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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Is AVNT or FUL a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and H. B. Fuller has increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years.

Does the media favor AVNT or FUL?

In the previous week, Avient had 6 more articles in the media than H. B. Fuller. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avient and 1 mentions for H. B. Fuller. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat H. B. Fuller's score of 1.42 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
H. B. Fuller	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AVNT or FUL?

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 21.98%. H. B. Fuller has a consensus target price of $67.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
H. B. Fuller	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by 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 more volatility & risk, AVNT or FUL?

Avient has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H. B. Fuller has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Which has preferable earnings and 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	1.06	$169.50M	$1.28	29.21
H. B. Fuller	$3.57B	0.92	$130.26M	$1.85	33.03

Summary

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