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

Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Avient in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison expects that the company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Avient’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Avient from $59.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Avient from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.00.

Avient Stock Performance

NYSE AVNT opened at $43.96 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.51. Avient has a 1-year low of $37.63 and a 1-year high of $54.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 1.42.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.49. Avient had a return on equity of 10.44% and a net margin of 5.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC boosted its position in Avient by 21.5% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Creative Planning grew its stake in Avient by 35.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 35,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,789,000 after purchasing an additional 9,378 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Avient by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 50,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,540,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Avient by 58.7% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 865 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Avient in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $217,000. 95.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Avient Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.46%. Avient’s payout ratio is currently 59.02%.

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.