Congress Asset Management Co. Has $69.01 Million Stake in Sensient Technologies Corporation $SXT

Key Points

• Congress Asset Management increased its position in Sensient by 2.5% to 734,573 shares (about 1.73% ownership) valued at $69.01 million at quarter-end, part of broad institutional buying that leaves roughly 90.9% of the stock held by institutions.
• Sensient missed the most recent quarter with $0.72 EPS vs. $0.78 estimate and $393.45M revenue vs. $395.7M expected, and issued FY2026 guidance of 3.600–3.800 EPS while analysts' consensus for the current fiscal year is about 3.1.
• Shares opened at $85.07 with a market cap of $3.62B and a P/E of 26.9 (52-week range $67.79–$121.54), and the company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.41 (1.9% yield; 51.9% payout ratio).

Congress Asset Management Co. grew its position in Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT - Free Report) by 2.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 734,573 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after purchasing an additional 17,935 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. owned approximately 1.73% of Sensient Technologies worth $69,013,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Eminence Capital LP acquired a new stake in Sensient Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $99,117,000. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. acquired a new position in Sensient Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $91,280,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Sensient Technologies by 4,511.3% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 589,272 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $58,055,000 after acquiring an additional 576,493 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Sensient Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,728,000. Finally, Parsifal Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Sensient Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $46,784,000. 90.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on SXT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Sensient Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Sensient Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $110.00.

Sensient Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SXT opened at $85.07 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 4.10. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $94.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 26.92 and a beta of 0.55. Sensient Technologies Corporation has a 52 week low of $67.79 and a 52 week high of $121.54.

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 13th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $393.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $395.70 million. Sensient Technologies had a return on equity of 12.82% and a net margin of 8.34%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.70 EPS. Sensient Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.800 EPS. Analysts predict that Sensient Technologies Corporation will post 3.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensient Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 3rd. Sensient Technologies's dividend payout ratio is 51.90%.

Sensient Technologies Company Profile

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of colors, flavors and fragrances for a broad range of end-markets. The company develops and produces ingredients that enhance the appearance, taste and scent of products in the food, beverage, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, personal care and household sectors. Its portfolio includes natural and synthetic colorants, botanical and artificial flavor systems, fragrance compounds and specialty chemical offerings tailored to customer specifications.

Within its flavor and fragrance division, Sensient provides custom formulations for sweet, savory and umami taste profiles along with fragrance blends for personal care and cosmetic applications.

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