Balchem Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Balchem in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Balchem stock.
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Balchem saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 403,900 shares, a decline of 28.9% from the June 15th total of 567,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 115,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.5 days. Currently, 1.3% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Balchem is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 30th 2021.
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Balchem will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, July 30th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 201-612-7415 with passcode "13721555".

Balchem Co. (NASDAQ:BCPC) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.07. The basic materials company earned $185.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $181.59 million. Balchem had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.35% and a net margin of 12.35%. Balchem's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 EPS.
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Balchem's stock was trading at $89.29 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BCPC shares have increased by 50.3% and is now trading at $134.22.
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Balchem declared an annual dividend on Thursday, December 17th. Investors of record on Monday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share on Friday, January 22nd. This represents a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 24th. This is a boost from Balchem's previous annual dividend of $0.26.
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Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.44%. Balchem does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Balchem is 17.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Balchem will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.88% next year. This indicates that Balchem will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Balchem's stock. Their forecasts range from $140.00 to $145.00. On average, they anticipate Balchem's stock price to reach $142.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.2% from the stock's current price.
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15 employees have rated Balchem CEO Dino A. Rossi on Glassdoor.com. Dino A. Rossi has an approval rating of 85% among Balchem's employees.

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

Balchem's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (0.26%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.12%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Cardinal Capital Management (0.06%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.04%). Company insiders that own Balchem stock include David F Ludwig and Scott C Mason.
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BCPC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Bath Savings Trust Co, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, and Cardinal Capital Management.
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BCPC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue.
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Shares of BCPC 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.
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One share of BCPC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $134.22.

Balchem has a market capitalization of $4.35 billion and generates $703.64 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $84.62 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.32 on an earnings per share basis.

Balchem employs 1,342 workers across the globe.

Balchem was founded in 1967.

The official website for Balchem is www.balchem.com.

Balchem is headquartered at 52 Sunrise Park Road, NEW HAMPTON NY, 10958.

Balchem's mailing address is 52 Sunrise Park Road, NEW HAMPTON NY, 10958. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (845) 326-5600 or via email at [email protected]