Eastman Chemical (EMN) Competitors

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

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DD or EMN?

DuPont de Nemours received 183 more outperform votes than Eastman Chemical when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.46% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DuPont de Nemours	Outperform Votes 902 63.39%	Underperform Votes 521 36.61%
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 719 63.46%	Underperform Votes 414 36.54%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	2.76	$703M	$1.67	48.90
Eastman Chemical	$9.38B	1.21	$905M	$7.68	12.84

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%

Does the media favor DD or EMN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 5 more articles in the media than DuPont de Nemours. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 20 mentions for DuPont de Nemours. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 1.02 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Chemical	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate DD or EMN?

DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus target price of $98.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.92%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus target price of $114.08, indicating a potential upside of 15.67%. Given DuPont de Nemours' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, DD or EMN?

DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DD or EMN a better dividend stock?

DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. DuPont de Nemours pays out 91.0% 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 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.