Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.130-3.230 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.240. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Sensient Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Sensient Technologies from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday.

Sensient Technologies Trading Down 0.7 %

SXT stock traded down $0.69 on Wednesday, hitting $93.65. 593,010 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 210,099. Sensient Technologies has a twelve month low of $66.15 and a twelve month high of $94.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 3.55 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The business's fifty day moving average is $74.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.85 and a beta of 0.63.

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.04. Sensient Technologies had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 11.93%. The company had revenue of $392.33 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $387.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Sensient Technologies will post 3.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensient Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Sensient Technologies's payout ratio is currently 54.30%.

Sensient Technologies Company Profile

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.