Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Avient (AVNT)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Avient (NYSE: AVNT):

• 12/8/2025 – Avient had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/5/2025 – Avient was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/1/2025 – Avient had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Avient had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Avient had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/13/2025 – Avient had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/6/2025 – Avient had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $37.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/6/2025 – Avient was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.

Avient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 12th will be given a $0.275 dividend. This is a positive change from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 12th. Avient’s payout ratio is presently 89.43%.

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.