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Eastman ChemicalB
NYSE / Materials
Last Price
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Current thesis
Q2 sales rose 10% year over year and adjusted EPS reached $1.97 versus $1.60 a year earlier. Sustained specialty price-cost gains, cost savings and Kingsport growth could support upside.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-10-29 · AMC.
What can break
Chemical Intermediates spreads may normalize as supply disruptions ease. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-30]
Momentum
50
Value
58
Sentiment
57
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $68.00 · Bull $78.00 · Bear $48.00Analysis 2026-10-18; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Earnings
2026-10-29 · AMC
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-26 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-26 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-10-18 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-26

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-26. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $74.50
Why
Momentum50 · Δ7d +9.2
Value58 · Δ7d -1.2
Sentiment57 · Δ7d -6.6
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Confirming evidence

  • • Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-10-29 · AMC.
  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -1.2.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • Chemical Intermediates spreads may normalize as supply disruptions ease. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-30]
  • • Raw-material, distribution and utilization costs could offset price and savings gains. [#SEC-8K-2026-07-30]
  • • Chemical Intermediates benefited from disruption-related spreads that management expected to ease in Q3; Fibers faced destocking and weak textiles demand.

Catalyst clock

2026-10-29 · AMC

Third-quarter results test the margin recovery

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
50
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+9.2
Δ21d
+18.1
Value
58
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-1.2
Δ21d
-0.8
Sentiment
57
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.6
Δ21d
-32.9
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 50.0 / Value 57.8 / Sentiment 56.8

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-10-18. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
25%
Probability
Target price
$78.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-18 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Most likely
B
Base case
50%
Probability
Target price
$68.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-18 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
25%
Probability
Target price
$48.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-10-18 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-26
Market Cap
$7.52B
Beta
1.24
Shares Out
114.38M
P/E (TTM)
10.8
P/S (TTM)
0.82
P/FCF (TTM)
527.57
Rev YoY
+9.8%
EPS YoY
+31.7%
Gross Margin
+20.0%
Op Margin
+9.5%
Net Debt
$4.39B
Current Ratio
1.50
As of 2026-10-26 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data