FMC (FMC) Competitors $38.28 -0.96 (-2.45%) As of 11:57 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FMC vs. EMN, OLN, HUN, LXU, DD, PPG, DOW, BCPC, HWKN, and ASHShould you be buying FMC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FMC include Eastman Chemical (EMN), Olin (OLN), Huntsman (HUN), LSB Industries (LXU), DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), DOW (DOW), Balchem (BCPC), Hawkins (HWKN), and Ashland (ASH). FMC vs. Eastman Chemical Olin Huntsman LSB Industries DuPont de Nemours PPG Industries DOW Balchem Hawkins Ashland Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) and FMC (NYSE:FMC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, EMN or FMC? Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMN or FMC? Eastman Chemical received 5 more outperform votes than FMC when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.78% of users gave FMC an outperform vote while only 63.44% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEastman ChemicalOutperform Votes72763.44% Underperform Votes41936.56% FMCOutperform Votes72263.78% Underperform Votes41036.22% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EMN or FMC? 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of FMC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is EMN or FMC a better dividend stock? Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Eastman Chemical pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out 88.5% 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, EMN or FMC? Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. Eastman Chemical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastman Chemical$9.36B1.00$905M$7.8610.32FMC$4.12B1.16$341.10M$2.6214.61 Is EMN or FMC more profitable? Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.65% compared to FMC's net margin of 8.03%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 16.27% beat FMC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastman Chemical9.65% 16.27% 6.21% FMC 8.03%9.67%3.64% Do analysts rate EMN or FMC? Eastman Chemical presently has a consensus price target of $99.15, suggesting a potential upside of 22.27%. FMC has a consensus price target of $49.46, suggesting a potential upside of 29.21%. Given FMC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FMC 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62FMC 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21 Does the media refer more to EMN or FMC? In the previous week, FMC had 5 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for FMC and 12 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat FMC's score of 0.60 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FMC 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEastman Chemical beats FMC on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FMC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFMCChemicals & allied products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.78B$4.81B$17.51B$19.25BDividend Yield5.92%3.49%3.07%3.83%P/E Ratio14.0717.3816.2534.49Price / Sales1.1667.894.2834.66Price / Cash7.109.7916.3917.51Price / Book1.064.976.164.67Net Income$341.10M$190.83M$737.42M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.42%-0.13%-0.85%-2.14%1 Month Performance-2.83%8.54%2.74%7.04%1 Year Performance-39.83%-11.84%-2.90%3.72% FMC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FMCFMC4.8253 of 5 stars$38.28-2.4%$49.46+29.2%-38.6%$4.78B$4.12B14.076,600Trending NewsEMNEastman Chemical4.8896 of 5 stars$82.09-0.6%$99.15+20.8%-18.4%$9.48B$9.36B10.6914,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOLNOlin4.8979 of 5 stars$20.67-2.2%$28.07+35.8%-64.9%$2.38B$6.55B22.977,780News CoverageGap DownHUNHuntsman4.612 of 5 stars$12.41-2.0%$15.00+20.9%-53.3%$2.16B$5.98B-11.287,000Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionLXULSB Industries2.9682 of 5 stars$7.16-0.4%$9.75+36.2%-26.4%$514.65M$527.63M-34.09570Positive NewsGap DownDDDuPont de Nemours4.9144 of 5 stars$68.90-0.6%$85.15+23.6%-14.7%$28.83B$12.52B41.2623,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPPGPPG Industries4.7865 of 5 stars$114.16+0.1%$128.42+12.5%-16.8%$25.91B$15.68B24.1452,000Positive NewsDOWDOW4.5224 of 5 stars$30.12-0.2%$38.86+29.0%-51.2%$21.29B$42.63B19.1837,800Analyst RevisionBCPCBalchem3.7165 of 5 stars$169.39+0.7%$180.00+6.3%+8.2%$5.52B$964.54M43.101,340News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHWKNHawkins3.7144 of 5 stars$125.82+2.6%$142.50+13.3%+43.2%$2.62B$974.43M32.10810Analyst RevisionASHAshland4.3706 of 5 stars$52.35-0.8%$68.60+31.0%-50.2%$2.39B$1.95B-79.323,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EMN Competitors OLN Competitors HUN Competitors LXU Competitors DD Competitors PPG Competitors DOW Competitors BCPC Competitors HWKN Competitors ASH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FMC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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