H. B. Fuller (FUL) Competitors

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is AVNT or FUL a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. H. B. Fuller pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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. H. B. Fuller pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and H. B. Fuller has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to AVNT or FUL?

In the previous week, Avient had 23 more articles in the media than H. B. Fuller. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Avient and 4 mentions for H. B. Fuller. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat H. B. Fuller's score of 0.63 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H. B. Fuller	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AVNT or FUL?

Avient has higher earnings, but lower revenue than H. B. Fuller. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H. B. Fuller, 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
Avient	$3.24B	0.99	$169.50M	$1.28	27.49
H. B. Fuller	$3.57B	0.92	$130.26M	$1.85	32.90

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVNT or FUL?

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or FUL?

Avient has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H. B. Fuller has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AVNT or FUL?

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.73%. H. B. Fuller has a consensus target price of $67.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.50%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than H. B. Fuller.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
H. B. Fuller	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is AVNT or FUL more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to H. B. Fuller's net margin of 2.92%. H. B. Fuller's return on equity of 11.50% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%
H. B. Fuller	2.92%	11.50%	4.21%

Summary

Avient beats H. B. Fuller on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.