Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Is EMN or OLN a better dividend stock?

Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Eastman Chemical pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Olin pays out 64.5% 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. Eastman Chemical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EMN or OLN?

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical presently has a consensus price target of $113.92, suggesting a potential upside of 25.81%. Olin has a consensus price target of $50.14, suggesting a potential upside of 50.71%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Olin 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
Olin	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more risk & volatility, EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olin has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMN or OLN 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
Eastman Chemical	9.47%	15.37%	5.84%
Olin	2.33%	6.19%	1.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical received 221 more outperform votes than Olin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.60% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 59.28% of users gave Olin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 713 63.60%	Underperform Votes 408 36.40%
Olin	Outperform Votes 492 59.28%	Underperform Votes 338 40.72%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EMN or OLN?

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
Eastman Chemical	$9.34B	1.12	$894M	$7.47	12.12
Olin	$6.48B	0.60	$460.20M	$1.24	26.83

Does the media refer more to EMN or OLN?

In the previous week, Olin had 1 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Olin and 5 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Olin's score of 0.06 indicating that Eastman Chemical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Olin on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.