Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Avient

Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Avient in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.35 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.01. Avient had a net margin of 5.23% and a return on equity of 10.44%. The firm had revenue of $826.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $834.90 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. The company’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on AVNT. Robert W. Baird began coverage on Avient in a report on Friday, March 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $43.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Avient from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Avient from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of Avient to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $49.20.

Avient Stock Performance

Shares of AVNT opened at $36.20 on Thursday. Avient has a 1 year low of $27.86 and a 1 year high of $54.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $35.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.02. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 19.78, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.38.

Institutional Trading of Avient

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Avient during the 4th quarter valued at $50,548,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Avient by 200.7% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,321,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,012,000 after buying an additional 882,234 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Avient by 120.2% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,460,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,675,000 after acquiring an additional 797,112 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Avient by 250.5% in the 4th quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 532,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,762,000 after acquiring an additional 380,657 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Avient by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,185,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,180,000 after acquiring an additional 276,357 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. Avient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 59.02%.

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.