Olin (OLN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical received 230 more outperform votes than Olin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.47% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote while only 57.57% of users gave Olin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eastman Chemical	Outperform Votes 728 63.47%	Underperform Votes 419 36.53%
Olin	Outperform Votes 498 57.57%	Underperform Votes 367 42.43%

Is EMN or OLN a better dividend stock?

Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Eastman Chemical pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised 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.

Does the media favor EMN or OLN?

In the previous week, Eastman Chemical had 14 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Eastman Chemical and 9 mentions for Olin. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Olin's score of 0.73 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Olin	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, EMN or OLN?

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

Do analysts prefer EMN or OLN?

Eastman Chemical presently has a consensus price target of $98.54, indicating a potential upside of 21.89%. Olin has a consensus price target of $27.80, indicating a potential upside of 38.99%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Olin 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)	2.62
Olin	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is EMN or OLN 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
Eastman Chemical	9.65%	16.27%	6.21%
Olin	1.66%	5.10%	1.43%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EMN or OLN?

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, EMN or OLN?

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
Eastman Chemical	$9.36B	1.00	$905M	$7.86	10.29
Olin	$6.55B	0.35	$108.60M	$0.51	39.22

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Olin on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.