Avient (AVNT) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to AVNT or BC?

In the previous week, Avient had 4 more articles in the media than Brunswick. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Avient and 6 mentions for Brunswick. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Avient's score of 0.30 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brunswick	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate AVNT or BC?

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $45.60, indicating a potential upside of 34.73%. Brunswick has a consensus target price of $68.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.65%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Brunswick.

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
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AVNT or BC?

Avient has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brunswick. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, 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	0.96	$169.50M	$1.28	26.44
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.75	$130.10M	$0.62	96.86

Is AVNT or BC more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Brunswick's return on equity of 10.73% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%

Which has more volatility & risk, AVNT or BC?

Avient has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Brunswick shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AVNT or BC a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. Brunswick pays out 277.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Avient beats Brunswick on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.