Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $47.00.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on AVNT shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Avient from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of Avient from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $46.00 price objective on Avient in a report on Friday, February 13th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Avient from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Avient in a report on Monday, December 29th.

Institutional Trading of Avient

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AVNT. Purpose Unlimited Inc. acquired a new position in Avient during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $102,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Avient by 121.7% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 41,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,000 after acquiring an additional 23,016 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Avient by 354.1% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 4,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 3,134 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Avient by 697.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,442,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,050,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261,146 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Avient by 52.9% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 9,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after acquiring an additional 3,446 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

Avient Stock Up 0.0%

AVNT opened at $36.29 on Friday. Avient has a 12 month low of $27.48 and a 12 month high of $44.85. The business has a 50-day moving average of $37.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.40.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. Avient had a net margin of 2.51% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The business had revenue of $760.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.19 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Avient has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.930-3.170 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Avient will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Avient’s payout ratio is presently 123.60%.

Avient Company Profile

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials, delivering color, additive and engineered solutions to a wide range of industries. The company’s core offerings include masterbatches, colorant systems, compounds and resins designed to enhance performance, aesthetics and environmental sustainability. Avient serves markets such as packaging, automotive, consumer goods, healthcare, electronics, and agriculture, tailoring products to meet stringent regulatory and end-use requirements.

Formed through a corporate rebranding in 2020 following the divestiture of PolyOne’s specialty businesses, Avient traces its heritage to a legacy of polymer innovation spanning decades.