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Avient Corporation (AVNT) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$42.88 +1.64% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $43.11

Avient Corporation (AVNT) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (31% profit margin, 4% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate) →

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $3.93B

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $43.11 (+0.54%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.80% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 13/20 (C) • 6% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for AVNT)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±6.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (70/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY AVNT SCORES 70/100 (B-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+15/20 pts (21% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+15/20 pts (21% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 80% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 63.5 (BULLISH MOMENTUM)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning13/20 pts (-7 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-7 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C+$37.79+3.1% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C+$38.98+5.3% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade B-$41.03+4.5% Next Q

Current

Grade B-$42.88+6.6% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C+ (62) → B- (70)Full Audit →

⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER

⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the AVNT Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 70/100 (B-) score, AVNT faces multiple-compression risk if 48.0x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Priced at 48x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-1.80% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 28.7% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($41.52) or 200D SMA ($38.50) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($45.20) toward Bear Floor ($35.16).

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMBULLISH MOMENTUM

63.530 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)

7 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE80% OF RANGE

L: $27$42.88H: $47

1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (31% profit margin), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: CRQD 13 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C+RQD 27 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 30 / 40

MULTI-MODEL JEV QUANT JURY DELIBERATION

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on AVNT

Cash & Moat Bull AI

ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

NEUTRAL (65)

3.7% ROIC with 31.2% gross margin and 4.96% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BULLISH (75)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BULLISH (70)

27/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 15/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like AVNT

✓Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.
✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Priced at 48x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.

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AVNT // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +15.64%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL

2026-10-30O $42.61H $43.23L $42.12C $42.88VOL 1.13M

RES: $52.89SUP: $37.26SMA50: $41.52SMA200: $38.50

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AVNT Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

35.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +0.6% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for AVNT. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (AVNT)

Materials Rank #13 of 270 ⚔️ CBT vs AVNT Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Materials Peer Comparison (AVNT vs. CBT, VVV, PRM, MEOH)

Industry: Major Chemicals (67 Tracked Issuers)

Across 270 tracked Materials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Avient Corporation (AVNT) ranks #13 by composite RQD confidence (70/100, grade B-) and #85 by equity capitalization ($3.93B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, CBT leads on earnings valuation at 11.5x trailing P/E, while CBT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 22.3% ROIC and 25.3% gross margin. CBT currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 77/100 (B+) compared with AVNT at 70/100 (B-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
AVNT ACTIVE Avient Corporation	B-	70/100	48.0x	31.2%	3.7%	+1.64%	$3.93B	Benchmark Subject
CBT Cabot Corporation	B+	77/100	11.5x	25.3%	22.3%	+0.11%	$3.81B	/cbt-vs-avnt →
VVV Valvoline Inc.	D	45/100	19.6x	38.5%	16.5%	+1.92%	$4.13B	/vvv-vs-avnt →
PRM Perimeter Solutions SA	D	51/100	—	57.5%	-10.8%	-0.14%	$4.67B	/prm-vs-avnt →
MEOH Methanex Corporation	D	51/100	—	—	—	-1.24%	$4.86B	/meoh-vs-avnt →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001122976

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Avient Corporation (AVNT) reported GAAP revenue of $3.26B (+0.6% vs. FY2024 revenue of $3.24B , and +3.7% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $81.9M, operating cash flow of $301.6M, and free cash flow of $195.0M (+44.6% YoY). On the balance sheet, AVNT closed FY2025 with $6.03B in total assets against $1.92B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$3.26B	$81.9M	$301.6M	$195.0M	$6.03B	$1.92B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$3.24B	$169.5M	$256.8M	$134.9M	$5.81B	$2.06B
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$3.14B	$75.7M	$201.6M	$201.6M	—	—

3. AVNT Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is AVNT stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is rated B- (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 70/100 at a spot price of $42.88 (+1.64% 1D, market cap $3.93B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 13/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 13/20, Executive Insider Alignment 15/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 15/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 14/20. Across 270 tracked Materials issuers, AVNT ranks #13 in composite RQD confidence.

How does AVNT compare to CBT and VVV in the Materials sector?

Within the Materials sector (Major Chemicals), AVNT carries a Roarable B- (70/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 48.0x, gross margin of 31.2%, and ROIC of 3.7%. By comparison, CBT (Cabot Corporation) holds a B+ grade (77/100 RQD, P/E 11.5x, ROIC 22.3%, cap $3.81B) and VVV (Valvoline Inc.) posts a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E 19.6x, ROIC 16.5%, cap $4.13B). Among the 5-stock peer group, CBT leads on earnings multiple (11.5x) while CBT leads on capital efficiency (22.3% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for AVNT?

Per AVNT's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001122976), Avient Corporation generated $3.26B in revenue (+0.6% YoY), $81.9M in net income, and $195.0M in free cash flow against $6.03B in total assets and $1.92B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.. Primary risk factors monitored: Priced at 48x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is AVNT trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

AVNT last traded at $42.88 (+1.64% on volume of 540,229 shares), positioning the stock +3.28% above its 50-day simple moving average ($41.52) and +11.38% above its 200-day simple moving average ($38.50). Across its 52-week range of $27.48 to $46.64, AVNT sits at the 80.4% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 63.5 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±6.4% ($40.14 to $45.62).

AVNT Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell AVNT stock right now?

Avient Corporation (AVNT) currently earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy — BUY) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (31% profit margin, 4% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

What is AVNT's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

AVNT's 12-month base price target is $45.2 (range $35.16 to $53.34), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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