Avient (AVNT) Competitors $37.95 +1.07 (+2.90%) Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.86 -0.09 (-0.22%) As of 04/2/2025 04:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVNT vs. ICL, AXTA, ALTM, ESI, CSWI, MEOH, CC, BAK, PRM, and NGVTShould you be buying Avient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avient include ICL Group (ICL), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), Element Solutions (ESI), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and Ingevity (NGVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Avient vs. ICL Group Axalta Coating Systems Arcadium Lithium Element Solutions CSW Industrials Methanex Chemours Braskem Perimeter Solutions Ingevity ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Do analysts rate ICL or AVNT? ICL Group presently has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.19%. Avient has a consensus price target of $51.80, indicating a potential upside of 36.50%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than ICL Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ICL Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has higher valuation & earnings, ICL or AVNT? ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. ICL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioICL Group$6.84B1.11$647M$0.3218.00Avient$3.24B1.07$169.50M$1.8320.74 Is ICL or AVNT more profitable? ICL Group has a net margin of 5.83% compared to Avient's net margin of 5.23%. Avient's return on equity of 10.44% beat ICL Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ICL Group5.83% 8.31% 4.39% Avient 5.23%10.44%4.14% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICL or AVNT? ICL Group received 216 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote while only 49.30% of users gave Avient an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformICL GroupOutperform Votes25155.53% Underperform Votes20144.47% AvientOutperform Votes3549.30% Underperform Votes3650.70% Which has more volatility and risk, ICL or AVNT? ICL Group has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ICL or AVNT? 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to ICL or AVNT? In the previous week, Avient had 7 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Avient and 2 mentions for ICL Group. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat ICL Group's score of 0.55 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ICL Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avient 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ICL or AVNT a better dividend stock? ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. ICL Group pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryAvient beats ICL Group on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Avient News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvientPlastics materials & resins IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.47B$7.18B$3.07B$19.64BDividend Yield2.82%2.99%5.13%3.77%P/E Ratio20.7424.7777.0733.46Price / Sales1.071.1224,351,377,058,410,600.0026.71Price / Cash9.3411.8924.3317.54Price / Book1.491.475.134.61Net Income$169.50M$111.77M$153.99M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.29%-6.14%-0.14%-0.86%1 Month Performance-11.34%-19.71%5.62%-3.14%1 Year Performance-11.10%-23.05%17.18%5.48% Avient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVNTAvient4.8712 of 5 stars$37.95+2.9%$51.80+36.5%-11.1%$3.47B$3.24B20.749,700Positive NewsICLICL Group2.6178 of 5 stars$5.69-0.1%$6.75+18.7%+10.9%$7.47B$6.84B18.3413,200News CoverageAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.7907 of 5 stars$33.19+1.0%$43.08+29.8%+1.4%$7.24B$5.28B18.6412,800Positive NewsALTMArcadium Lithium1.1205 of 5 stars$5.85+0.1%$11.00+88.2%+41.2%$6.29B$1.21B73.061,470High Trading VolumeESIElement Solutions4.6769 of 5 stars$22.61-1.3%$30.14+33.3%-7.9%$5.48B$2.46B22.175,300Positive NewsCSWICSW Industrials4.5595 of 5 stars$291.52+0.5%$379.00+30.0%+32.6%$4.89B$858.61M34.832,400News CoveragePositive NewsMEOHMethanex4.669 of 5 stars$35.09-0.7%$60.63+72.8%-26.0%$2.36B$3.72B15.191,451Analyst ForecastCCChemours4.1278 of 5 stars$13.57-1.1%$22.89+68.7%-52.6%$2.03B$5.78B23.806,600Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownBAKBraskem1.9437 of 5 stars$3.86-2.4%$9.75+152.9%-64.0%$1.54B$77.41B-1.098,310PRMPerimeter Solutions4.0024 of 5 stars$10.06-2.3%$16.00+59.0%+37.5%$1.51B$560.97M-71.87240Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNGVTIngevity3.0524 of 5 stars$39.64+0.0%$55.17+39.2%-14.2%$1.44B$1.41B-3.352,050Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICL Group Alternatives Axalta Coating Systems Alternatives Arcadium Lithium Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives CSW Industrials Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AVNT) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsMusk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to h...InvestorPlace | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredNow I look stupid. 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