Eastman Chemical Co’s filing revealed that its EVP, AFP, Mfg., WWEC & HSE SMITH BRIAN TRAVIS acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.12 million on Aug 27 ’25. In the deal valued at $68.34 per share,1,750 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, SMITH BRIAN TRAVIS now holds 16,732 shares worth roughly $1.16 million.
Then, OBRIEN JAMES J /KY bought 1,450 shares, generating $99,776 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $68.81, the Director now owns 6,828 shares.
Before that, Mink Kim Ann bought 1,450 shares. Eastman Chemical Co shares valued at $100,601 were divested by the Director at a price of $69.38 per share. As a result of the transaction, Mink Kim Ann now holds 2,840 shares, worth roughly $0.2 million.
JP Morgan downgraded its Eastman Chemical Co [EMN] rating to a Neutral from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including RBC Capital Mkts’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early April from “a Sector perform” to “an Outperform”. Citigroup also remained covering EMN and has increased its forecast on April 04, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Mizuho revised its rating on April 03, 2025. It rated EMN as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of EMN
On Tuesday, Eastman Chemical Co [NYSE:EMN] saw its stock fall -1.31% to $69.42. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.40%. Eastman Chemical Co shares have fallen nearly -30.62% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -23.98% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $114.50 was reached on 02/18/25, a 52-week low of $56.78 was recorded on 08/01/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For EMN Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 68.65, which if violated will result in even more drops to 67.89. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 69.94. A further resistance level may holdings at 70.47.
How much short interest is there in Eastman Chemical Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Eastman Chemical Co stocks on 2025-08-15, growing by 0.26 million shares to a total of 2.89 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 2.63 million shares. There was a rise of 8.88%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
