What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Avient Q3 Earnings?

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Avient in a report issued on Tuesday, September 16th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the company will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Avient’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Avient’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.02. Avient had a return on equity of 10.57% and a net margin of 3.65%.The firm had revenue of $866.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $852.98 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Avient has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.700-0.700 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.770-2.870 EPS.

Separately, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Avient from $43.00 to $37.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.00.

Avient Price Performance

Shares of AVNT opened at $36.34 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $35.10 and a 200-day moving average of $35.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The company has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.40. Avient has a 1 year low of $27.86 and a 1 year high of $54.68.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Avient by 75.9% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 737 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Avient during the 2nd quarter worth $37,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Avient by 85.8% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of Avient in the 2nd quarter worth $45,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Avient by 57.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be paid a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Avient’s dividend payout ratio is 84.38%.

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.