CRH (CRH) Competitors

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and CRH (NYSE:CRH) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is AVNT or CRH more profitable?

CRH has a net margin of 9.17% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.09%. CRH's return on equity of 15.88% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%
CRH	9.17%	15.88%	6.95%

Do analysts prefer AVNT or CRH?

Avient currently has a consensus price target of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 41.22%. CRH has a consensus price target of $114.18, suggesting a potential upside of 21.05%. Given Avient's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than CRH.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVNT or CRH?

95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CRH shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AVNT or CRH?

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avient	$3.24B	0.94	$169.50M	$1.07	30.97
CRH	$35.80B	1.78	$3.46B	$4.72	19.99

Does the media favor AVNT or CRH?

In the previous week, CRH had 10 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CRH and 2 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat CRH's score of 0.76 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CRH	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AVNT or CRH?

Avient has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVNT or CRH a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. CRH pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Avient pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CRH pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

CRH beats Avient on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.