Eastman Chemical (EMN) Competitors

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) and DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk.

Is EMN or DD more profitable?

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.47% compared to DuPont de Nemours' net margin of 6.35%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 15.37% beat DuPont de Nemours' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Chemical	9.47%	15.37%	5.84%
DuPont de Nemours	6.35%	6.64%	4.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, EMN or DD?

Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EMN or DD?

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EMN or DD?

In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 18 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 17 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat DuPont de Nemours' score of 0.41 indicating that Eastman Chemical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastman Chemical	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DuPont de Nemours	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate EMN or DD?

Eastman Chemical currently has a consensus target price of $112.92, indicating a potential upside of 21.13%. DuPont de Nemours has a consensus target price of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.46%. Given DuPont de Nemours' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DuPont de Nemours is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
DuPont de Nemours	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better earnings & valuation, EMN or DD?

Eastman Chemical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DuPont de Nemours. Eastman Chemical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DuPont de Nemours, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastman Chemical	$9.34B	1.16	$894M	$7.47	12.48
DuPont de Nemours	$12.07B	2.68	$423M	$1.90	40.79

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMN or DD?

DuPont de Nemours received 180 more outperform votes than Eastman Chemical when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 716 63.53%	Underperform Votes 411 36.47%
DuPont de Nemours	Outperform Votes 896 63.37%	Underperform Votes 518 36.63%

Is EMN or DD a better dividend stock?

Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Eastman Chemical pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DuPont de Nemours pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eastman Chemical has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Eastman Chemical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats DuPont de Nemours on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.