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Avient Corporation

$AVNT·$3.8B·Chemicals - Specialty·Basic Materials
$40.98-0.0%YTD+30.3%1Y+28.2%
Price updated 6m ago·X counts updated 4d ago
AVAVNT
$AVNTAvient Corporation
$40.98-0.05%69 posts1.2×
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On X

The complete picture of $AVNT on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

69X posts · last 7 days
Sep 21Oct 4
Chatter Meter
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How loud $AVNT's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 91% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

The $AVNT (Veranta on Base) crowd is bullish on a steady grind higher — the token has run through the first three published target levels (hitting $0.1181, $0.1300, $0.1418) with $0.1587 and $0.1769 still in play, and $0.18 is being framed as inevitable. Volume is building above the grey-box level and holders call it "one of five Base gems flying under the radar." There is no visible bear voice in the sample.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $AVNT — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Avient is a profitable specialty-materials name quietly up 29% YTD — the X thread is a Base-ecosystem token, not this stock.

Avient Corporation is a specialty-polymers and composites supplier — plastics, color concentrates, and performance materials for industrial, consumer, and transportation customers. The business is a steady compounder.

  • The business is doing fine: Q1 revenue +5.8% YoY at a 9.7% operating margin and ROIC of 4.7% — moderate growth with reasonable margin, benefiting from the gradual US industrial recovery.
  • At 25x PE and 1.3x sales the valuation is reasonable for a mid-cycle industrial — not cheap, not expensive, trading like a quality specialty-chemicals compounder.
  • 52-week range position is 68% with volume at the 30-day average — mid-range on normal volume, consolidating ahead of Nov 4 earnings.

Nov 4 Q3 is the gate — any continued revenue growth above 5% plus modest margin expansion extends the move. A soft industrial-end-market print or margin compression and the stock gives back some of the YTD gain.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 — organic revenue growth, operating-margin trajectory, specialty-performance-materials mix, and any 2027 guide. A soft end-market print is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Specialty polymer materials company supplying custom colorants, additives, and sustainable packaging formulations to global manufacturers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Chemicals - Specialty sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AVNT.

Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — PFAS litigation resolution at Chemours remains the balance-sheet de-risking event.

What this means for $AVNT

Partial — Specialty polymer materials company supplying custom colorants, additives, and sustainable packaging formulations to global manufacturers.

Industry benchmark

16-name peer basket
+31.7%YTD
+14.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
24.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
7.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
32.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.96$0.89+7.5%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.83$0.81+2.5%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$0.56$0.55+1.8%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.70$0.69+1.4%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.80

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$917.0M+5.8%33.5%12.3%$0.71$-64.8M
Q1 FY26$847.4M+2.5%32.2%11.6%$0.61$-53.5M
Q4 FY25$760.6M+1.9%32.3%5.2%$0.18$125.4M
Q3 FY25$806.5M-1.1%30.4%9.0%$0.36$47.4M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.4B$3.4B – $3.4B$3.20$3.18 – $3.226
FY27$3.5B$3.5B – $3.6B$3.53$3.49 – $3.646
FY28$3.7B$3.6B – $3.8B$3.91$3.85 – $3.984

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.71%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-2.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+8.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 91.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.305-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 21 other (21 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 13
8-KShareholder voteMay 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 278-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 8 other (2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 13Gs · 1 11-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Avient Announces Sixteenth Consecutive Annual Dividend Increaseprnewswire.com·2d agoDividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week October 4seekingalpha.com·6d agoAvient Advances Circularity by Launching Nymax FR REC Flame Retardantzacks.com·7d agoBest Value Stocks to Buy for October 2ndzacks.com·7d agoBest Income Stocks to Buy for October 2ndzacks.com·7d ago

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