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Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) Stock Analysis

Breakout setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $75.71: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.

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

$75.710.0% A.UpsideScore 4.5/10#32 of 36 Specialty Chemicals
Stop $71.00Target $75.75(resistance)A.R:R -0.7:1
Analyst target$79.73+5.3%15 analysts
$75.75our TP
$75.71price
$79.73mean
$67
$100

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $75.71: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 58, MACD bullish. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost earnings 0.60, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.

Thesis

Rewards
Recent Earnings detected in news
Risks
Target reached (-5.3% upside)
Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)17.8
P/E (Fwd)10.7
Mkt Cap$8.4B
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn4.6%
ROE
Rev Growth-4.9%
Beta
Dividend4.57%
Rating analysts22

Quality Signals

Piotroski F3/9

Options Flow

P/C0.85neutral
IV50%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers

Revenue shrinking — -4.9% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static

Earnings Growth
0.0
Revenue Growth
1.3
Declining revenue: -5%

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.0
Net Margin
2.3
Piotroski F
3.3
Operating Margin
3.9
Moat
5.0
No competitive moatWeak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9Quality concerns

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Growth Rank
1.5
Quality Rank
4.6
Value Rank
7.7

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Bollinger
0.0
Support Resistance
2.1
Gap
5.0
52w Position
7.8
GatesA.R:R -0.7=NEGATIVEMomentum 6.3>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS BOOST EARNINGS 0.60EARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARBreakoutSuitability: Moderate
RSI
58 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $69.91Resistance $77.30

Price Targets

$71
$76
A.Upside+0.1%
A.R:R-0.7:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-5.3% upside)
! Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0)
! Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

Earnings

B
B
M
M
2/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-04-30 (nulld)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is EMN stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $75.71: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 58, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $71.00. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the EMN stock price target?

Take-profit target: $75.75 (0.0% upside). Prior stop was $71.00. Stop-loss: $71.00.

What are the risks of investing in EMN?

Target reached (-5.3% upside); Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0).

Is EMN overvalued or undervalued?

Eastman Chemical Company trades at a P/E of 17.8 (forward 10.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about EMN?

22 analysts cover EMN with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $80.

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.

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