Avient (AVNT) Competitors $37.38 +0.15 (+0.41%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.39 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 08/29/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVNT vs. AXTA, BC, CBT, EMN, ESI, FUL, ITT, MTX, PPG, and TKRShould you be buying Avient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avient include Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Brunswick (BC), Cabot (CBT), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Element Solutions (ESI), H. B. Fuller (FUL), ITT (ITT), Minerals Technologies (MTX), PPG Industries (PPG), and Timken (TKR). Avient vs. Its Competitors Axalta Coating Systems Brunswick Cabot Eastman Chemical Element Solutions H. B. Fuller ITT Minerals Technologies PPG Industries Timken Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is AVNT or AXTA more profitable? Axalta Coating Systems has a net margin of 8.58% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.65%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 25.32% beat Avient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avient3.65% 10.57% 4.17% Axalta Coating Systems 8.58%25.32%7.05% Do analysts rate AVNT or AXTA? Avient presently has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 21.98%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus target price of $37.71, suggesting a potential upside of 20.72%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Axalta Coating Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Axalta Coating Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has better valuation and earnings, AVNT or AXTA? Axalta Coating Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvient$3.25B1.05$169.50M$1.2829.21Axalta Coating Systems$5.28B1.28$391M$2.0415.31 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVNT or AXTA? 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or AXTA? Avient has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AVNT or AXTA? In the previous week, Axalta Coating Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems and 9 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 1.50 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avient 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Axalta Coating Systems 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAxalta Coating Systems beats Avient on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avient News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvientCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.42B$11.80B$3.51B$21.25BDividend Yield2.90%3.13%5.09%3.50%P/E Ratio29.2127.29149.7729.33Price / Sales1.056.1114,082.8469.18Price / Cash8.057.6024.2218.27Price / Book1.471.676.404.58Net Income$169.50M$508.39M$149.66M$997.71M7 Day Performance-0.84%-0.11%3.08%0.77%1 Month Performance10.73%9.90%10.13%6.95%1 Year Performance-23.91%-0.55%39.57%11.66% Avient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVNTAvient4.4466 of 5 stars$37.38+0.4%$45.60+22.0%-23.9%$3.42B$3.25B29.219,700Positive NewsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.3603 of 5 stars$31.37-1.4%$37.71+20.2%-14.4%$6.89B$5.28B15.3812,800Positive NewsBCBrunswick3.3556 of 5 stars$65.16-1.1%$68.25+4.7%-19.6%$4.31B$5.24B105.1015,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCBTCabot4.5809 of 5 stars$81.60-1.6%$92.33+13.2%-22.4%$4.41B$3.99B10.674,200Positive NewsEx-DividendEMNEastman Chemical4.7563 of 5 stars$68.54-1.3%$87.00+26.9%-31.4%$7.97B$9.38B9.6314,000Positive NewsGap UpESIElement Solutions3.5273 of 5 stars$25.69-0.9%$27.38+6.6%-3.8%$6.26B$2.46B17.875,300News CoveragePositive NewsFULH. B. Fuller4.2387 of 5 stars$61.06-1.8%$67.25+10.1%-28.7%$3.36B$3.57B33.017,500Positive NewsITTITT4.2332 of 5 stars$169.63-0.7%$179.22+5.7%+22.2%$13.33B$3.63B26.6711,700Positive NewsMTXMinerals Technologies4.0639 of 5 stars$63.95+0.2%$84.00+31.3%-15.1%$2.00B$2.12B1,066.043,891Positive NewsPPGPPG Industries4.8443 of 5 stars$112.18-1.8%$129.82+15.7%-14.3%$25.79B$15.85B25.4446,000Positive NewsTKRTimken4.0487 of 5 stars$79.39+0.5%$79.80+0.5%-8.6%$5.50B$4.57B18.0419,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Axalta Coating Systems Alternatives Brunswick Alternatives Cabot Alternatives Eastman Chemical Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives H. B. 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