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Are Basic Materials Stocks Lagging Air Products and Chemicals (APD) This Year?
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NYSE · AVNT
Avient Corporation
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$40.97
Down-$0.19 (-0.46%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 1:03 PM
SID Score
5.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 2.88B
- P/E ratio
- 25.46
- Dividend yield
- 3.31%
- 52-week range
- $27.48 – $46.64
- Volume
- 796.77K
- Avg. volume
- 637.45K
Price performance
AVNT price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
AVNT closed at $40.97 after 20 trading sessions, down 5.73% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $40.97
- Period change
- -5.73%
- Period low
- $40.97
- Period high
- $44.78
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $41.18 | $41.185 | $40.62 | $40.97 | 796.77K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $40.79 | $41.52 | $40.50 | $41.16 | 896.47K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $42.00 | $42.00 | $41.29 | $41.41 | 626.7K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $41.35 | $41.99 | $41.12 | $41.72 | 649.27K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $42.55 | $42.89 | $41.80 | $41.90 | 597.2K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $43.25 | $43.56 | $42.56 | $42.61 | 714.01K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $42.72 | $43.87 | $42.44 | $43.40 | 495.15K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $44.10 | $44.10 | $42.43 | $42.91 | 480.23K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $43.17 | $44.29 | $43.17 | $43.59 | 769.82K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $43.71 | $43.85 | $42.43 | $42.62 | 677.45K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $44.59 | $44.89 | $43.74 | $44.06 | 896.7K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $44.76 | $45.09 | $44.195 | $44.67 | 696.1K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $44.45 | $45.25 | $44.05 | $44.26 | 547.92K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $44.65 | $45.57 | $44.145 | $44.78 | 665.23K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $44.78 | $44.86 | $43.87 | $44.62 | 646.48K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $44.70 | $44.81 | $44.10 | $44.42 | 807.57K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $44.08 | $44.95 | $44.08 | $44.66 | 800.3K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $43.12 | $44.20 | $43.12 | $43.73 | 643.87K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $44.18 | $44.83 | $43.98 | $44.26 | 732.28K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $45.20 | $45.20 | $43.43 | $43.46 | 859.4K |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Avient Corp manufactures and sells various chemical and plastic-based products to designers and plastic processors. The firm operates in two segments: Color, Additives and Inks, and Specialty Engineered Materials. The company's product portfolio includes concentrated color and ink blends, plastic resins, and various specialized polymer materials used in industries such as food packaging, construction, transportation, cosmetics, and healthcare. The color, additives, & ink segment and the distribution segment together generate a vast majority of revenue. More than half of the total revenue is derived from the United States.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $42.50
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- —
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Keybanc | Sector Weight | — |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
News briefing
Generated Sep 15, 2026, 9:03 PM
Why Is AVNT Down Today?
Avient Corporation slipped 0.46% today as broader concerns about underperformance in the basic materials sector weigh on investor sentiment. The company continues to face headwinds in a market where specialty chemical peers like Air Products and Chemicals are outpacing traditional materials stocks.
Bottom line: Avient's slight decline reflects sector-wide pressure on basic materials stocks relative to specialty chemical peers, rather than company-specific concerns. Investors should monitor whether this sector underperformance continues or if AVNT can demonstrate competitive advantages that justify outperformance versus broader materials indices.
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