Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) Expected to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.86 Per Share

Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Avient in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.61 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $829.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $818.45 million. Avient had a net margin of 3.37% and a return on equity of 9.79%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.63 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on AVNT. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Avient from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Avient from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Avient from $49.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.20.

Avient Stock Performance

Shares of Avient stock opened at $43.17 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $44.20 and a 200-day moving average of $41.27. Avient has a 1-year low of $27.73 and a 1-year high of $47.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a PE ratio of 37.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.53.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 10th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st will be paid a $0.257 dividend. This represents a $1.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 21st. Avient’s payout ratio is 89.57%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avient

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Avient by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,368,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,035,000 after acquiring an additional 34,399 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Avient by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,128,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,196,000 after acquiring an additional 36,742 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Avient by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,724,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,821,000 after acquiring an additional 381,610 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Avient by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,438,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,937,000 after acquiring an additional 384,452 shares during the period. Finally, Channing Capital Management LLC increased its position in Avient by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 2,099,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,293,000 after acquiring an additional 131,406 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

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.