AdvanSix (ASIX) Competitors

AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Is ASIX or AVNT a better dividend stock?

AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. AdvanSix pays out 22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AdvanSix has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASIX or AVNT?

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than AdvanSix. AdvanSix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AdvanSix	$1.52B	0.37	$44.15M	$2.84	7.40
Avient	$3.24B	1.03	$169.50M	$1.28	28.61

Which has more volatility and risk, ASIX or AVNT?

AdvanSix has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASIX or AVNT?

86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ASIX or AVNT?

AdvanSix presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.45%. Avient has a consensus price target of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 24.52%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AdvanSix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media favor ASIX or AVNT?

In the previous week, AdvanSix had 2 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AdvanSix and 6 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat AdvanSix's score of 1.72 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AdvanSix	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Avient	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ASIX or AVNT more profitable?

AdvanSix has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.65%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat AdvanSix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdvanSix	5.10%	10.02%	4.97%
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%

Summary

AdvanSix beats Avient on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.