Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $167.33 -1.55 (-0.92%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BCPC vs. OLN, GRA, HUN, FMC, LTHM, RPM, CE, ALB, NEU, and ASHShould you be buying Balchem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Balchem include Olin (OLN), W. R. Grace & Co. (GRA), Huntsman (HUN), FMC (FMC), Livent (LTHM), RPM International (RPM), Celanese (CE), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), and Ashland (ASH). Balchem vs. Olin W. R. Grace & Co. Huntsman FMC Livent RPM International Celanese Albemarle NewMarket Ashland Olin (NYSE:OLN) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is OLN or BCPC a better dividend stock? Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Olin pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balchem pays out 11.0% 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. Balchem has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in OLN or BCPC? 88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Balchem shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Olin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Balchem shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor OLN or BCPC? Olin received 103 more outperform votes than Balchem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.78% of users gave Balchem an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave Olin an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOlinOutperform Votes49159.30% Underperform Votes33740.70% BalchemOutperform Votes38866.78% Underperform Votes19333.22% Does the media favor OLN or BCPC? In the previous week, Olin had 24 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Olin and 23 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Olin's score of -0.18 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Olin 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Balchem 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate OLN or BCPC? Olin presently has a consensus price target of $51.86, suggesting a potential upside of 26.39%. Balchem has a consensus price target of $185.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.56%. Given Olin's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Olin is more favorable than Balchem.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Olin 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Balchem 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is OLN or BCPC more profitable? Balchem has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Olin's net margin of 2.33%. Balchem's return on equity of 10.94% beat Olin's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Olin2.33% 6.19% 1.77% Balchem 12.52%10.94%7.34% Which has more risk & volatility, OLN or BCPC? Olin has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, OLN or BCPC? Olin has higher revenue and earnings than Balchem. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balchem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOlin$6.48B0.74$460.20M$1.2433.09Balchem$932.39M5.82$108.54M$3.5447.27 SummaryBalchem beats Olin on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BCPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBalchemChemicals & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.43B$6.09B$2.98B$8.41BDividend Yield0.24%2.73%5.25%4.20%P/E Ratio46.6191.12128.9817.57Price / Sales5.8236.71565,267.0178.36Price / Cash33.9211.0623.7133.56Price / Book5.123.573.654.57Net Income$108.54M$259.93M$150.72M$225.42M7 Day Performance0.70%0.52%-1.36%-0.61%1 Month Performance-4.93%-3.50%2.66%1.50%1 Year Performance43.95%25.87%32.68%32.94% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem4.7908 of 5 stars$167.33-0.9%$185.00+10.6%+46.1%$5.43B$932.39M46.611,302Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageOLNOlin4.9221 of 5 stars$41.43-8.0%$52.40+26.5%-3.2%$4.95B$6.57B18.257,326Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGRAW. R. Grace & Co.1.3189 of 5 stars$69.99flatN/AN/A$4.64B$1.73B60.344,000HUNHuntsman3.8526 of 5 stars$22.45-1.8%$25.75+14.7%-3.7%$3.88B$5.95B-44.906,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓FMCFMC4.5672 of 5 stars$62.00+0.8%$67.00+8.1%+14.9%$7.74B$4.49B5.606,600Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓LTHMLiventN/A$16.51flat$19.80+19.9%N/A$2.97B$813.20M9.221,350RPMRPM International4.0957 of 5 stars$128.45-1.3%$129.70+1.0%+41.3%$16.54B$7.29B26.9317,207CECelanese4.7887 of 5 stars$128.87-0.7%$152.87+18.6%+11.1%$14.08B$10.55B7.3312,410Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageALBAlbemarle3.9244 of 5 stars$93.51-1.7%$117.30+25.4%-25.0%$10.99B$7.46B-19.779,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageNEUNewMarket3.5192 of 5 stars$538.64-0.3%N/A+12.4%$5.17B$2.70B12.572,000Dividend AnnouncementASHAshland4.372 of 5 stars$83.84-1.3%$103.50+23.4%+15.6%$4.20B$2.11B28.423,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Olin Alternatives W. R. 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