Avient (AVNT) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to AVNT or ICL?

In the previous week, Avient had 1 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Avient and 0 mentions for ICL Group. ICL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Avient's score of 0.37 indicating that ICL Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avient	Neutral
ICL Group	Neutral

Do analysts rate AVNT or ICL?

Avient currently has a consensus target price of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 31.50%. ICL Group has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.01%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than ICL Group.

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)	2.71
ICL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is AVNT or ICL more profitable?

ICL Group has a net margin of 5.83% compared to Avient's net margin of 5.23%. Avient's return on equity of 10.44% beat ICL Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	5.23%	10.44%	4.14%
ICL Group	5.83%	8.31%	4.39%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVNT or ICL?

ICL Group received 214 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Avient an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avient	Outperform Votes 37 50.00%	Underperform Votes 37 50.00%
ICL Group	Outperform Votes 251 55.53%	Underperform Votes 201 44.47%

Is AVNT or ICL a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. ICL Group pays out 51.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AVNT or ICL?

Avient has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AVNT or ICL?

ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. ICL Group 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
Avient	$3.24B	1.01	$169.50M	$1.07	33.26
ICL Group	$6.87B	1.24	$647M	$0.31	20.94

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVNT or ICL?

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Avient beats ICL Group on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.