Eastman Chemical (EMN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DD or EMN?

DuPont de Nemours received 182 more outperform votes than Eastman Chemical when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.60% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 63.43% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DuPont de Nemours	Outperform Votes 907 63.43%	Underperform Votes 523 36.57%
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 725 63.60%	Underperform Votes 415 36.40%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DD or EMN?

74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, DD or EMN?

DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DD or EMN more profitable?

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.65% compared to DuPont de Nemours' net margin of 5.47%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 16.27% beat DuPont de Nemours' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DuPont de Nemours	5.47%	7.12%	4.62%
Eastman Chemical	9.65%	16.27%	6.21%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DD or EMN?

Eastman Chemical has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
DuPont de Nemours	$12.39B	2.05	$703M	$1.67	36.30
Eastman Chemical	$9.38B	0.97	$905M	$7.68	10.29

Does the media prefer DD or EMN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 20 more articles in the media than DuPont de Nemours. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 33 mentions for DuPont de Nemours. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.27 indicating that DuPont de Nemours is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DuPont de Nemours	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Chemical	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DD or EMN?

DuPont de Nemours presently has a consensus price target of $92.38, indicating a potential upside of 52.38%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $107.08, indicating a potential upside of 35.49%. Given DuPont de Nemours' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe DuPont de Nemours is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DuPont de Nemours	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is DD or EMN a better dividend stock?

DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. DuPont de Nemours pays out 98.2% 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 pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastman Chemical has increased 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.