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After finishing at $75.84 in the prior trading day, Eastman Chemical Co (NYSE: EMN) closed at $75.71, down -0.17%. In other words, the price has decreased by $-0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.8 million shares were traded. EMN stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.105 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.8.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EMN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.81.
On April 09, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform but kept the price unchanged to $91.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $101.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Caveness Michelle H sold 1,147 shares for $98.51 per share. The transaction valued at 112,991 led to the insider holds 1,167 shares of the business.
Caveness Michelle H bought 1,147 shares of EMN for $112,991 on Mar 03 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Costa Mark J, who serves as the CEO & Board Chair of the company, sold 4,834 shares for $100.08 each. As a result, the insider received 483,787 and left with 446,586 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EMN now has a Market Capitalization of 8741476352 and an Enterprise Value of 13504642048. As of this moment, Eastman’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.442 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.023.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EMN is 1.31, which has changed by -0.198327 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EMN has reached a high of $114.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $70.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.17%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1626700 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 115.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 114.61M. Insiders hold about 0.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.42% stake in the company. Shares short for EMN as of 1744675200 were 3432783 with a Short Ratio of 2.58, compared to 1741910400 on 3286421. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3432783 and a Short% of Float of 3.45.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EMN’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.28, compared to 3.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.043248948The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.22. The current Payout Ratio is 42.47% for EMN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-10-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
