Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Avient

Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Avient in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.82. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.35 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.01. Avient had a return on equity of 10.44% and a net margin of 5.23%. The business had revenue of $826.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $834.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. Avient’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Baird R W raised shares of Avient to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Avient from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Robert W. Baird started coverage on Avient in a report on Friday, March 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $43.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Avient from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $48.25.

Avient Stock Down 1.4 %

Avient stock opened at $36.80 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $35.54 and a 200-day moving average of $41.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. Avient has a twelve month low of $27.86 and a twelve month high of $54.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 20.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.38.

Avient Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.93%. Avient’s payout ratio is presently 59.02%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Avient during the 4th quarter worth about $50,548,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Avient by 200.7% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,321,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,012,000 after buying an additional 882,234 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Avient by 120.2% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,460,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,675,000 after buying an additional 797,112 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in Avient by 250.5% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 532,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,762,000 after buying an additional 380,657 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Avient by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,185,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,180,000 after buying an additional 276,357 shares during the last quarter. 95.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.