Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Is OLN or FMC a better dividend stock?

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 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 5.7%. 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. 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. FMC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OLN or FMC?

FMC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Olin. FMC 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	0.34	$108.60M	$0.51	38.08
FMC	$4.12B	1.23	$341.10M	$2.62	15.50

Do analysts prefer OLN or FMC?

Olin presently has a consensus price target of $27.80, indicating a potential upside of 43.15%. FMC has a consensus price target of $49.46, indicating a potential upside of 21.80%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Olin is more favorable than FMC.

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
FMC	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Does the media prefer OLN or FMC?

In the previous week, FMC had 12 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for FMC and 9 mentions for Olin. Olin's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat FMC's score of 0.74 indicating that Olin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FMC	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, OLN or FMC?

Olin has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of FMC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OLN or FMC?

FMC received 224 more outperform votes than Olin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.72% of users gave FMC an outperform vote while only 57.57% of users gave Olin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Olin	Outperform Votes 498 57.57%	Underperform Votes 367 42.43%
FMC	Outperform Votes 722 63.72%	Underperform Votes 411 36.28%

Is OLN or FMC more profitable?

FMC has a net margin of 8.03% compared to Olin's net margin of 1.66%. FMC's return on equity of 9.67% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	1.66%	5.10%	1.43%
FMC	8.03%	9.67%	3.64%

Summary

FMC beats Olin on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.