DuPont de Nemours (DD) Competitors

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

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%

Which has preferable 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	2.61	$703M	-$0.47	-164.34
Avient	$3.24B	1.06	$169.50M	$1.28	29.29

Which has more volatility & risk, DD or AVNT?

DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DD or AVNT?

DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus target price of $88.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.25%. Avient has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 21.64%. Given Avient's 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	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media prefer DD or AVNT?

In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 9 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 7 mentions for Avient. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Avient's score of 1.44 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Avient	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 2.1%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DD or AVNT?

74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Avient beats DuPont de Nemours on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.