AVNT

Avient Corporation Common Stock (AVNT)

Stock · NYSE · Industrials

$38.97as of 10/16/2026

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October 11, 2026

Avient Announces New CEO Mike Frank, Reaffirms Guidance. Avient disclosed that Mike Frank will assume the chief executive role, succeeding Dr. Ashish Khandpur. The company kept its FY2026 adjusted EPS outlook of $3.10‑$3.25 and its Q3 adjusted EPS guidance of $0.80. The leadership change was highlighted alongside a dividend champion note, and the stock fell about 7% after the news. The announcement arrives as the shares trade near a long‑standing support level.

Active signals

Support level
$37.17
Industry
Major Chemicals

What AVNT's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike36+2.7%67%
Bollinger Band Breakdown21+2.2%62%
Bollinger Band Breakout20+0.1%50%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now16+4.1%69%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+1.0%53%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About AVNT

Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. The company 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; custo…

Sector
Industrials
Industry
Major Chemicals
Employees
9,000

Fundamentals

1-day range
$38.68$39.94
Market cap
$3.91B
P/E (trailing)
21.02
P/E (forward)
11.08
EPS (trailing)
$1.85
Dividend yield
2.99%
Beta
1.29
Avg. volume
814.2K
Ex-dividend date
December 11, 2026
Dividend pay date
January 7, 2027
52-week range
$27.48$46.64
Next earnings: November 4, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.80confirmed

How Avient Corporation Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$3.26BNet Income$81.90M (3%)Cost of Revenue$2.24B (69%)SG&A$812.10M (25%)Other$93.50M (3%)Tax$28.10M (1%)AVNT

Source: 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$1.02B(31%)
Operating Income$203.50M(6%)

Forecasts

8 analyst ratings

Buy 80%
Hold 20%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$56
+43.7%
Median
$50
+28.3%
Low
$44
+12.9%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
14.8K
Disposed
0

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
85.66M
Total value held
$2.96B
Institutional holders
331
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown11.09M
  • Unknown4.97M
  • Unknown4.28M
  • Unknown4.12M
  • Unknown3.56M
  • Unknown2.98M
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