The stock of Eastman Chemical Co (EMN) has gone down by -6.66% for the week, with a -9.07% drop in the past month and a -18.24% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.06%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.88% for EMN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.85% for EMN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -20.38% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN) is above average at 9.51x. The 36-month beta value for EMN is also noteworthy at 1.26. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EMN is 114.60M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.98% of that float. The average trading volume of EMN on June 20, 2025 was 1.74M shares.
EMN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN) has decreased by -0.61 when compared to last closing price of 75.17.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -6.66% in its stock price over the last five trading days. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-06-18 that Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 18, 2025) – Euro Manganese Inc. (TSXV: EMN) (ASX: EMN) (FSE: E060) (the “Company” or “Euro Manganese”) announced today that it has entered into an offtake term sheet dated June 18 (the “Term Sheet”) with Integrals Power Limited (“IPL”), for the sale of high-purity manganese sulphate from the Company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project (“Chvaletice” or the “Project”) in the Czech Republic. Highlights UK-based Integrals Power Limited is a next-generation battery nano-materials company that has developed an innovative and proprietary process for producing high-performance, cost effective and scalable battery cathode materials such as Lithium Iron Phosphate (“LFP”) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (“LMFP”) for lithium-based batteries.
Analysts’ Opinion of EMN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EMN stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for EMN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EMN in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $76 based on the research report published on April 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EMN reach a price target of $91. The rating they have provided for EMN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 09th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to EMN, setting the target price at $101 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.
EMN Trading at -5.14% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EMN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -34.75% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EMN starting from Caveness Michelle H, who sale 1,147 shares at the price of $98.51 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Caveness Michelle H now owns 1,167 shares of Eastman Chemical Co, valued at $112,991 using the latest closing price.
Caveness Michelle H, the Officer of Eastman Chemical Co, proposed sale 1,147 shares at $98.51 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Caveness Michelle H is holding shares at $112,991 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EMN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Eastman Chemical Co stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 16.16, with 6.20 for asset returns.
Based on Eastman Chemical Co (EMN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.86. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.63. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.72.
Conclusion
In summary, Eastman Chemical Co (EMN) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
