Avient (AVNT) Competitors $46.33 -0.34 (-0.73%) (As of 09:26 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AVNT vs. ALB, EMN, HXL, PCT, ROG, ASIX, TSE, DNMR, DD, and DOWShould you be buying Avient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avient include Albemarle (ALB), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Hexcel (HXL), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Rogers (ROG), AdvanSix (ASIX), Trinseo (TSE), Danimer Scientific (DNMR), DuPont de Nemours (DD), and DOW (DOW). These companies are all part of the "plastics materials & resins" industry. Avient vs. Albemarle Eastman Chemical Hexcel PureCycle Technologies Rogers AdvanSix Trinseo Danimer Scientific DuPont de Nemours DOW Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings. Is ALB or AVNT more profitable? Avient has a net margin of 4.66% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -6.72%. Avient's return on equity of 10.56% beat Albemarle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Albemarle-6.72% 6.38% 3.31% Avient 4.66%10.56%4.17% Which has more risk and volatility, ALB or AVNT? Albemarle has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ALB or AVNT? Albemarle has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Albemarle 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 RatioAlbemarle$9.62B1.23$1.57B-$4.73-21.26Avient$3.21B1.33$75.70M$1.6228.81 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALB or AVNT? Albemarle received 742 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.79% of users gave Albemarle an outperform vote while only 46.03% of users gave Avient an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlbemarleOutperform Votes77162.79% Underperform Votes45737.21% AvientOutperform Votes2946.03% Underperform Votes3453.97% Is ALB or AVNT a better dividend stock? Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Albemarle pays out -34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 66.7% 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. Albemarle has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Avient has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer ALB or AVNT? Albemarle presently has a consensus target price of $117.30, indicating a potential upside of 16.64%. Avient has a consensus target price of $54.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.78%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Albemarle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Albemarle 1 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.26Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media favor ALB or AVNT? In the previous week, Avient had 18 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Avient and 7 mentions for Albemarle. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Albemarle's score of 0.10 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Albemarle 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Avient 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALB or AVNT? 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Albemarle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAvient beats Albemarle on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DarwinUnlock the Secret to Earning Consistent Income from Stocks Under $30!Are you ready to transform your investment strategy and generate a steady monthly income? We’re excited to offer you our exclusive report, "Options Trading Strategy: 2 (Surprisingly) Low-Cost Stocks Primed for Generating Monthly Income," FREE!👉 Yes, I Want the Free Report! 👈 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$4.26B$8.77B$2.80B$19.30BDividend Yield2.21%2.33%5.23%3.56%P/E Ratio28.8134.47122.5841.71Price / Sales1.331.36542,539.3917.89Price / Cash10.4810.2123.4720.54Price / Book1.791.893.585.28Net Income$75.70M$234.47M$145.49M$985.16M7 Day Performance-4.68%-4.30%-0.95%-0.50%1 Month Performance-5.03%-7.71%0.79%-0.84%1 Year Performance37.39%8.63%30.19%22.96% Avient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVNTAvient4.4005 of 5 stars$46.33-0.7%$54.50+17.6%+37.4%$4.23B$3.14B28.609,300Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionALBAlbemarle3.5735 of 5 stars$102.28+4.1%$117.30+14.7%-21.4%$12.02B$9.62B-21.629,000Upcoming EarningsEMNEastman Chemical4.9836 of 5 stars$101.29+0.2%$112.07+10.6%+29.9%$11.84B$9.21B13.5614,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHXLHexcel4.4181 of 5 stars$58.65-0.3%$71.54+22.0%-7.4%$4.75B$1.79B44.775,590PCTPureCycle Technologies1.2183 of 5 stars$12.67-1.6%$8.20-35.3%+150.7%$2.09BN/A-13.20146Upcoming EarningsROGRogers3.211 of 5 stars$104.10+1.3%N/A-14.2%$1.94B$842.50M38.843,300ASIXAdvanSix4.4996 of 5 stars$29.84+3.1%$38.00+27.3%+15.1%$797.03M$1.53B99.471,450Dividend AnnouncementInsider SellingNews CoverageTSETrinseo0.7855 of 5 stars$4.51+1.3%N/A-34.7%$159.47M$3.68B-0.363,100Upcoming EarningsDNMRDanimer Scientific1.0258 of 5 stars$0.31-6.5%$0.93+199.6%-74.3%$37.43M$46.68M-0.25257Upcoming EarningsGap UpDDDuPont de Nemours4.7597 of 5 stars$82.25-0.3%$94.83+15.3%+17.5%$34.35B$12.07B54.1124,000Gap UpDOWDOW3.9152 of 5 stars$48.13-1.7%$57.64+19.8%-3.6%$33.70B$43.18B32.0935,900News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Albemarle Alternatives Eastman Chemical Alternatives Hexcel Alternatives PureCycle Technologies Alternatives Rogers Alternatives AdvanSix Alternatives Trinseo Alternatives Danimer Scientific Alternatives DuPont de Nemours Alternatives DOW 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 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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