Avient (AVNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials. The company develops, formulates and manufactures engineered materials, colorants, additives and performance-enhancing solutions used to improve the appearance, durability, processing and functionality of plastic products.

Its offerings include specialty polymer formulations, thermoplastic compounds, color and additive concentrates, advanced composites, barrier technologies and recycled or bio-based material solutions. Avient serves customers across industries such as packaging, healthcare, automotive, consumer products, electronics, aerospace, building and construction, and energy.

The company was formed through the rebranding of PolyOne Corporation in 2020, following its acquisition of Clariant’s global masterbatch business. Avient operates internationally, serving customers through manufacturing, research and development, and commercial operations in markets around the world. Its leadership team is headed by Chief Executive Officer Ashish Khandpur.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.98 to $42.74
• 50-Day Range: $37.85 to $44.80
• 52-Week Range: $27.48 to $46.64
• Volume: 660,202 shs
• Average Volume: 819,718 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.78
• Dividend Yield: 2.68%
• Price Target: $46.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Avient Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avient scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Avient has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Avient has a consensus price target of $46.38, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of $42.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avient has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Avient are expected to grow by 10.63% in the coming year, from $3.20 to $3.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Avient is 22.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Avient is 22.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 29.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Avient has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Avient has a P/B Ratio of 1.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.86% of the float of Avient has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Avient has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.14.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Avient has recently decreased by 4.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Avient pays a meaningful dividend of 2.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Avient has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Avient is 61.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Avient will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.92% next year. This indicates that Avient will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Avient has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.38 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Avient this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for AVNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Avient insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.85% of the stock of Avient is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.48% of the stock of Avient is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AVNT
• CIK: 1122976
• Web: www.avient.com
• Phone: (440) 930-1000
• Fax: 440-930-3064
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Avient: $46.38
• High Price Target: $56.00
• Low Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.15
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $81.90 million
• Net Margins: 5.10%
• Pretax Margin: 6.87%
• Return on Equity: 11.64%
• Return on Assets: 4.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: $4.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.44
• Book Value: $26.06 per share
• Price / Book: 1.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 91,720,000
• Free Float: 90,940,000
• Market Cap: $3.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.28