they’re quietly buying something most retail investors have missed. While the crowd chases Bitcoin to $150,000, Weiss Ratings expert Juan Villaverde believes a different coin—already backed by giants like Google, Visa, and PayPal—could soon become crypto’s “Third Giant.”tc pixel
What To Expect From Avient Corp (AVNT) Q2 2025 Earnings
Earnings Summary on Avient
See More Headlines

AVNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Avient's stock was trading at $40.86 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AVNT stock has decreased by 8.3% and is now trading at $37.4890.

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) issued its earnings results on Friday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.02. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
.

Top institutional shareholders of Avient include Franklin Resources Inc. (5.01%), State Street Corp (4.11%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.84%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.32%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert M Patterson and Joel R Rathbun.
View institutional ownership trends
.

Shares of AVNT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Avient investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/9 Dividend
6/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend
6/20/2025
Dividend Payable
7/09/2025
Last Earnings
8/01/2025
Today
8/22/2025
Record date for 10/8 Dividend
9/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend
9/12/2025
Dividend Payable
10/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - DIVERSIFD
Sub-Industry
Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:AVNT
CIK
1122976
Employees
9,200
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$58.00
Low Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.28
Trailing P/E Ratio
29.29
Forward P/E Ratio
13.15
P/E Growth
1.22
Net Income
$169.50 million
Net Margins
3.65%
Pretax Margin
4.84%
Return on Equity
10.57%
Return on Assets
4.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.85
Current Ratio
2.03
Quick Ratio
1.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.24 billion
Price / Sales
1.06
Cash Flow
$4.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.61
Book Value
$25.93 per share
Price / Book
1.45

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
91,540,000
Free Float
90,763,000
Market Cap
$3.43 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

Social Links

7 Stocks to Ride The A.I. Megaboom Cover


We are about to experience the greatest A.I. boom in stock market history...

Thanks to a pivotal economic catalyst, specific tech stocks will skyrocket just like they did during the "dot com" boom in the 1990s.

That’s why, we’ve hand-selected 7 tiny tech disruptor stocks positioned to surge.

  1. The first pick is a tiny under-the-radar A.I. stock that's trading for just $3.00. This company already has 98 registered patents for cutting-edge voice and sound recognition technology... And has lined up major partnerships with some of the biggest names in the auto, tech, and music industry... plus many more.
  2. The second pick presents an affordable avenue to bolster EVs and AI development…. Analysts are calling this stock a “buy” right now and predict a high price target of $19.20, substantially more than its current $6 trading price.
  3. Our final and favorite pick is generating a brand-new kind of AI. It's believed this tech will be bigger than the current well-known leader in this industry… Analysts predict this innovative tech is gearing up to create a tidal wave of new wealth, fueling a $15.7 TRILLION market boom.

Right now, we’re staring down the barrel of a true once-in-a-lifetime moment. As an investment opportunity, this kind of breakthrough doesn't come along every day.

And the window to get in on the ground-floor — maximizing profit potential from this expected market surge — is closing quickly...

Simply enter your email below to get the names and tickers of the 7 small stocks with potential to make investors very, very happy.

Get This Free Report

This page (NYSE:AVNT) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners