Avient Corp Ownership

AVNT Stock  USD 45.92  0.97  2.07%   
Avient Corp holds a total of 91.36 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Avient Corp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Avient Corp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Avient Corp. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Avient Corp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that nearly six hundred thirty-nine thousand five hundred fifty-one invesors are currently shorting Avient Corp expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2000-09-30
Previous Quarter
92.2 M
Current Value
92 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
90.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
5.5 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Avient Corp in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Avient Corp, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
At this time, Avient Corp's Dividend Yield is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to gain to 1.25 in 2024, whereas Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 47.8 M in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 96.4 M in 2024. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 849 M in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Avient Stock Ownership Analysis

About 99.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.84. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Avient Corp last dividend was issued on the 13th of December 2024. The entity had 3:2 split on the 18th of June 1996. Avient Corporation provides specialized formulator, services, and sustainable material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. Avient Corporation was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio. Avient Corp operates under Specialty Chemicals classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 8800 people. For more info on Avient Corp please contact Robert Patterson at 440 930 1000 or go to https://www.avient.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Avient Corp also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Avient Corp's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Avient Corp's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Avient Corp Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

6.05 Billion

Avient Corp Insider Trades History

Only 1.91% of Avient Corp are currently held by insiders. Unlike Avient Corp's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Avient Corp's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Avient Corp's insider trades
 
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Avient Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Avient Corp is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Avient Corp backward and forwards among themselves. Avient Corp's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Avient Corp's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Westfield Capital Management Company, L.p.2024-09-30
1.5 M
Lord, Abbett & Co Llc2024-09-30
1.5 M
Bamco Inc2024-09-30
1.5 M
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.3 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Llc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Norges Bank2024-06-30
1.2 M
American Century Companies Inc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
11.1 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
10.2 M
Note, although Avient Corp's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Avient Corp Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Avient Corp insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Avient Corp's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Avient Corp insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Avient Corp Outstanding Bonds

Avient Corp issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Avient Corp uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Avient bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Avient Corp has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Avient Corp Corporate Filings

F4
13th of December 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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F3
5th of November 2024
The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock
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8K
31st of October 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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25th of June 2024
Other Reports
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