A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Avient (NYSE: AVNT):
- 11/9/2026 – Avient had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $48.00 to $55.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 11/7/2026 – Avient was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
- 11/5/2026 – Avient had its price target raised by Barclays from $44.00 to $50.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
- 11/5/2026 – Avient had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $50.00 to $56.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 10/30/2026 – Avient was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
- 10/17/2026 – Avient was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
- 10/12/2026 – Avient is now covered by Barclays. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $44.00 price target on the stock.
- 10/12/2026 – Avient was upgraded by Barclays to “hold”.
- 9/29/2026 – Avient was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
- 9/18/2026 – Avient was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
Avient Price Performance
AVNT stock traded down $0.61 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.74. The company had a trading volume of 579,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 825,014. Avient Corporation has a 1-year low of $27.48 and a 1-year high of $49.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $41.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $38.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.23.
Avient (NYSE:AVNT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 12.17% and a net margin of 5.27%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.70 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Avient Corporation will post 3.28 earnings per share for the current year.
Avient Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.2825 per share. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. This is a boost from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2750. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 11th. Avient’s payout ratio is currently 56.41%.
Avient Corporation is a global provider of specialty polymer materials, services and solutions. Its offerings include colorants, additives, specialty engineered compounds and other materials designed to enhance the performance, appearance or processing of plastics and other polymers. The company serves customers across industries such as packaging, healthcare, transportation, consumer products and construction. Avient’s products include color and additive concentrates, specialty thermoplastic compounds, and high-performance materials, including advanced fibers and composites.
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