Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Avient

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Avient in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.56. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s FY2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.53 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.01. Avient had a return on equity of 10.57% and a net margin of 3.65%.The firm had revenue of $806.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $823.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Avient has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.770-2.870 EPS.

AVNT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Avient in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $37.00 target price on shares of Avient in a report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on Avient in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.50.

Avient Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Avient stock traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $30.34. 47,995 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 647,093. The company has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.48. Avient has a 52 week low of $27.86 and a 52 week high of $53.61. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $33.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.03.

Avient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. This is a boost from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 12th. Avient’s dividend payout ratio is presently 89.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avient

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Avient by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,348,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,576,000 after purchasing an additional 279,064 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in Avient by 9.1% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,118,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,871,000 after purchasing an additional 260,670 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Avient by 0.9% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,252,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,797,000 after purchasing an additional 19,813 shares in the last quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Avient by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 1,760,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,870,000 after purchasing an additional 81,393 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Avient by 27.8% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,729,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,001,000 after buying an additional 376,667 shares in the last quarter. 95.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Avient Company Profile

Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Color, Additives and Inks; and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives and Inks segment offers custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, and specialty inks; custom-formulated liquid system, such as polyester, vinyl, natural rubber and latex, polyurethane, and silicone; and proprietary inks.