Avery Dennison (AVY) Competitors $161.89 +0.52 (+0.32%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$161.96 +0.08 (+0.05%) As of 10/8/2025 05:38 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 AVY vs. AVNT, AXTA, EMN, FBIN, FUL, GGG, ITT, ITW, MAS, and PPGShould you be buying Avery Dennison stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avery Dennison include Avient (AVNT), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Masco (MAS), and PPG Industries (PPG). Avery Dennison vs. Its Competitors Avient Axalta Coating Systems Eastman Chemical Fortune Brands Innovations H. B. Fuller Graco ITT Illinois Tool Works Masco PPG Industries Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media refer more to AVNT or AVY? In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 3 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Avery Dennison and 9 mentions for Avient. Avery Dennison's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Avient's score of 0.93 indicating that Avery Dennison is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avient 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avery Dennison 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or AVY? Avient has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AVNT or AVY more profitable? Avery Dennison has a net margin of 8.14% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.65%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.14% beat Avient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avient3.65% 10.57% 4.17% Avery Dennison 8.14%33.14%8.91% Do analysts recommend AVNT or AVY? Avient presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.53%. Avery Dennison has a consensus price target of $196.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.07%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Avery Dennison.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Avery Dennison 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AVNT or AVY? Avery Dennison has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Avery Dennison 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$3.24B0.91$169.50M$1.2825.04Avery Dennison$8.76B1.44$704.90M$8.9118.17 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVNT or AVY? 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AVNT or AVY a better dividend stock? Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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. Avery Dennison pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Avery Dennison has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. SummaryAvery Dennison beats Avient on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avery Dennison News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 AVY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvery DennisonCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.58B$7.99B$7.84B$22.02BDividend Yield2.33%3.77%4.58%3.60%P/E Ratio18.1715.07304.5729.86Price / Sales1.441.511,310.1166.03Price / Cash12.089.5328.2624.43Price / Book5.633.214.954.64Net Income$704.90M$363.60M$791.48M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.49%-1.07%1.00%0.44%1 Month Performance-2.92%-0.07%5.75%3.13%1 Year Performance-24.92%-9.35%30.78%15.30% Avery Dennison Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVYAvery Dennison4.8742 of 5 stars$161.89+0.3%$196.00+21.1%-24.5%$12.58B$8.76B18.1735,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVNTAvient4.6206 of 5 stars$32.55-0.9%$46.00+41.3%-33.6%$2.98B$3.24B25.439,200Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.4462 of 5 stars$27.98-0.4%$37.71+34.8%-24.1%$6.06B$5.28B13.7212,800News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeEMNEastman Chemical4.7629 of 5 stars$62.62-0.1%$87.77+40.2%-42.4%$7.19B$9.38B8.8014,000Analyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5332 of 5 stars$53.10-0.3%$75.45+42.1%-40.3%$6.37B$4.61B16.7011,000Positive NewsFULH. B. Fuller4.6179 of 5 stars$58.46+0.6%$65.75+12.5%-21.9%$3.16B$3.57B31.607,500Dividend AnnouncementGGGGraco4.4095 of 5 stars$84.51-0.2%$94.50+11.8%-1.9%$14.00B$2.11B29.974,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.3281 of 5 stars$176.85+0.0%$188.11+6.4%+21.2%$13.79B$3.63B27.8111,700Analyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.38 of 5 stars$261.43+0.1%$260.67-0.3%-1.1%$76.21B$15.90B22.9144,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMASMasco4.636 of 5 stars$70.00-0.6%$74.60+6.6%-17.3%$14.65B$7.83B18.5718,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPPGPPG Industries4.736 of 5 stars$103.94+0.3%$129.82+24.9%-20.2%$23.46B$15.85B23.5746,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avient Competitors Axalta Coating Systems Competitors Eastman Chemical Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors H. B. 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