Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for EMN Earnings

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Eastman Chemical in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $1.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.80. The consensus estimate for Eastman Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $8.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Eastman Chemical’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.07 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS.

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.72 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. Eastman Chemical had a return on equity of 15.24% and a net margin of 8.96%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.15 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Eastman Chemical from $87.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Eastman Chemical from $92.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp set a $79.00 target price on shares of Eastman Chemical and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Eastman Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Eastman Chemical from $107.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Eastman Chemical presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.00.

Eastman Chemical Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE EMN opened at $65.61 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.21, a P/E/G ratio of 6.34 and a beta of 1.21. Eastman Chemical has a 52-week low of $56.78 and a 52-week high of $114.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $74.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EMN. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Eastman Chemical during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Eastman Chemical by 65.5% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 369 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Eastman Chemical during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in Eastman Chemical during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, National Pension Service boosted its position in Eastman Chemical by 75.3% during the first quarter. National Pension Service now owns 433 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. 83.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Eastman Chemical Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Eastman Chemical’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.63%.

About Eastman Chemical

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.