Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, AVNT or OLN?

Avient has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Olin. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olin, 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	31.01
Olin	$6.54B	0.37	$108.60M	$0.51	40.96

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVNT or OLN?

95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AVNT or OLN?

Avient has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olin has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVNT or OLN more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Olin's net margin of 0.94%. Avient's return on equity of 10.48% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.09%	10.48%	4.16%
Olin	0.94%	3.13%	0.86%

Does the media prefer AVNT or OLN?

In the previous week, Avient and Avient both had 8 articles in the media. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Olin's score of 0.43 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Olin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AVNT or OLN a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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. Olin pays out 156.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer AVNT or OLN?

Avient presently has a consensus price target of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 41.02%. Olin has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 30.84%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Olin.

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
Olin	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

Avient beats Olin on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.