Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN – Get Free Report) and Enlightify (NYSE:ENFY – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Eastman Chemical and Enlightify”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Eastman Chemical | $8.75 billion | 0.90 | $474.00 million | $3.45 | 20.00 |
| Enlightify | $79.21 million | 0.00 | -$28.41 million | ($0.86) | -0.02 |
Volatility and Risk
Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlightify has a beta of -4.7, suggesting that its stock price is 570% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Eastman Chemical and Enlightify’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Eastman Chemical | 4.62% | 8.88% | 3.52% |
| Enlightify | -22.98% | -18.78% | -11.03% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Eastman Chemical and Enlightify, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Eastman Chemical | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Enlightify | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Eastman Chemical currently has a consensus target price of $80.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.66%. Given Eastman Chemical’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Eastman Chemical is more favorable than Enlightify.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Enlightify shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Enlightify shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Eastman Chemical beats Enlightify on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Eastman Chemical
Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers amine derivative-based building blocks, intermediates for surfactants, metam-based soil fumigants, and organic acid-based solutions; specialty coalescent and solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; and heat transfer and aviation fluids. It serves transportation, personal care, wellness, food, feed, agriculture, building and construction, water treatment, energy, consumables, durables, and electronics markets. Its Advanced Materials segment provides copolyesters, cellulosic biopolymers, cellulose esters, polyvinyl butyral sheets, and window and protective films for value-added end uses in the transportation, durables, electronics, building and construction, medical and pharma, and consumables markets. The company's Chemical Intermediates segment offers olefin and acetyl derivatives, ethylene, and commodity solvents; and primary non-phthalate and phthalate plasticizers, and niche non-phthalate plasticizers for industrial chemicals and processing, building and construction, health and wellness, and food and feed. Its Fibers segment provides cellulose acetate tow, triacetin, cellulose acetate flake, acetic acid, and acetic anhydride for use in filtration media primarily cigarette filters; natural and solution dyed acetate yarns, and staple fiber for use in consumables, and health and wellness markets; and wet-laid nonwoven media, specialty and engineered papers, and cellulose acetate fibers for transportation, industrial, agriculture and mining, and aerospace markets. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.
About Enlightify
Enlightify, Inc. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of various types of fertilizers and agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Jinong, Gufeng, and Yuxing. The Jinong segment includes fertilizer products, with focus on humic acid-based compound fertilizer. The Gufeng segment refers to the compound fertilizer, blended fertilizer, organic compound fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, highly concentrated water-soluble fertilizers, and mixed organic-inorganic compound fertilizer. The Yuxing segment develops and produces agricultural products, such as top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers, and colored seedlings. The company was founded by Tao Li on February 6, 1987 and is headquartered in Xi’an, China.
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