Avient (AVNT) Competitors

Brookfield (NYSE:BN) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is BN or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Brookfield's net margin of 0.76%. Avient's return on equity of 10.48% beat Brookfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield	0.76%	4.20%	1.36%
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%

Does the media refer more to BN or AVNT?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 2 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brookfield and 11 mentions for Avient. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Avient's score of 0.87 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avient	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BN or AVNT?

Brookfield presently has a consensus target price of $66.13, indicating a potential downside of 0.54%. Avient has a consensus target price of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 39.43%. Given Avient's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Brookfield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is BN or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brookfield pays out 128.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avient pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BN or AVNT?

61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BN or AVNT?

Brookfield has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, 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
Brookfield	$86.01B	1.27	$641M	$0.28	237.44
Avient	$3.24B	0.95	$169.50M	$1.07	31.37

Which has more volatility & risk, BN or AVNT?

Brookfield has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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