Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical currently has a consensus target price of $102.64, indicating a potential upside of 35.61%. Olin has a consensus target price of $33.25, indicating a potential upside of 52.24%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Olin	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19

Which has more volatility & risk, EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olin has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMN or OLN more profitable?

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.65% compared to Olin's net margin of 1.66%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 16.27% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Chemical	9.65%	16.27%	6.21%
Olin	1.66%	5.10%	1.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical received 229 more outperform votes than Olin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.55% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 58.11% of users gave Olin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 727 63.55%	Underperform Votes 417 36.45%
Olin	Outperform Votes 498 58.11%	Underperform Votes 359 41.89%

Which has better 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	$9.36B	0.93	$905M	$7.86	9.63
Olin	$6.54B	0.38	$108.60M	$0.90	24.27

Does the media favor EMN or OLN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 31 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 11 mentions for Olin. Olin's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.95 indicating that Olin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastman Chemical	14 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Olin	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EMN or OLN?

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 4.4%. Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Eastman Chemical pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Olin pays out 88.9% 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 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.

Summary

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