What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Avient Q1 Earnings?

Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Avient in a report released on Thursday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison forecasts that the company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.02. Avient had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 10.56%. The company had revenue of $815.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $797.50 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.57 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on AVNT. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Avient from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $49.00 to $52.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Avient from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Avient from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.50.

Avient Price Performance

Shares of AVNT opened at $48.19 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.40 billion, a PE ratio of 29.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.48. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $48.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.77. Avient has a twelve month low of $31.45 and a twelve month high of $51.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AVNT. Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in Avient by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 12,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Avient by 3.1% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after buying an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Avient by 35.4% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Avient by 21.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Avient by 81.6% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 663 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. 95.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Avient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This is a positive change from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.24%. Avient’s payout ratio is currently 63.58%.

Avient Company Profile

Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Color, Additives and Inks; and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives and Inks segment offers custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, and specialty inks; custom-formulated liquid system, such as polyester, vinyl, natural rubber and latex, polyurethane, and silicone; and proprietary inks.