Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Olin Q1 Earnings

Olin Co. (NYSE:OLN - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Olin in a report issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of ($0.19) for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $34.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Olin's current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Olin's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on OLN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Olin from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $28.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Olin from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. UBS Group cut their target price on Olin from $34.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Olin from $33.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Olin from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Olin has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $33.25.

Olin Price Performance

Shares of OLN stock traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.68. 356,121 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,917,144. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Olin has a 52-week low of $17.66 and a 52-week high of $57.10. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $24.01 and a 200 day moving average of $33.26. The company has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a PE ratio of 22.98 and a beta of 1.50.

Olin (NYSE:OLN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.10. Olin had a return on equity of 5.10% and a net margin of 1.66%.

Olin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.87%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Olin's dividend payout ratio is presently 88.89%.

Insider Transactions at Olin

In other news, CEO Kenneth Todd Lane acquired 7,250 shares of Olin stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $28.06 per share, for a total transaction of $203,435.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 7,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $203,435. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Olin

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Covestor Ltd grew its position in Olin by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,334 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its holdings in Olin by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 5,833 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Connable Office Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Olin by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Connable Office Inc. now owns 6,207 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $210,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its position in Olin by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 6,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $234,000 after purchasing an additional 542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Olin by 34.3% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,887 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.67% of the company's stock.

Olin Company Profile

Olin Corporation manufactures and distributes chemical products in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls; Epoxy; and Winchester. The Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls segment offers chlorine and caustic soda, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers, methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products, potassium hydroxide, and chlorinated organics intermediates and solvents.