What is KeyCorp's Estimate for Avient Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• KeyCorp forecasts Avient Corporation's Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) at $0.67, maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• Avient plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share on October 8th, reflecting a dividend yield of 3.0%.
• Robert W. Baird lowered its price target for Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 while maintaining a "neutral" rating on the stock.

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Avient in a report released on Tuesday, September 16th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov anticipates that the company will earn $0.67 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a "Overweight" rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient's current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Avient's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.02. Avient had a return on equity of 10.57% and a net margin of 3.65%.The company had revenue of $866.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $852.98 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. Avient's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Avient has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.700-0.700 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.770-2.870 EPS.

Separately, Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Avient currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $46.00.

Avient Stock Performance

NYSE:AVNT traded down $1.14 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $35.19. 1,158,816 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 487,977. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.38. Avient has a 52 week low of $27.86 and a 52 week high of $54.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.40.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. Avient's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 84.38%.

Institutional Trading of Avient

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVNT. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Avient by 75.9% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 737 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Avient in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Avient by 85.8% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,126 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new stake in Avient in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Avient by 57.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. 95.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Avient

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.