FMC (FMC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMN or FMC?

Eastman Chemical received 1 more outperform votes than FMC when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.43% of users gave FMC an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 713 63.60%	Underperform Votes 408 36.40%
FMC	Outperform Votes 712 64.43%	Underperform Votes 393 35.57%

Do analysts rate EMN or FMC?

Eastman Chemical presently has a consensus target price of $113.92, suggesting a potential upside of 25.44%. FMC has a consensus target price of $65.69, suggesting a potential upside of 33.79%. Given FMC's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FMC is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
FMC	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor EMN or FMC?

In the previous week, FMC had 11 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for FMC and 7 mentions for Eastman Chemical. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.07 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastman Chemical	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FMC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EMN or FMC more profitable?

FMC has a net margin of 34.93% compared to Eastman Chemical's net margin of 9.47%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 15.37% beat FMC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Chemical	9.47%	15.37%	5.84%
FMC	34.93%	7.68%	2.86%

Is EMN or FMC a better dividend stock?

Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Eastman Chemical pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Eastman Chemical has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. FMC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, EMN or FMC?

Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of FMC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EMN or FMC?

FMC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eastman Chemical. FMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Chemical, 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	1.13	$894M	$7.47	12.16
FMC	$4.17B	1.47	$1.32B	$11.62	4.23

Summary

FMC beats Eastman Chemical on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.