Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to OLN or EMN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 20 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 20 mentions for Olin. Olin's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Eastman Chemical's score of 0.67 indicating that Olin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Chemical	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OLN or EMN?

Eastman Chemical received 229 more outperform votes than Olin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.44% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Olin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Olin	Outperform Votes 498 58.04%	Underperform Votes 360 41.96%
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 727 63.44%	Underperform Votes 419 36.56%

Is OLN or EMN a better dividend stock?

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Olin pays out 156.9% 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 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OLN or EMN?

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Olin. Eastman Chemical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olin, 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
Olin	$6.55B	0.39	$108.60M	$0.51	43.63
Eastman Chemical	$9.36B	0.96	$905M	$7.86	9.92

Is OLN or EMN more profitable?

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.65% compared to Olin's net margin of 1.66%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 16.27% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	1.66%	5.10%	1.43%
Eastman Chemical	9.65%	16.27%	6.21%

Which has more risk & volatility, OLN or EMN?

Olin has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OLN or EMN?

88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate OLN or EMN?

Olin currently has a consensus price target of $30.93, suggesting a potential upside of 39.03%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $99.15, suggesting a potential upside of 27.15%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Olin is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Olin on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.