FMC (FMC) Competitors $38.40 -3.52 (-8.39%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.96 +0.56 (+1.45%) As of 05/1/2025 07:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and earnings. 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 4.4%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Eastman Chemical pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out 85.3% 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$9.36B0.94$905M$7.869.70FMC$4.25B1.13$341.10M$2.7214.12 Do analysts prefer EMN or FMC? Eastman Chemical currently has a consensus target price of $99.15, indicating a potential upside of 29.98%. FMC has a consensus target price of $49.15, indicating a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Eastman Chemical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Eastman Chemical is more favorable than FMC.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, Eastman Chemical had 5 more articles in the media than FMC. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 55 mentions for FMC. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.52 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eastman Chemical 18 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FMC 18 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, EMN or FMC? Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EMN or FMC? Eastman Chemical received 6 more outperform votes than FMC when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.75% 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 Votes72163.75% Underperform Votes41036.25% 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 insiders & institutionals 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEastman Chemical beats FMC on 15 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$4.80B$4.87B$17.33B$18.95BDividend Yield5.63%3.49%2.92%4.02%P/E Ratio14.1218.6615.5532.95Price / Sales1.1361.554.1027.88Price / Cash7.109.7916.3917.52Price / Book1.064.506.284.47Net Income$341.10M$190.83M$731.54M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.06%-3.14%0.99%0.73%1 Month Performance-8.74%-7.02%0.18%-2.63%1 Year Performance-33.52%-16.78%-1.75%4.57% FMC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FMCFMC4.6236 of 5 stars$38.40-8.4%$49.15+28.0%-33.5%$4.80B$4.25B14.126,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownEMNEastman Chemical4.8795 of 5 stars$75.830.0%$102.64+35.4%-19.5%$8.73B$9.36B9.8714,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeOLNOlin4.8476 of 5 stars$21.85-0.7%$33.25+52.1%-58.3%$2.52B$6.54B24.287,780HUNHuntsman4.4656 of 5 stars$13.41+0.6%$17.67+31.8%-43.9%$2.33B$6.04B-12.197,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionLXULSB Industries2.8952 of 5 stars$5.90+4.3%$9.75+65.4%-26.9%$423.72M$522.40M-28.07570Earnings ReportDDDuPont de Nemours4.8852 of 5 stars$65.69flat$86.93+32.3%-15.7%$27.49B$12.39B39.3423,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPPGPPG Industries4.562 of 5 stars$102.98+0.4%$130.67+26.9%-16.9%$23.37B$15.85B21.7752,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsDOWDOW4.7689 of 5 stars$29.98-0.1%$39.86+32.9%-46.6%$21.16B$42.63B19.1037,800Analyst ForecastBCPCBalchem4.2195 of 5 stars$156.38+1.8%$180.00+15.1%+9.1%$5.09B$964.54M39.791,340Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHWKNHawkins3.8721 of 5 stars$123.76-0.6%$142.50+15.1%+59.0%$2.59B$952.13M31.57810ASHAshland4.3748 of 5 stars$53.48+0.7%$73.20+36.9%-48.1%$2.52B$2.05B-81.033,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Down 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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