Avery Dennison (AVY) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVY or AVNT?

94.2% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avery Dennison shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AVY or AVNT more profitable?

Avery Dennison has a net margin of 8.14% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.09%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.14% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avery Dennison	8.14%	33.14%	8.91%
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%

Does the media favor AVY or AVNT?

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 18 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Avery Dennison and 12 mentions for Avient. Avery Dennison's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Avient's score of 0.44 indicating that Avery Dennison is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avery Dennison	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avient	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVY or AVNT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avery Dennison	$8.76B	1.59	$704.90M	$8.91	19.94
Avient	$3.24B	0.96	$169.50M	$1.07	31.74

Is AVY or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Avery Dennison pays out 42.2% 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. Avery Dennison has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, AVY or AVNT?

Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AVY or AVNT?

Avery Dennison presently has a consensus price target of $197.60, suggesting a potential upside of 11.20%. Avient has a consensus price target of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 37.80%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Avery Dennison.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Avery Dennison beats Avient on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.