Equities Analysts Set Expectations for EMN Q4 Earnings

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Eastman Chemical in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $1.98 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.94. The consensus estimate for Eastman Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $7.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Eastman Chemical’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.08 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on EMN. Bank of America upgraded Eastman Chemical from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $115.00 to $109.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Eastman Chemical from $105.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Eastman Chemical from $115.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Eastman Chemical from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $110.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded Eastman Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $118.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.92.

Eastman Chemical Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:EMN opened at $92.69 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.52. Eastman Chemical has a 52-week low of $80.71 and a 52-week high of $114.50. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $100.12. The firm has a market cap of $10.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.41, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.44.

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The basic materials company reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.14 by $0.12. Eastman Chemical had a net margin of 9.47% and a return on equity of 15.37%. The firm had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eastman Chemical

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMN. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Eastman Chemical by 4.3% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,343 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $262,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its position in Eastman Chemical by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,683 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $300,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Eastman Chemical by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. now owns 3,434 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Eastman Chemical by 0.9% in the third quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,576 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,520,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust lifted its stake in shares of Eastman Chemical by 2.0% in the third quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 6,645 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $744,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Eastman Chemical

In other news, EVP Stephen Glenn Crawford sold 10,504 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $1,102,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 47,287 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,965,135. This represents a 18.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Julie A. Mcalindon sold 4,456 shares of Eastman Chemical stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.84, for a total value of $471,623.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 4,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $466,013.52. This trade represents a 50.30 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 18,021 shares of company stock worth $1,895,948. 1.93% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Eastman Chemical Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.83 dividend. This is an increase from Eastman Chemical’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. Eastman Chemical’s payout ratio is 44.44%.

Eastman Chemical Company Profile

Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers amine derivative-based building blocks, intermediates for surfactants, metam-based soil fumigants, and organic acid-based solutions; specialty coalescent and solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; and heat transfer and aviation fluids.