Olin (OLN) Competitors

$28.76 +1.92 (+7.16%)

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OLN vs. CC, CE, DOW, EMN, and HUN

Should you be buying Olin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Olin include Chemours (CC), Celanese (CE), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), and Huntsman (HUN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

How does Olin compare to Chemours?

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

Olin has a net margin of -1.89% compared to Chemours' net margin of -6.82%. Chemours' return on equity of 52.49% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	-1.89%	-4.68%	-1.18%
Chemours	-6.82%	52.49%	1.78%

Olin has higher revenue and earnings than Chemours. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemours, 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	$6.78B	0.48	-$100.50M	-$1.12	N/A
Chemours	$5.82B	0.65	-$386M	-$2.64	N/A

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Olin pays out -71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemours pays out -13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Olin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Chemours shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Chemours shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Olin has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemours has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Chemours had 6 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Chemours and 14 mentions for Olin. Chemours' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Olin's score of 0.06 indicating that Chemours is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chemours	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Olin presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.39%. Chemours has a consensus price target of $22.40, indicating a potential downside of 11.15%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Olin is more favorable than Chemours.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Chemours	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Olin beats Chemours on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Olin compare to Celanese?

Olin (NYSE:OLN) and Celanese (NYSE:CE) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Celanese pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Olin pays out -71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Celanese pays out -1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Olin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Olin currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.39%. Celanese has a consensus price target of $67.47, indicating a potential upside of 13.32%. Given Celanese's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Celanese is more favorable than Olin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Celanese	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Olin has a net margin of -1.89% compared to Celanese's net margin of -11.54%. Celanese's return on equity of 9.92% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	-1.89%	-4.68%	-1.18%
Celanese	-11.54%	9.92%	2.12%

Olin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Celanese. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celanese, 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	$6.78B	0.48	-$100.50M	-$1.12	N/A
Celanese	$9.54B	0.68	-$1.17B	-$10.01	N/A

Olin has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celanese has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Celanese had 24 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Celanese and 14 mentions for Olin. Celanese's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Olin's score of 0.06 indicating that Celanese is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celanese	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Celanese shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Celanese shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Celanese beats Olin on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Olin compare to DOW?

Olin (NYSE:OLN) and DOW (NYSE:DOW) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Olin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DOW. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DOW, 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	$6.78B	0.48	-$100.50M	-$1.12	N/A
DOW	$39.97B	0.70	-$2.62B	-$3.99	N/A

In the previous week, Olin had 13 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Olin and 1 mentions for DOW. DOW's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Olin's score of 0.06 indicating that DOW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DOW	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. DOW pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Olin pays out -71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DOW pays out -35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Olin has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DOW has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of DOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DOW 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.

Olin has a net margin of -1.89% compared to DOW's net margin of -7.24%. DOW's return on equity of -4.29% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	-1.89%	-4.68%	-1.18%
DOW	-7.24%	-4.29%	-1.29%

Olin presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.39%. DOW has a consensus price target of $41.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.93%. Given DOW's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DOW is more favorable than Olin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
DOW	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

DOW beats Olin on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Olin compare to Eastman Chemical?

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

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 4.62% compared to Olin's net margin of -1.89%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 8.88% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Chemical	4.62%	8.88%	3.52%
Olin	-1.89%	-4.68%	-1.18%

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Olin. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Chemical, 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	$8.64B	1.00	$474M	$3.45	21.79
Olin	$6.78B	0.48	-$100.50M	-$1.12	N/A

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Eastman Chemical pays out 97.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Olin pays out -71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Eastman Chemical currently has a consensus target price of $80.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.73%. Olin has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.39%. Given Eastman Chemical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Eastman Chemical is more favorable than Olin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Chemical	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Olin	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

In the previous week, Olin had 4 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Olin and 10 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Olin's score of 0.06 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Olin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olin has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Olin on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Olin compare to Huntsman?

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

Olin currently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.39%. Huntsman has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.07%. Given Olin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Olin is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Huntsman	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

In the previous week, Olin had 4 more articles in the media than Huntsman. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Olin and 10 mentions for Huntsman. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Olin's score of 0.06 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Huntsman	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Huntsman shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Olin has higher revenue and earnings than Huntsman. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntsman, 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	$6.78B	0.48	-$100.50M	-$1.12	N/A
Huntsman	$5.68B	0.46	-$284M	-$1.92	N/A

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Olin pays out -71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntsman pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Huntsman has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Olin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Olin has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Olin has a net margin of -1.89% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -5.83%. Huntsman's return on equity of -4.60% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	-1.89%	-4.68%	-1.18%
Huntsman	-5.83%	-4.60%	-1.93%

Summary

Olin beats Huntsman on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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OLN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Olin	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.28B	$14.05B	$4.97B	$22.92B
Dividend Yield	2.98%	2.24%	4.96%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	-25.70	38.42	22.79	29.00
Price / Sales	0.48	2.04	7,487.50	24.48
Price / Cash	5.98	12.31	24.46	19.21
Price / Book	1.75	2.05	7.08	4.66
Net Income	-$100.50M	$179.02M	$159.16M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.89%
1 Month Performance	-0.68%	5.79%	4.61%	4.15%
1 Year Performance	34.91%	44.70%	82.42%	29.23%

Olin Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
OLN Olin	1.6233 of 5 stars	$28.76 +7.2%	$27.50 -4.4%	+25.9%	$3.28B	$6.78B	N/A	7,849	Analyst Forecast
CC Chemours	2.2644 of 5 stars	$27.22 -1.9%	$20.70 -23.9%	+107.4%	$4.16B	$5.81B	N/A	5,700	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
CE Celanese	4.1315 of 5 stars	$68.76 -0.7%	$64.71 -5.9%	+11.6%	$7.59B	$9.54B	N/A	11,434	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up
DOW DOW	3.0497 of 5 stars	$40.52 +0.6%	$41.22 +1.7%	+25.0%	$29.04B	$39.97B	N/A	34,600	Positive News
EMN Eastman Chemical	4.6904 of 5 stars	$76.77 -1.0%	$78.82 +2.7%	-5.0%	$8.85B	$8.75B	22.25	13,000	Dividend Announcement

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