Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Estimate for Avient Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Avient Corporation to $0.71 per share, a decrease from the previous estimate of $0.72.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.27, with an annualized yield of 3.2% and a high payout ratio of 84.38%.
• Analysts have set a consensus target price of $45.60 for Avient's stock, with mixed ratings ranging from “neutral” to “overweight” based on recent reports.

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Avient in a report issued on Saturday, August 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.72. The consensus estimate for Avient's current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Avient from $51.00 to $41.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Avient from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $45.60.

Avient Stock Up 0.5%

AVNT stock opened at $33.97 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a PE ratio of 26.54, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.03. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $34.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.88. Avient has a one year low of $27.86 and a one year high of $54.68.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $866.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $852.98 million. Avient had a return on equity of 10.57% and a net margin of 3.65%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Avient

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Avient by 75.9% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 737 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Avient by 85.8% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,126 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Avient during the 2nd quarter worth $37,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new stake in Avient during the 2nd quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Avient by 57.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.48% of the company's stock.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Avient's payout ratio is presently 84.38%.

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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