Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barclays Analyst Says

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) had its price objective increased by analysts at Barclays from $44.00 to $50.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 8.84% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on AVNT. Wall Street Zen cut Avient from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 17th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Avient from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Avient from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Avient from $50.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $54.00 price target on shares of Avient in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $47.88.

Avient Trading Down 4.0%

Shares of NYSE:AVNT traded down $1.92 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $45.94. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 409,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 823,419. Avient has a fifty-two week low of $27.48 and a fifty-two week high of $49.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.90. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $41.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.90, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.23.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $891.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $857.49 million. Avient had a return on equity of 11.64% and a net margin of 5.10%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Avient will post 3.20 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Avient during the second quarter worth about $437,002,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Avient by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,973,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,546,000 after acquiring an additional 192,788 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Avient by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,012,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,355,000 after purchasing an additional 78,938 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Avient by 96.0% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,411,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,229,000 after purchasing an additional 691,316 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in Avient during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,933,000. 95.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Avient News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Avient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat and stronger growth: Adjusted EPS was $0.86, above the $0.80 consensus, while revenue rose 10.5% year over year to $891.2 million, beating estimates. Avient third-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: Raised guidance and capital returns: Avient increased its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $3.22–$3.32 from $3.10–$3.25, citing better-than-expected sales growth. Strong cash flow enabled $50 million of debt repayment in Q3, bringing year-to-date debt reduction to $100 million. A report also highlighted the company’s first share buyback since 2022. Avient Q3 2026 earnings coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst endorsement: Truist raised its price target to $56 from $50 and maintained a Buy rating, implying about 20% upside from the cited $46.76 share price. Truist rating information
• Negative Sentiment: Shares were trading lower despite the upbeat earnings, outlook and analyst rating; the supplied coverage does not explain the market’s negative reaction.

About Avient

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials. The company develops, formulates and manufactures engineered materials, colorants, additives and performance-enhancing solutions used to improve the appearance, durability, processing and functionality of plastic products.

Its offerings include specialty polymer formulations, thermoplastic compounds, color and additive concentrates, advanced composites, barrier technologies and recycled or bio-based material solutions.