Eastman Chemical (EMN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or EMN?

Avient has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AVNT or EMN?

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Eastman Chemical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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
Avient	$3.24B	0.92	$169.50M	$1.28	25.41
Eastman Chemical	$9.38B	0.78	$905M	$7.12	9.01

Do analysts rate AVNT or EMN?

Avient currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.43%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $87.54, indicating a potential upside of 36.49%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Eastman Chemical	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is AVNT or EMN more profitable?

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 8.96% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.65%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 15.24% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%
Eastman Chemical	8.96%	15.24%	5.91%

Does the media prefer AVNT or EMN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 8 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 5 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.27 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Chemical	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVNT or EMN?

95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned 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 AVNT or EMN a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Avient pays out 84.4% 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 pays out 46.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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 Avient on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.