Eastman Chemical screens attractively on price-to-earnings and PEG metrics, but a Piotroski F-Score of 3 out of 9, no competitive moat, and revenue declining 5% year-over-year indicate the cheapness reflects genuine fundamental weakness; with less than 1% upside remaining to the analyst price target, the risk/reward offers almost no margin of safety.
Thesis pillars
- Exhausted Upside Near Target→Stable
- Quality Deficit Below Minimum→Stable
- Revenue Contraction Limits Rerating→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $74.07, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Eastman Chemical Company ("Eastman" or the "Company") is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. Eastman began business in 1920 for the purpose of producing chemicals for Eastman Kodak Company's... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $74.07, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 80d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — Eastman Chemical Company
Latest news
- NEWS NewEdge Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in Eastman Chemical Company $EMN - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Renaissance Technologies LLC Has $1.89 Million Stake in Eastman Chemical Company $EMN - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Positive Forecast for Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) Stock Price - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Eastman Chemical Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day - MarketWatch — MarketWatch positive
- NEWS Eastman Chemical Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day - marketwatch.com — marketwatch.com positive
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $74.07, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $85.18 (+15.0%), stop $69.85 (−6.0%), A.R:R -0.1:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $85.18 (-0.9% upside). Target $85.18 (+15.0%), stop $69.85 (−6.0%), A.R:R -0.1:1. Stop-loss: $69.85.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Eastman Chemical Company trades at a P/E of 18.9 (forward 10.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
22 analysts cover EMN with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $82.
What does Eastman Chemical Company do?Eastman Chemical Company ("Eastman" or the "Company") is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad...
Eastman Chemical Company ("Eastman" or the "Company") is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. Eastman began business in 1920 for the purpose of producing chemicals for Eastman Kodak Company's photographic business and became a public company, incorporated in Delaware, on December 31, 1993.