What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Avient Q1 Earnings?

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Avient in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 16th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $48.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.02. Avient had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 10.57%. The company had revenue of $866.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $852.98 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. Avient’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Avient has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.700-0.700 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.770-2.870 EPS.

Separately, Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

Avient Stock Up 1.3%

AVNT opened at $36.34 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $35.10 and a 200 day moving average of $35.42. The company has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a PE ratio of 28.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.40. Avient has a 12 month low of $27.86 and a 12 month high of $54.68. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

Avient Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Avient’s payout ratio is currently 84.38%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avient

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Avient by 75.9% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 737 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Avient during the second quarter worth about $37,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Avient by 85.8% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in Avient during the second quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Avient by 57.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

About Avient

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.