Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Is OLN or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Olin pays out -666.7% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Olin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is OLN or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Olin's net margin of -0.21%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	-0.21%	-0.13%	-0.04%
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%

Does the media prefer OLN or AVNT?

In the previous week, Avient had 26 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Avient and 6 mentions for Olin. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Olin's score of 0.06 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avient	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, OLN or AVNT?

Olin has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OLN or AVNT?

88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OLN or AVNT?

Avient has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Olin. Olin 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
Olin	$6.54B	0.34	$108.60M	-$0.12	-160.11
Avient	$3.24B	0.94	$169.50M	$1.28	25.87

Do analysts recommend OLN or AVNT?

Olin presently has a consensus target price of $25.57, suggesting a potential upside of 33.09%. Avient has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 37.73%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Olin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Avient beats Olin on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.