Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.930-3.170 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Avient also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.810-0.810 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on AVNT. KeyCorp raised their target price on Avient from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Avient from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Avient in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Avient from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Avient currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.50.

Avient Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of AVNT stock opened at $40.83 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 1.47. Avient has a one year low of $27.48 and a one year high of $44.78. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $33.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.40. The company has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.20, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.44.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. Avient had a net margin of 3.49% and a return on equity of 10.75%. The company had revenue of $760.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $750.19 million. Avient’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS. Avient has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.930-3.170 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Avient will post 2.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVNT. Nuveen LLC boosted its stake in Avient by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 1,457,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,546,000 after purchasing an additional 98,282 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Avient by 2.3% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,352,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,552,000 after acquiring an additional 30,047 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Avient by 440.4% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,337,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,060,000 after acquiring an additional 1,089,744 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Avient by 21.9% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,288,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,634,000 after acquiring an additional 231,102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Avient by 22.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,013,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,652,000 after purchasing an additional 187,901 shares in the last quarter. 95.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Avient

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials, delivering color, additive and engineered solutions to a wide range of industries. The company’s core offerings include masterbatches, colorant systems, compounds and resins designed to enhance performance, aesthetics and environmental sustainability. Avient serves markets such as packaging, automotive, consumer goods, healthcare, electronics, and agriculture, tailoring products to meet stringent regulatory and end-use requirements.

Formed through a corporate rebranding in 2020 following the divestiture of PolyOne’s specialty businesses, Avient traces its heritage to a legacy of polymer innovation spanning decades.