NASDAQ:BCPC Balchem (BCPC) Stock Forecast, Price & News $125.37 +1.74 (+1.41%) (As of 06/1/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$122.88▼$125.6550-Day Range$122.28▼$131.4052-Week Range$110.15▼$143.88Volume43,719 shsAverage Volume94,679 shsMarket Capitalization$4.04 billionP/E Ratio40.97Dividend Yield0.57%Price Target$140.00 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Balchem MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside11.7% Upside$140.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.97% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-1.54Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment1.47Based on 3 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$680,858 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth20.00%From $3.60 to $4.32 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.99 out of 5 starsBasic Materials Sector29th out of 320 stocksChemicals & Allied Products Industry7th out of 32 stocks 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBalchem has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $140.00, Balchem has a forecasted upside of 11.7% from its current price of $125.37.Amount of Analyst CoverageBalchem has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.97% of the float of Balchem has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBalchem has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Balchem has recently decreased by 7.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBalchem has a dividend yield of 0.57%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBalchem has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Balchem is 23.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Balchem will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.44% next year. This indicates that Balchem will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 2.3 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBalchem has received a 6.99% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Nutrition" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Whey proteins", "Soy proteins", and "Food preservatives" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Balchem is -1.54. Previous Next 3.0 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBalchem has a news sentiment score of 1.47. 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 0.31 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Balchem this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Balchem to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Balchem insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $680,858.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.60% of the stock of Balchem is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.29% of the stock of Balchem is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Balchem are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $3.60 to $4.32 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Balchem is 40.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Balchem is 40.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 91.40.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBalchem has a P/B Ratio of 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) StockBalchem Corp. provides marketing of specialty performance ingredients and products. It operates through the following segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, Specialty Products and Industrial Products. The Human Nutrition and Health segment supplies ingredients in the food and beverage industry, providing customized solutions in powder, solid and liquid flavor delivery systems, spray dried emulsified powder systems, and cereal systems. The Animal Nutrition and Health segment comprises nutritional products derived from microencapsulation and chelation technologies in addition to basic choline chloride. The Specialty Products segment offers Ethylene oxide for the health care industry. The Industrial Products segment refers to certain derivatives of choline chloride which manufactured and sold into industrial applications as a component for hydraulic fracturing of shale natural gas wells. The company was founded in January 1967 and is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.Read More Receive BCPC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Balchem and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BCPC Stock News HeadlinesMay 18, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comStockNews.com Initiates Coverage on Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC)May 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCapital Allocation Trends At Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) Aren't IdealJune 1, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)The $193 Billion US-China War You Don't Know AboutThey're fighting for control of lithium – a key ingredient in EVs and clean energy technology. It's arguably the most important commodity of the 21st century. China owns 80% of global supply. But the US plans to grab a massive slice of the lithium market, which is forecasted to quadruple to $193 billion by 2028, according to Fortune Business Insights.May 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comMichael Robert Sestrick Sells 2,300 Shares of Balchem Co. (NASDAQ:BCPC) StockMay 1, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBalchem: A Mixed QuarterApril 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2023 Balchem Corp Earnings CallApril 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Reports Record First Quarter Sales of $232.5 Million, with Net Earnings of $22.7 Million, GAAP EPS of $0.70, and Adjusted EPS of $0.94April 28, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBalchem Corporation 2023 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationJune 1, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)The $193 Billion US-China War You Don't Know AboutThey're fighting for control of lithium – a key ingredient in EVs and clean energy technology. It's arguably the most important commodity of the 21st century. China owns 80% of global supply. But the US plans to grab a massive slice of the lithium market, which is forecasted to quadruple to $193 billion by 2028, according to Fortune Business Insights.April 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation (NASDAQ:BCPC) Shares Could Be 35% Above Their Intrinsic Value EstimateApril 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBalchem (BCPC) Set to Announce Earnings on FridayApril 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Releases 2022 Sustainability ReportApril 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Announces Quarterly Conference Call for First Quarter Financial Results on April 28, 2023March 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre Balchem Corporation's (NASDAQ:BCPC) Fundamentals Good Enough to Warrant Buying Given The Stock's Recent Weakness?March 25, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBalchem Co. (NASDAQ:BCPC) Director Sells $381,030.00 in StockMarch 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation (NASDAQ:BCPC) Q4 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Full Year 2022 Earnings: EPS Misses ExpectationsFebruary 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ4 2022 Balchem Corp Earnings CallFebruary 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Net Sales Growth of 9.1% and Strong Full Year 2022 ResultsFebruary 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) sheds 4.3% this week, as yearly returns fall more in line with earnings growthFebruary 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Announces Quarterly Conference Call for Fourth Quarter Financial Results on February 24, 2023January 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDo Balchem's (NASDAQ:BCPC) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?January 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Named on Newsweek’s 2023 List of America’s Most Responsible CompaniesJanuary 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation to Present at the CJS Securities 23rd Annual “New Ideas for the New Year” Investor Conference January 11, 2023November 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comIs Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ:BCPC) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic ValueNovember 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Reports Third Quarter Sales of $244.3 Million, Net Earnings of $25.2 Million, GAAP EPS of $0.78, and Adjusted EPS of $1.00October 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBalchem Corporation Announces Quarterly Conference Call for Third Quarter Financial Results on November 4, 2022See More Headlines BCPC Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BCPC Company Calendar Last Earnings4/28/2023Today6/01/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)8/04/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Chemicals & allied products Sub-IndustrySpecialty Chemicals SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNASDAQ:BCPC CUSIP05766520 CIK9326 Webwww.balchem.com Phone(845) 326-5600Fax845-326-5717Employees1,340Year Founded1967Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$140.00 High Stock Price Forecast$140.