IFF vs. SHW, ECL, CE, RPM, ALB, NEU, BCPC, ASH, FUL, and SXT
Should you be buying International Flavors & Fragrances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Flavors & Fragrances include Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Ecolab (ECL), Celanese (CE), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Balchem (BCPC), Ashland (ASH), H.B. Fuller (FUL), and Sensient Technologies (SXT). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.
Sherwin-Williams has higher revenue and earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sherwin-Williams, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 2 more articles in the media than Sherwin-Williams. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 9 mentions for Sherwin-Williams. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Sherwin-Williams' score of 1.03 indicating that Sherwin-Williams is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sherwin-Williams has a net margin of 10.52% compared to Sherwin-Williams' net margin of -22.01%. International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity of 73.74% beat Sherwin-Williams' return on equity.
Sherwin-Williams received 392 more outperform votes than International Flavors & Fragrances when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.30% of users gave Sherwin-Williams an outperform vote while only 59.97% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote.
Sherwin-Williams has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sherwin-Williams pays an annual dividend of $2.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Sherwin-Williams pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sherwin-Williams has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Sherwin-Williams presently has a consensus target price of $344.41, suggesting a potential upside of 17.97%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $95.61, suggesting a potential downside of 2.91%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sherwin-Williams is more favorable than International Flavors & Fragrances.
77.7% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Sherwin-Williams beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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