Huntsman (HUN) Competitors

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Is HUN or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -5.75%. Avient's return on equity of 10.48% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huntsman	-5.75%	-2.45%	-1.09%
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%

Does the media refer more to HUN or AVNT?

In the previous week, Huntsman had 20 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Huntsman and 11 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Huntsman's score of 0.12 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huntsman	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avient	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HUN or AVNT?

Avient has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Huntsman. Huntsman 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
Huntsman	$5.86B	0.27	-$189M	-$1.95	-4.72
Avient	$3.24B	0.95	$169.50M	$1.07	31.55

Do analysts recommend HUN or AVNT?

Huntsman presently has a consensus price target of $13.17, indicating a potential upside of 42.96%. Avient has a consensus price target of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 38.63%. Given Huntsman's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Huntsman is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Huntsman	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, HUN or AVNT?

Huntsman has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HUN or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Huntsman pays out -51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Huntsman has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HUN or AVNT?

84.8% of Huntsman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Huntsman shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Avient beats Huntsman on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.