In a filing, Eastman Chemical Co revealed 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 $1.15 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.
RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its Eastman Chemical Co [EMN] rating to a Sector perform from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “an Overweight” to “an Equal weight”. JP Morgan also remained covering EMN and has decreased its forecast on April 28, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. RBC Capital Mkts revised its rating on April 09, 2025. It rated EMN as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Sector perform”.
Price Performance Review of EMN
On Friday, Eastman Chemical Co [NYSE:EMN] saw its stock fall -2.22% to $68.67. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.13%. Eastman Chemical Co shares have fallen nearly -25.36% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 7.58% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Eastman Chemical Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Eastman Chemical Co stocks on 2025-12-31, growing by 0.11 million shares to a total of 4.36 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.25 million shares. There was a rise of 2.55%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
