Avient (AVNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global materials company that develops and manufactures specialized polymer products and solutions. Its portfolio includes engineered materials, specialty formulations, colorants, additives, inks, and other technologies designed to improve the performance, appearance, sustainability, and processing of plastics and other materials.

The company serves customers across a range of industries, including packaging, transportation, healthcare, consumer products, electronics, building and construction, and energy. Avient also provides sustainable material solutions, including recycled and bio-based products, as well as lightweight and durable composite materials used in industrial and consumer applications.

Avient operates internationally, serving customers through manufacturing, research, and commercial facilities across North America, Europe, Asia, and other global markets. The company was formed through the rebranding of PolyOne Corporation in 2020, following its acquisition of Clariant’s global masterbatch business. Avient is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $38.44 to $39.61
• 50-Day Range: $37.85 to $46.28
• 52-Week Range: $27.48 to $46.64
• Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Average Volume: 821,546 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.38
• Dividend Yield: 2.78%
• Price Target: $46.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Avient Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avient scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Avient has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Avient has a consensus price target of $46.38, representing about 17.3% upside from its current price of $39.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avient has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Avient are expected to grow by 10.63% in the coming year, from $3.20 to $3.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Avient is 21.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Avient is 21.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.80.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Avient has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. 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 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.07% 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 6.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Avient has recently increased by 11.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Avient pays a meaningful dividend of 2.82%, 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 59.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Avient will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.07% next year. This indicates that Avient will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Avient has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Avient this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AVNT
• CIK: 1122976
• Web: www.avient.com
• Phone: (440) 930-1000
• Fax: 440-930-3064
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Avient: $46.38
• High Price Target: $56.00
• Low Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.36
• P/E Growth: 1.13
• Net Income: $81.90 million
• Net Margins: 5.10%
• Pretax Margin: 6.87%
• Return on Equity: 11.64%
• Return on Assets: 4.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.11
• Cash Flow: $4.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.02
• Book Value: $26.06 per share
• Price / Book: 1.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 91,720,000
• Free Float: 90,940,000
• Market Cap: $3.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.28