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After finishing at $30.43 in the prior trading day, Avient Corp (NYSE: AVNT) closed at $29.85, down -1.91%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.55 million shares were traded. AVNT stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.35.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AVNT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.42 and its Current Ratio is at 1.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.92.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Robert W. Baird on March 14, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $43.
On February 18, 2025, Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $56.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 21 ’25 when Rathbun Joel R. bought 2,731 shares for $37.82 per share.
Rathbun Joel R. bought 2,966 shares of AVNT for $120,301 on Mar 17 ’25. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, Rathbun Joel R., who serves as the SVP, Mergers & Acquisitions of the company, sold 5,762 shares for $51.45 each. As a result, the insider received 296,432 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AVNT now has a Market Capitalization of 2732251136 and an Enterprise Value of 4402499072. As of this moment, Avient’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.359 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.569.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVNT is 1.41, which has changed by -0.3112598 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.028342128 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVNT has reached a high of $54.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.58%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 637.73K shares per day over the past 3-months and 849910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 91.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 89.64M. Insiders hold about 2.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.42% stake in the company. Shares short for AVNT as of 1741910400 were 1687668 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1739491200 on 1393107. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1687668 and a Short% of Float of 2.4400001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AVNT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.043, compared to 1.05 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034275386The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.33.
