Sensient Technologies (SXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and Africa. The company offers flavor-delivery systems, and compounded and blended products; ingredient products, such as essential oils, natural and synthetic flavors, and natural extracts; and chili powder, paprika, and chili pepper, as well as dehydrated vegetables comprising parsley, celery, and spinach to the food, beverage, and personal care industries. It also provides natural and synthetic color systems for use in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals; colors and other ingredients for personal care, such as active ingredients, solubilizers, and surface treated pigments; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, including colors, flavors, coatings, and nutraceutical ingredients; and technical colors for industrial applications under the Sensient Food Colors, Sensient Pharmaceutical Coating Systems, Sensient Cosmetic Technologies, and Sensient Specialty Markets trade names. Sensient Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $106.90 to $109.44
• 50-Day Range: $91.94 to $109.78
• 52-Week Range: $66.15 to $110.70
• Volume: 431,500 shs
• Average Volume: 257,228 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.86
• Dividend Yield: 1.51%
• Price Target: $110.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sensient Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sensient Technologies scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 104th out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sensient Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sensient Technologies has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sensient Technologies is 35.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sensient Technologies is 35.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 107.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sensient Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 4.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.28% of the float of Sensient Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sensient Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sensient Technologies has recently increased by 37.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sensient Technologies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sensient Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sensient Technologies is 54.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.89

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.28% of the float of Sensient Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sensient Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sensient Technologies has recently increased by 37.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Sensient Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sensient Technologies this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for SXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sensient Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $159,211.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of Sensient Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.86% of the stock of Sensient Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SXT shares performed this year?

Sensient Technologies' stock was trading at $71.26 at the start of the year. Since then, SXT shares have increased by 52.0% and is now trading at $108.3050.

How were Sensient Technologies' earnings last quarter?

Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Sensient Technologies' major shareholders?

Sensient Technologies' top institutional investors include Congress Asset Management Co. (1.62%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.07%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.06%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael C Geraghty, Essie Whitelaw, E Craig Mitchell, Gebhardt Deborah Mckeithan, Mario Ferruzzi, Steven B Morris and Winder Investment Pte Ltd.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Sensient Technologies?

Shares of SXT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Sensient Technologies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sensient Technologies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/25/2025
• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025
• Today: 7/23/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: CHEM - SPECIALTY
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SXT
• CIK: 310142
• Web: www.sensient.com
• Phone: (414) 271-6755
• Fax: 414-347-4795
• Employees: 4,014
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sensient Technologies: $110.00
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $95.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $124.67 million
• Net Margins: 8.19%
• Pretax Margin: 10.65%
• Return on Equity: 12.14%
• Return on Assets: 6.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 4.34
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.93
• Cash Flow: $4.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.48
• Book Value: $25.05 per share
• Price / Book: 4.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 42,459,000
• Free Float: 41,949,000
• Market Cap: $4.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56