Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Eastman Chemical Co shares valued at $112,991 were sold by Caveness Michelle H on Mar 03 ’25. At $98.51 per share, Caveness Michelle H sold 1,147 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,167 shares worth approximately $95180.52 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Caveness Michelle H purchased 1,147 shares, netting a total of over 112,991 in proceeds.
Before that, Costa Mark J had sold 4,834 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $483,787, the CEO & Board Chair traded Eastman Chemical Co shares for $100.08 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,834 shares, worth approximately $36.42 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 1.59% to $81.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $79.964, but it reached a high of $82.38 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.05%. Over the course of the year, Eastman Chemical Co shares have dropped approximately -14.82%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $103.82 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $70.90 on 04/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Eastman Chemical Co (EMN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 80.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 78.89. In the upper region, resistance lies at 82.64. The next price resistance is at 83.72. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.61 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 steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.89 million shares to 3.11 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.0 million shares. A decline of -28.49% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.56 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.56.
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In terms of Eastman Chemical Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 109 in the next 12 months, up nearly 35.77% from the previous closing price of $80.28. Analysts anticipate Eastman Chemical Co stock to reach 150 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 84. 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.
