Huntsman (HUN) Competitors

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

Is HUN or EMN a better dividend stock?

Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Huntsman pays out -90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastman Chemical pays out 43.2% 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. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate HUN or EMN?

Huntsman currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.10%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus target price of $107.08, suggesting a potential upside of 34.87%. Given Eastman Chemical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eastman Chemical is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Huntsman	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, HUN or EMN?

Huntsman has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less 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 HUN or EMN more profitable?

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.65% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -3.13%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 16.27% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huntsman	-3.13%	-0.39%	-0.18%
Eastman Chemical	9.65%	16.27%	6.21%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HUN or EMN?

Eastman Chemical received 97 more outperform votes than Huntsman when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.76% of users gave Huntsman an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Huntsman	Outperform Votes 628 65.76%	Underperform Votes 327 34.24%
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 725 63.60%	Underperform Votes 415 36.40%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HUN or EMN?

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Huntsman. Huntsman 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
Huntsman	$6.04B	0.40	$101M	-$1.10	-12.48
Eastman Chemical	$9.38B	0.97	$905M	$7.68	10.34

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

84.8% of Huntsman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Huntsman shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HUN or EMN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 31 more articles in the media than Huntsman. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 22 mentions for Huntsman. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Huntsman's score of -0.01 indicating that Eastman Chemical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huntsman	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Huntsman on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.