H. B. Fuller (FUL) Competitors

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer AVNT or FUL?

In the previous week, Avient had 5 more articles in the media than H. B. Fuller. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Avient and 7 mentions for H. B. Fuller. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat H. B. Fuller's score of 0.01 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H. B. Fuller	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AVNT or FUL?

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer AVNT or FUL?

Avient currently has a consensus price target of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 41.54%. H. B. Fuller has a consensus price target of $67.25, indicating a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than H. B. Fuller.

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
H. B. Fuller	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is AVNT or FUL more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to H. B. Fuller's net margin of 2.92%. H. B. Fuller's return on equity of 11.50% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%
H. B. Fuller	2.92%	11.50%	4.21%

Which has more risk and volatility, AVNT or FUL?

Avient has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H. B. Fuller has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AVNT or FUL?

Avient has higher earnings, but lower revenue than H. B. Fuller. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H. B. Fuller, 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	0.93	$169.50M	$1.07	30.90
H. B. Fuller	$3.57B	0.91	$130.26M	$1.85	32.62

Is AVNT or FUL a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. H. B. Fuller pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 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. H. B. Fuller pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and H. B. Fuller has increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years.

Summary

Avient beats H. B. Fuller on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.