Eastman Chemical (EMN) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVNT or EMN?

95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Is AVNT or EMN a better dividend stock?

Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Eastman Chemical has raised 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 analysts rate AVNT or EMN?

Avient currently has a consensus price target of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.27%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.53%. Given Eastman Chemical's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eastman Chemical is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	1.01	$169.50M	$1.28	27.99
Eastman Chemical	$9.38B	0.80	$905M	$7.12	9.15

Does the media refer more to AVNT or EMN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 11 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 5 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 1.36 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avient	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Chemical	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or EMN?

Avient has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Avient on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.