Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Forecast for Avient Q4 Earnings

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Avient in a report issued on Wednesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the company will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.56. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s FY2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.53 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp began coverage on shares of Avient in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $48.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Avient in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $37.00 price target on shares of Avient in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.50.

Avient Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of AVNT traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $30.34. 47,995 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 647,093. Avient has a 1-year low of $27.86 and a 1-year high of $53.61. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $33.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The company has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.48.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.01. Avient had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 10.57%. The company had revenue of $806.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $823.57 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. Avient’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Avient has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.770-2.870 EPS.

Avient Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. This is a boost from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. Avient’s payout ratio is presently 89.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avient

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Avient by 75.9% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Avient by 54.2% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 967 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares during the period. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Avient by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 2,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in Avient by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 27,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $892,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, F m Investments LLC raised its stake in Avient by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. F m Investments LLC now owns 93,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,006,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

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.