3 Diversified Chemical Stocks to Watch Amid Demand Headwinds

Soft demand in key end markets and sluggishness in Europe and China have put a dent in the Zacks Chemicals Diversified industry. APD, ALB and AVNT are poised to navigate the industry challenges.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 8, 2025

4 Ideal November Buys In Barron's 100 Sustainable Dividend Dogs Of 47 'Safer'

Barron's 2025 list of 100 most sustainable companies highlights top ESG performers, with 82 paying dividends and 47 deemed "safer" by free cash flow metrics. Yield-based "dogcatcher" analysis identifies 10 high-yield ESG stocks, including RHI, IPG, GIS, HRL, CPB, RF, LKQ, AVNT, KDP, and GPK, with notable upside potential. Analyst forecasts project average net gains of 37.1% for the top ten ESG "dogs" by November 2026, with several stocks already at or near "fair price" levels.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 13, 2025

Avient Corporation (AVNT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Avient Corporation ( AVNT ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 5, 2025 8:00 AM EST Company Participants Giuseppe Di Salvo - VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer Ashish Khandpur - President, CEO & Chairman of the Board Jamie Beggs - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Michael Sison - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Frank Mitsch - Fermium Research, LLC Aleksey Yefremov - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Joshua S. Vesely - Robert W.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 5, 2025

Avient Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results

Third quarter sales of $807 million, 1% below the prior year quarter and includes a favorable impact of 2% from foreign exchange Third quarter GAAP EPS of $0.36 compared to $0.41 in the prior year quarter Third quarter adjusted EPS of $0.70 in line with prior guidance; represents 8% growth over the prior year quarter, driven by EBITDA margin expansion in both business segments, as well as lower interest and tax expense Maintaining 2025 full-year adjusted EPS guidance range of $2.77 to $2.87 reflecting 4% to 8% year-over-year growth Strong cash flow generation in the quarter supported $50 million of additional debt repayment bringing year-to-date total to $100 million; expecting total debt repayment of $150 million for the full year 2025 CLEVELAND , Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, today announced its third quarter results for 2025. The company reported third quarter sales of $806.5 million, compared to $815.2 million in the prior year quarter.

PRNewsWire • Nov 5, 2025

Avient (AVNT) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates

Avient (AVNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.7 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.65 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 5, 2025

Compared to Estimates, Avient (AVNT) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

The headline numbers for Avient (AVNT) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 5, 2025

Avient (AVNT) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Avient (AVNT) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 29, 2025

100 Barron's Sustainable Dividend Dogs: 4 Ideal October Buys; 9 To Watch; 49 "Safer"

Barron's 2025 list of 100 top sustainable companies, ranked by Calvert's ESG criteria, highlights 82 dividend payers ideal for yield-based analysis. Top-ten October 2025 Sustainable dividend-dogs, Regions Financial, Hormel, Air Products, PPG, Interpublic, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Stanley Black & Decker, Robert Half, Avient, and LKQ, ranged 24.25% 49.98% in one-year net-gains. $5k invested in the lowest-priced five of ten top-yield Sustainable companies showed 12.38% more net gain than from $5k invested in all ten per October 10 data.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 15, 2025

Avient Announces Fifteenth Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase

CLEVELAND , Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-seven and a half cents ($0.275) per share on the common stock outstanding, representing the fifteenth consecutive annual increase. The $0.275 per share will be paid on January 7, 2026, to stockholders of record on December 12, 2025.

PRNewsWire • Oct 8, 2025

Avient To Hold Third Quarter 2025 Conference Call

CLEVELAND , Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, intends to release its third quarter 2025 earnings before the market opens on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.  The company will then host a webcast with a slide presentation at 8:00 a.m.

PRNewsWire • Oct 1, 2025