Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Avient's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AVNT)

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) from $0.71 to $0.69 per share, while the full-year earnings estimate remains at $2.85 per share.
• Avient recently reported Q2 earnings of $0.80 per share, exceeding expectations, with a revenue of $866.5 million, marking a year-over-year increase of 1.9%.
• The company has announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.275 per share, reflecting a positive change from the previous dividend rate, and a dividend yield of 3.5%.

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Avient in a report issued on Friday, October 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Avient's current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient's FY2025 earnings at $2.81 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AVNT. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Avient in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Avient in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $43.60.

Avient Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE AVNT opened at $31.34 on Monday. The business's 50 day moving average is $34.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.34. Avient has a 1-year low of $27.86 and a 1-year high of $54.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.48, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 1.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avient

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Avient by 75.9% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 737 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Avient in the second quarter valued at approximately $37,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in Avient in the second quarter valued at approximately $45,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Avient by 57.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Avient in the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.48% of the company's stock.

Avient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. This is a positive change from Avient's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Avient's payout ratio is currently 84.38%.

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.

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