DuPont de Nemours (DD) Competitors

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Is DD or AVNT a better dividend stock?

DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. DuPont de Nemours pays out -348.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. 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.

Does the media favor DD or AVNT?

In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 16 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 5 mentions for Avient. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Avient's score of 0.28 indicating that DuPont de Nemours is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DuPont de Nemours	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avient	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DD or AVNT?

DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DD or AVNT?

74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DD or AVNT?

DuPont de Nemours has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. DuPont de Nemours 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
DuPont de Nemours	$12.39B	2.74	$703M	-$0.47	-172.36
Avient	$3.24B	0.92	$169.50M	$1.28	25.52

Is DD or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to DuPont de Nemours' net margin of -1.54%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat DuPont de Nemours' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DuPont de Nemours	-1.54%	7.85%	5.10%
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%

Do analysts recommend DD or AVNT?

DuPont de Nemours presently has a consensus price target of $89.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.79%. Avient has a consensus price target of $43.60, indicating a potential upside of 33.47%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than DuPont de Nemours.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DuPont de Nemours	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Avient beats DuPont de Nemours on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.