AVNTBasic Materials · Specialty ChemicalsThe 7 Wall Street analysts covering Avient Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $50 — +20.7% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 95 of 100 as at 11 Sept 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Avient Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Revisions (99): Analysts have, on balance, been raising their forecasts.
Volatility (44): The share price moves around a lot.
Size (27): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on AVNT, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +20.7% from it.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy | $44 → $50 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | $47 → $48 |
| 8 June 2026 | Truist Securities | Initiates | Buy | $44 |
| 8 June 2026 | Truist Securities | Initiates | Buy | — |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Keybanc | Downgrade | Sector Weight | — |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Keybanc | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Oppenheimer | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Keybanc | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Keybanc | Initiates | Overweight | — |
| 4 Aug 2025 | Baird | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 12 May 2025 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 7 May 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Seaport Global | Upgrade | Buy | — |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Deutsche Bank | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 18 Oct 2024 | Seaport Global | Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. AVNT appears on the weeks it earns a place.
Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 11 Sept 2026, Avient Corp. returned +13.7% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 33% of US stocks
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Cheaper than 54% of US stocks
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Higher than 41% of US stocks
Higher than 61% of US stocks
Higher than 40% of US stocks
Higher than 69% of US stocks
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Higher than 57% of US stocks
Higher than 71% of US stocks
Higher than 57% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.
Avient Corp. has a market value of $3.8B and an enterprise value of $5.3B.
Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $3.3B. The latest quarter grew 5.8% year on year.
Net income over the same four quarters: $171.5M, a 5.1% net margin.
Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $1.85.
Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $190.8M, after $108.4M of capital spending.
Avient Corp. spent $99.8M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.
Trailing P/E: 22.7×; forward P/E: 11.9× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 2.64%, paying out 59% of earnings.
Avient Corp. employs 9,000 people — $370K of revenue per employee.
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The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Avient Corp. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →
Zacks Investment Research published a piece asking whether Avient (AVNT) is a great dividend stock choice, highlighting that dividends are a key benefit of shareholding and probing whether Avient has the qualities to be a strong pick.
Why it matters — A positive research feature on Avient could draw attention to the company as a potential dividend investment for AVNT watchers evaluating its shareholder value.
Zacks Investment Research published a comparison of Avient (AVNT) and Air Liquide (AIQUY), two Chemical - Diversified stocks, examining which presents the better value opportunity for investors at this time.
Why it matters — The piece provides Avient watchers with a value-oriented comparison against a peer in the diversified chemicals sector, which can inform their assessment of the stock's relative attractiveness.
Avient Corp. will debut its next-generation Dyneema SK80 fiber at SMM 2026. The new fiber offers at least twice the durability and fatigue resistance of its predecessor SK80 for demanding mooring applications.
Why it matters — The launch signals Avient's continued product innovation in its high-performance Dyneema fiber line, which could strengthen its position in maritime mooring applications.
Zacks Investment Research reports unusual activity in the options market for Avient Corp. (AVNT) stock, suggesting some investors are taking notable options positions. The article indicates these movements warrant close attention from investors.
Why it matters — Unusual options-market movements for AVNT could signal shifts in how sophisticated investors are positioning themselves around the stock.
Zacks Investment Research compared Avient (AVNT) and Air Liquide (AIQUY) to assess which stock in the Chemical - Diversified sector offers investors the better value opportunity right now. The report poses this comparison for investors considering the two stocks.
Why it matters — AVNT watchers would care because this analysis evaluates Avient's current value positioning directly against a major sector peer, Air Liquide.
The 7 Wall Street analysts covering Avient Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $50, with estimates ranging from $46 to $56. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 7 analysts covering Avient Corp., 5 rate it a Buy, 2 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Avient Corp. 95 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 11 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 11 Sept 2026, Avient Corp. ranks 95 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Revisions (99 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 7 analysts implies +20.7% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Avient Corp. 95 out of 100 as at 11 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering Avient Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for AVNT are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $46 to $56 over the next 12 months.
Avient Corp. returned +13.7% over the 12 months to 11 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Avient Corp. Common Stock is the equity security of Avient Corporation, a materials solutions company focused on thermoplastic compounds and specialized polymer formulations.
The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 9 Sept 2026): "Avient (AVNT) Could Be a Great Choice". Zacks Investment Research published a piece asking whether Avient (AVNT) is a great dividend stock choice, highlighting that dividends are a key benefit of shareholding and probing whether Avient has the qualities to be a strong pick.
Avient Corp. Common Stock is the equity security of Avient Corporation, a materials solutions company focused on thermoplastic compounds and specialized polymer formulations. Avient serves customers through its Color, Additives, and Inks segment and its Specialty Engineered Materials segment, supplying custom color and additive concentrates, specialty inks, dispersions, plasticols, and engineered material solutions for designers, assemblers, and processors. The company’s products are used across a broad range of industries that rely on performance plastics and tailored material properties, including packaging, automotive, consumer goods, and industrial applications. Avient Corp. Common Stock represents ownership in a business that plays a key role in the specialty materials market by helping manufacturers improve product appearance, processing, durability, and functionality through formulation expertise and application-specific solutions.
CEO Dr. Ashish K. Khandpur Ph.D. · 9,000 employees · United States · https://www.avient.com
