Avient (NYSE:AVNT – Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.800-0.800 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.800. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Avient also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.100-3.250 EPS.
Avient Price Performance
Shares of NYSE AVNT opened at $40.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.41. Avient has a 52 week low of $27.48 and a 52 week high of $46.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.
Avient (NYSE:AVNT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $917.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $898.53 million. Avient had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.64%. Avient’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.80 earnings per share. Avient has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Avient will post 3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Avient Increases Dividend
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Avient from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Avient from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Avient from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Avient from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Avient from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Avient presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.71.
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About Avient
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global materials company that develops and manufactures specialized polymer products and solutions. Its portfolio includes engineered materials, specialty formulations, colorants, additives, inks, and other technologies designed to improve the performance, appearance, sustainability, and processing of plastics and other materials.
The company serves customers across a range of industries, including packaging, transportation, healthcare, consumer products, electronics, building and construction, and energy.
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