NYSE:OLN - Olin Stock Price, Price Target & More

Olin trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "OLN."

Olin declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 10th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, June 11th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 9th. View Olin's Dividend History.

Olin declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, May 1st 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 9.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Olin Co. (NYSE:OLN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 1st. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.03. The specialty chemicals company earned $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.60 billion. Olin had a return on equity of 5.81% and a net margin of 8.69%. View Olin's Earnings History.

Olin is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Olin.

8 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Olin's shares. Their forecasts range from $27.79 to $46.00. On average, they expect Olin's share price to reach $37.3986 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Olin.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Olin in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News headlines about OLN stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Olin earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 46.06 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Olin's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.49%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.19%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.07%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Company insiders that own Olin stock include C Robert Bunch, Dolores J Ennico, Donald W Bogus, John E Fischer, John L Mcintosh, John Maurice Sampson, Pat D Dawson, Randall W Larrimore, Stephen C Curley and Thomas J Okeefe. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Olin.

OLN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold Olin company stock in the last year include C Robert Bunch, Dolores J Ennico, John E Fischer, John L Mcintosh, John Maurice Sampson and Stephen C Curley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Olin.

OLN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Manning & Napier Group LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought Olin stock in the last two years include Donald W Bogus, Pat D Dawson and Randall W Larrimore. View Insider Buying and Selling for Olin.

Shares of OLN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of OLN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.32.

Olin has a market capitalization of $4.85 billion and generates $6.27 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $549.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.81 on an earnings per share basis. Olin employs 6,400 workers across the globe.

Olin's mailing address is 190 CARONDELET PLAZA SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO, 63105. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 314-480-1400 or via email at [email protected]