Q1 Earnings Estimate for Avient Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Avient in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49. Avient had a return on equity of 10.44% and a net margin of 5.23%.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Avient from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Avient from $59.00 to $55.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $54.00.

Avient Price Performance

Shares of Avient stock traded down $0.53 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $43.45. 1,288,926 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 572,753. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $42.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.31. The stock has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.74, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.51. Avient has a 12 month low of $37.63 and a 12 month high of $54.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.88.

Avient Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.49%. Avient's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 59.02%.

Institutional Trading of Avient

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP lifted its position in shares of Avient by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 1,522,656 shares of the company's stock worth $76,620,000 after purchasing an additional 63,138 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Avient by 288.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,138 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,315,000 after buying an additional 19,401 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Avient by 22.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 608,621 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,626,000 after acquiring an additional 111,489 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Avient by 48.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 30,868 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,553,000 after purchasing an additional 10,088 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Avient by 58.7% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 865 shares of the company's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the period. 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.