Huntsman (HUN) Competitors

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

Is AVNT or HUN a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. 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. Huntsman pays out -51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Huntsman has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer AVNT or HUN?

Avient currently has a consensus target price of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 38.63%. Huntsman has a consensus target price of $13.17, indicating a potential upside of 42.96%. Given Huntsman's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Huntsman is more favorable than Avient.

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
Huntsman	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Does the media favor AVNT or HUN?

In the previous week, Huntsman had 19 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Huntsman and 16 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Huntsman's score of 0.04 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Huntsman	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AVNT or HUN more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -5.75%. Avient's return on equity of 10.48% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%
Huntsman	-5.75%	-2.45%	-1.09%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVNT or HUN?

Avient has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Huntsman. Huntsman 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
Avient	$3.24B	0.95	$169.50M	$1.07	31.55
Huntsman	$6.04B	0.27	-$189M	-$1.95	-4.72

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

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Huntsman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AVNT or HUN?

Avient has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Avient beats Huntsman on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.