Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Is AVNT or OLN 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
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%
Olin	-0.21%	-0.13%	-0.04%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AVNT or OLN?

Avient has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Avient	$3.24B	1.05	$169.50M	$1.28	29.04
Olin	$6.54B	0.40	$108.60M	-$0.12	-188.99

Which has more risk and volatility, AVNT or OLN?

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

Do analysts rate AVNT or OLN?

Avient presently has a consensus target price of $45.60, indicating a potential upside of 22.66%. Olin has a consensus target price of $25.57, indicating a potential upside of 12.75%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Olin.

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
Olin	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVNT or OLN?

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AVNT or OLN a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. Olin pays out -666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Olin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer AVNT or OLN?

In the previous week, Olin had 1 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Olin and 6 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Olin's score of 1.39 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Olin	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Avient beats Olin on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.