Avient (AVNT) Competitors $42.80 +0.72 (+1.70%) Closing price 02/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.78 -0.03 (-0.07%) As of 02/28/2025 04:55 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends AVNT vs. ICL, AXTA, ESI, ALTM, CSWI, MEOH, CC, BAK, PCT, 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), Element Solutions (ESI), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Braskem (BAK), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), and Ingevity (NGVT). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Avient vs. ICL Group Axalta Coating Systems Element Solutions Arcadium Lithium CSW Industrials Methanex Chemours Braskem PureCycle Technologies Ingevity Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AVNT or ICL? Avient has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AVNT or ICL? In the previous week, ICL Group had 18 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for ICL Group and 3 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat ICL Group's score of 0.66 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avient 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ICL Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate AVNT or ICL? Avient presently has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.15%. ICL Group has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.91%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than ICL Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20ICL Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVNT or ICL? 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are held by company 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 MarketBeat Community believe in AVNT or ICL? ICL Group received 216 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.65% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote while only 50.72% of users gave Avient an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvientOutperform Votes3550.72% Underperform Votes3449.28% ICL GroupOutperform Votes25155.65% Underperform Votes20044.35% Is AVNT or ICL 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 Avient5.23% 10.44% 4.14% ICL Group 5.83%8.31%4.39% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AVNT or ICL? 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 RatioAvient$3.24B1.21$169.50M$1.8323.39ICL Group$6.93B1.14$647M$0.3218.80 Is AVNT or ICL a better dividend stock? Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Avient pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICL Group pays out 40.6% 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. 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$3.91B$7.88B$3.08B$20.08BDividend Yield2.57%2.67%5.17%3.89%P/E Ratio23.3927.88101.3934.86Price / Sales1.211.2625,759,299,558,819,700.0032.54Price / Cash9.3411.8924.3517.60Price / Book1.681.724.834.79Net Income$169.50M$111.77M$154.32M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.33%-2.02%-1.49%-0.64%1 Month Performance1.16%0.16%0.41%-1.38%1 Year Performance5.61%-9.08%29.26%9.97% Avient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVNTAvient4.7871 of 5 stars$42.81+1.7%$54.00+26.2%+5.6%$3.91B$3.24B23.399,200Positive NewsICLICL Group2.0646 of 5 stars$6.11-1.1%$6.00-1.7%+11.8%$8.02B$6.93B19.6913,350Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑AXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.6459 of 5 stars$36.35+0.9%$43.08+18.5%+11.3%$7.93B$5.28B20.4212,800Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑ESIElement Solutions4.0249 of 5 stars$26.27-0.9%$30.14+14.8%+10.5%$6.37B$2.46B25.755,300ALTMArcadium Lithium1.3877 of 5 stars$5.84+0.3%$11.00+88.5%+5.5%$6.28B$1.21B21.611,470Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑CSWICSW Industrials4.3163 of 5 stars$299.38-0.9%$379.00+26.6%+34.0%$5.02B$858.61M35.772,600Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.7759 of 5 stars$44.18-0.2%$62.25+40.9%-0.5%$2.98B$3.72B19.131,451Short Interest ↓CCChemours4.1807 of 5 stars$16.19-3.4%$23.11+42.8%-28.1%$2.42B$5.78B28.406,200Ex-DividendGap DownBAKBraskem1.6723 of 5 stars$4.35-1.5%$9.75+124.4%-58.1%$1.73B$14.14B-1.228,310Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Gap DownPCTPureCycle Technologies1.5941 of 5 stars$9.75-0.8%$12.50+28.2%+69.7%$1.69BN/A-6.50120Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNGVTIngevity2.8285 of 5 stars$46.11+0.2%$54.67+18.6%+5.0%$1.68B$1.41B-3.891,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICL Group Alternatives Axalta Coating Systems Alternatives Element Solutions Alternatives Arcadium Lithium Alternatives CSW Industrials Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Braskem Alternatives PureCycle Technologies Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AVNT) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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