Huntsman (HUN) Competitors

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

Is HUN or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -5.75%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huntsman	-5.75%	-2.48%	-1.10%
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%

Does the media refer more to HUN or AVNT?

In the previous week, Huntsman had 18 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Huntsman and 3 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Huntsman's score of 0.75 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huntsman	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avient	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HUN or AVNT?

Huntsman has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HUN or AVNT?

Huntsman currently has a consensus target price of $12.05, suggesting a potential upside of 9.70%. Avient has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 24.86%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Huntsman	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is HUN or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Huntsman pays out -51.3% 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. Huntsman has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HUN or AVNT?

Avient has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Huntsman	$5.86B	0.33	-$189M	-$1.95	-5.63
Avient	$3.24B	1.03	$169.50M	$1.28	28.53

Summary

Avient beats Huntsman on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.