Balchem - BCPC Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Balchem in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" BCPC shares.
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2 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Balchem's shares. Their BCPC share price forecasts range from $152.00 to $175.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $163.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.3% from the stock's current price.
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Balchem's stock was trading at $168.60 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, BCPC shares have decreased by 25.0% and is now trading at $126.43.
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Balchem is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 4th 2022.
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Balchem Co. (NASDAQ:BCPC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $197.87 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $204.80 million. Balchem had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.84% and a net margin of 12.40%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.83 EPS.

Balchem declared an annual dividend on Friday, December 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 28th will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share on Friday, January 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 27th. This is a boost from the stock's previous annual dividend of $0.58.
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Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.50%. 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 19.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BCPC will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.88% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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.

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).

Balchem trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BCPC."

Balchem's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (3.14%), Geneva Capital Management LLC (2.17%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.00%), Pictet Asset Management SA (0.82%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.40%) and Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.34%). Insiders that own company stock include David F Ludwig, Gunsteren Job Leonard Van, Scott C Mason and William A Backus.
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One share of BCPC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $126.43.

Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) has a market capitalization of $4.06 billion and generates $799.02 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $96.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.34 on an earnings per share basis.

Balchem employs 1,317 workers across the globe.

Balchem was founded in 1967.

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.