Investors interested in Basic Materials stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Avient (AVNT) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out. Avient is a member of the Basic Materials sector. This group includes 240 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #7. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the s ...