Q1 Earnings Forecast for Avient Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Avient in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.84 for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on AVNT. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Avient from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $49.00 to $52.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Avient from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Avient from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Avient has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.50.

Avient Price Performance

Avient stock opened at $46.14 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.71. Avient has a 52 week low of $27.73 and a 52 week high of $51.51. The stock has a market cap of $4.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.48, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.02. Avient had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 10.56%. The firm had revenue of $815.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.50 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Avient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This is an increase from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.34%. Avient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.67%.

Institutional Trading of Avient

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Avient by 81.6% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 663 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Avient during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Avient by 88.6% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 811 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Avient by 58.7% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new stake in shares of Avient during the second quarter valued at approximately $59,000. 95.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.