FMC (FMC) Competitors $38.30 +0.11 (+0.27%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.11 -0.19 (-0.48%) As of 02/21/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FMC vs. EMN, OLN, HUN, LXU, DD, PPG, DOW, BCPC, ASH, and IOSPShould you be buying FMC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FMC include Eastman Chemical (EMN), Olin (OLN), Huntsman (HUN), LSB Industries (LXU), DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), DOW (DOW), Balchem (BCPC), Ashland (ASH), and Innospec (IOSP). FMC vs. Eastman Chemical Olin Huntsman LSB Industries DuPont de Nemours PPG Industries DOW Balchem Ashland Innospec FMC (NYSE:FMC) and Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FMC or EMN? Eastman Chemical received 2 more outperform votes than FMC when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.96% of users gave FMC an outperform vote while only 63.46% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFMCOutperform Votes71763.96% Underperform Votes40436.04% Eastman ChemicalOutperform Votes71963.46% Underperform Votes41436.54% Is FMC or EMN a better dividend stock? FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. FMC pays out 85.3% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Is FMC or EMN more profitable? Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.65% compared to FMC's net margin of 8.03%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 16.27% beat FMC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FMC8.03% 9.67% 3.64% Eastman Chemical 9.65%16.27%6.21% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FMC or EMN? Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. Eastman Chemical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFMC$4.25B1.13$341.10M$2.7214.08Eastman Chemical$9.38B1.21$905M$7.6812.84 Which has more risk and volatility, FMC or EMN? FMC has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend FMC or EMN? FMC presently has a consensus price target of $52.23, indicating a potential upside of 36.39%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $114.08, indicating a potential upside of 15.67%. Given FMC's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FMC is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FMC 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.07Eastman Chemical 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FMC or EMN? 91.9% of FMC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of FMC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to FMC or EMN? In the previous week, FMC had 20 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for FMC and 24 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat FMC's score of 0.07 indicating that Eastman Chemical is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FMC 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Eastman Chemical 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEastman Chemical beats FMC on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FMC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFMCChemicals & allied products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.78B$5.04B$17.02B$20.05BDividend Yield6.10%3.10%2.90%3.65%P/E Ratio14.0821.4916.3134.88Price / Sales1.1326.443.8215.71Price / Cash7.0010.0716.7220.85Price / Book1.064.016.914.92Net Income$341.10M$189.92M$734.56M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.50%-1.83%-0.34%-1.05%1 Month Performance-29.81%-7.59%0.21%-1.39%1 Year Performance-25.07%-8.47%10.04%13.93% FMC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FMCFMC4.6533 of 5 stars$38.30+0.3%$52.23+36.4%-25.1%$4.77B$4.25B14.086,600Analyst ForecastEMNEastman Chemical4.7511 of 5 stars$100.99-0.6%$114.08+13.0%+15.1%$11.71B$9.38B13.1514,000Positive NewsOLNOlin4.7771 of 5 stars$27.72-0.5%$40.44+45.9%-48.1%$3.23B$6.54B30.807,326Dividend AnnouncementHUNHuntsman4.4152 of 5 stars$16.970.0%$22.63+33.3%-28.4%$2.94B$6.11B-24.606,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLXULSB Industries3.381 of 5 stars$7.99+2.2%$10.75+34.6%-2.3%$571.89M$520.11M-38.02570Upcoming EarningsDDDuPont de Nemours4.7503 of 5 stars$83.31-0.9%$98.75+18.5%+18.3%$34.82B$12.07B43.8524,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsPPGPPG Industries4.8006 of 5 stars$117.75-0.1%$138.15+17.3%-19.5%$27.32B$15.85B24.8953,000Insider TradeDOWDOW4.1458 of 5 stars$38.69+0.9%$47.31+22.3%-29.1%$27.23B$42.96B24.6435,900Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBCPCBalchem4.8004 of 5 stars$164.82+1.0%$190.00+15.3%+6.5%$5.36B$922.44M44.311,302Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpASHAshland4.6247 of 5 stars$64.92-0.1%$95.57+47.2%-29.6%$3.06B$2.11B-98.363,200IOSPInnospec3.5413 of 5 stars$108.19-3.2%N/A-16.2%$2.70B$1.95B18.882,400Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EMN Competitors OLN Competitors HUN Competitors LXU Competitors DD Competitors PPG Competitors DOW Competitors BCPC Competitors ASH Competitors IOSP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FMC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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