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$140.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+11.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.06 Trailing P/E Ratio40.97 Forward P/E Ratio34.83 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$105.37 million Net Margins10.48% Pretax Margin13.24% Return on Equity10.69% Return on Assets6.11% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.48 Current Ratio2.88 Quick Ratio1.81 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$942.36 million Price / Sales4.29 Cash Flow$4.93 per share Price / Cash Flow25.45 Book Value$30.20 per share Price / Book4.15Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares32,230,000Free Float31,712,000Market Cap$4.04 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.70 Social Links Key ExecutivesTheodore L. HarrisChairman, President & Chief Executive OfficerMartin BengtssonChief Financial Officer & Executive VPMichael SestrickChief Technology Officer & Senior Vice PresidentHatsuki MiyataSecretary, Executive VP & General CounselBrent TignorChief Human Resources Officer & Senior VPKey CompetitorsAshlandNYSE:ASHInnospecNASDAQ:IOSPChemoursNYSE:CCLiventNYSE:LTHMHuntsmanNYSE:HUNView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsMacquarie Group Ltd.Sold 15,028 shares on 6/1/2023Ownership: 0.607%ProShare Advisors LLCBought 5,401 shares on 5/26/2023Ownership: 0.233%Empower Advisory Group LLCBought 107,513 shares on 5/25/2023Ownership: 0.334%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Bought 15,318 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.719%Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLCBought 670 shares on 5/19/2023Ownership: 0.002%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BCPC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Balchem stock right now? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Balchem in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" BCPC shares. View BCPC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Balchem's stock price forecast for 2023? 1 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Balchem's shares. Their BCPC share price forecasts range from $140.00 to $140.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $140.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BCPC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BCPC shares performed in 2023? Balchem's stock was trading at $122.11 at the start of the year. Since then, BCPC stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $125.37. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Balchem? Balchem saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 309,900 shares, a decrease of 7.4% from the April 30th total of 334,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 89,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's shares are short sold. View Balchem's Short Interest. When is Balchem's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 4th 2023. View our BCPC earnings forecast. How were Balchem's earnings last quarter? Balchem Co. (NASDAQ:BCPC) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.08. The basic materials company earned $232.54 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $232 million. Balchem had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.69% and a net margin of 10.48%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.89 earnings per share. How often does Balchem pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Balchem? Balchem declared an annual dividend on Tuesday, December 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 27th will be given a dividend of $0.71 per share on Friday, January 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 23rd. This is a boost from the stock's previous annual dividend of $0.64. Read our dividend analysis for BCPC. What ETFs hold Balchem's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (PSCM), Subversive Food Security ETF (KCAL), ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV), VanEck Future of Food ETF (YUMY), iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT), SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG), Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) and Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV). Is Balchem a good dividend stock? Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.57%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 23.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BCPC will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.44% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BCPC. What is Dino A. Rossi's approval rating as Balchem's CEO? 25 employees have rated Balchem Chief Executive Officer Dino A. Rossi on Glassdoor.com. Dino A. Rossi has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees. 62.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Balchem to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Balchem own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Balchem investors own include Ecolab (ECL), CVS Health (CVS), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Altria Group (MO), NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Analog Devices (ADI) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY). What is Balchem's stock symbol? Balchem trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BCPC." Who are Balchem's major shareholders? Balchem's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (15.22%), Wasatch Advisors LP (6.42%), State Street Corp (3.37%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (3.26%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.05%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.04%). Insiders that own company stock include David B Fischer, Gunsteren Job Leonard Van, Michael Robert Sestrick, Scott C Mason and William A Backus. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Balchem? Shares of BCPC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Balchem's stock price today? One share of BCPC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $125.37. How much money does Balchem make? Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) has a market capitalization of $4.04 billion and generates $942.36 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $105.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.06 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Balchem have? The company employs 1,340 workers across the globe. Does Balchem have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Balchem: Aberco Inc., Aberco Inc., Albion Laboratories Inc., Albion Laboratories Inc., BCP Ingredients Inc., Balchem BV, Balchem Italia Srl, Balchem Ltd., Balchem NV, Balchem Pte Ltd., Balchem Pty Ltd., Balchem Sdn Bhd, Bioscreen technologies, Chemogas Holding NV, Chol-Mix Kft, Innovative Food Processors, SensoryEffects, SensoryEffects Cereal Systems Inc., SensoryEffects Inc., Stereo Gas Philippines Inc., and Zumbro River Brand Inc..Read More How can I contact Balchem? Balchem's mailing address is 52 Sunrise Park Road, NEW HAMPTON NY, 10958. The official website for the company is www.balchem.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (845) 326-5600, via email at mabrush@balchem.com, or via fax at 845-326-5717. This page (NASDAQ:BCPC) was last updated on 6/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Balchem Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. 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