The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Eastman Chemical Co shares valued at $119,595 were purchased by SMITH BRIAN TRAVIS on Aug 27 ’25. At $68.34 per share, SMITH BRIAN TRAVIS acquired 1,750 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 16,732 shares worth approximately $1.08 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, OBRIEN JAMES J /KY purchased 1,450 shares, netting a total of over 99,776 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $68.81 each, the insider now holds 6,828 shares.
Before that, Mink Kim Ann had added 1,450 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $100,601, the Director bought Eastman Chemical Co shares for $69.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,450 shares, worth approximately $0.18 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on April 28, 2025, Eastman Chemical Co [EMN] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $76. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of April 04, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for EMN. Earlier on April 03, 2025, Mizuho upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for EMN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing EMN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Eastman Chemical Co [NYSE: EMN] rose 3.89% to $64.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $62.08, but it reached a high of $64.47 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.99%. Over the course of the year, Eastman Chemical Co shares have dropped approximately -42.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $103.82 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $56.78 on 08/01/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Eastman Chemical Co (EMN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 62.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 61.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 65.23. The next price resistance is at 66.10. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.66 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Eastman Chemical Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Eastman Chemical Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 1.12 million shares to 4.01 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 2.89 million shares. A jump of 27.92% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.93 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.93.
Which companies own the most shares of Eastman Chemical Co (EMN)?
In terms of Eastman Chemical Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 79 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.5% from the previous closing price of $61.96. Analysts anticipate Eastman Chemical Co stock to reach 79 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 79. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Eastman Chemical Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 14, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $109.
