Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend OLN or EMN?

Olin currently has a consensus price target of $51.86, indicating a potential upside of 27.09%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Olin is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is OLN or EMN a better dividend stock?

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Olin pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastman Chemical pays out 43.4% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Eastman Chemical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor OLN or EMN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 14 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 4 mentions for Olin. Olin's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.66 indicating that Olin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Chemical	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OLN or EMN?

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Olin. Eastman Chemical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olin, 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
Olin	$6.83B	0.70	$460.20M	$1.24	32.91
Eastman Chemical	$9.21B	1.28	$894M	$7.47	13.57

Is OLN or EMN more profitable?

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.47% compared to Olin's net margin of 2.33%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 15.37% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	2.33%	6.19%	1.77%
Eastman Chemical	9.47%	15.37%	5.84%

Which has more volatility and risk, OLN or EMN?

Olin has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OLN or EMN?

Eastman Chemical received 220 more outperform votes than Olin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.77% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave Olin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Olin	Outperform Votes 491 59.30%	Underperform Votes 337 40.70%
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 711 63.77%	Underperform Votes 404 36.23%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OLN or EMN?

88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Olin on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.