Avient (AVNT) Competitors $36.13 +0.11 (+0.29%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.15 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 08:02 AM 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. ICL, AXTA, ALTM, CSWI, ESI, MEOH, PRM, CC, PCT, and NGVTShould you be buying Avient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avient include ICL Group (ICL), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Element Solutions (ESI), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), and Ingevity (NGVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Avient vs. ICL Group Axalta Coating Systems Arcadium Lithium CSW Industrials Element Solutions Methanex Perimeter Solutions Chemours PureCycle Technologies Ingevity ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, ICL or AVNT? ICL Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ICL or AVNT 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 ICL Group5.83% 8.31% 4.39% Avient 5.23%10.44%4.14% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ICL or AVNT? 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICL or AVNT? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformICL GroupOutperform Votes25155.53% Underperform Votes20144.47% AvientOutperform Votes3750.00% Underperform Votes3750.00% Is ICL or AVNT a better dividend stock? ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ICL Group pays out 51.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Avient has raised 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 stronger earnings and valuation, ICL or AVNT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioICL Group$6.87B1.22$647M$0.3120.55Avient$3.24B1.02$169.50M$1.0733.76 Does the media prefer ICL or AVNT? In the previous week, ICL Group had 3 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ICL Group and 13 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat ICL Group's score of 0.84 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ICL Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avient 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend ICL or AVNT? ICL Group presently has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.97%. Avient has a consensus price target of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 29.55%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than ICL Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ICL Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 SummaryAvient beats ICL Group on 12 of the 22 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 ExcelMetricAvientPlastics materials & resins IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.31B$6.34B$3.08B$19.30BDividend Yield2.84%3.34%5.21%3.84%P/E Ratio19.7423.0367.8834.53Price / Sales1.0295.4725,591,212,775,269,400.0034.83Price / Cash9.3411.8924.3417.51Price / Book1.421.445.214.69Net Income$169.50M$111.77M$156.48M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.76%0.52%2.45%-1.74%1 Month Performance12.51%5.94%5.51%7.50%1 Year Performance-19.29%-24.90%16.98%4.15% Avient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVNTAvient4.5537 of 5 stars$36.13+0.3%$46.80+29.5%-19.3%$3.31B$3.24B19.749,700Positive NewsICLICL Group2.6009 of 5 stars$6.60-2.1%$6.75+2.3%+33.3%$8.67B$6.84B21.2913,200Positive NewsEarnings ReportGap DownAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.8698 of 5 stars$32.36-0.9%$40.38+24.8%-10.6%$7.07B$5.24B18.1812,000ALTMArcadium LithiumN/A$5.85+0.1%N/A+24.4%$6.29B$1.21B73.061,470High Trading VolumeCSWICSW Industrials4.139 of 5 stars$327.59-1.1%$342.50+4.6%+22.1%$5.50B$858.61M39.142,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownESIElement Solutions4.815 of 5 stars$22.44+0.4%$26.38+17.5%-9.4%$5.44B$2.48B22.005,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementMEOHMethanex4.8431 of 5 stars$33.63+0.2%$48.25+43.5%-37.1%$2.27B$3.70B14.561,300Gap UpPRMPerimeter Solutions3.3663 of 5 stars$11.81-0.7%$15.50+31.2%+54.5%$1.74B$573.95M-84.35240Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeCCChemours4.6527 of 5 stars$11.19+0.2%$17.56+56.9%-60.1%$1.67B$5.79B19.636,600Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePCTPureCycle Technologies2.1054 of 5 stars$8.78-5.5%$12.00+36.7%+70.4%$1.58B$1.58M-5.85120Positive NewsNGVTIngevity3.3663 of 5 stars$42.36-1.4%$52.75+24.5%-17.6%$1.54B$1.35B-3.582,050Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICL Group Alternatives Axalta Coating Systems Alternatives Arcadium Lithium Alternatives CSW Industrials Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Chemours Alternatives PureCycle Technologies Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AVNT) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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