Balchem - BCPC Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research 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 equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BCPC shares.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Balchem's shares. Their BCPC share price forecasts range from $152.00 to $175.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $163.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.8% from the stock's current price.
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Balchem's stock was trading at $168.60 at the start of the year. Since then, BCPC stock has decreased by 21.7% and is now trading at $132.03.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 17th 2023.
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Balchem Co. (NASDAQ:BCPC) posted its earnings results on Friday, November, 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.13. The basic materials company earned $244.27 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $241 million. Balchem had a net margin of 11.80% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.28%.

Balchem declared an annual dividend on Tuesday, December 6th. Stockholders 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 positive change from the stock's previous annual dividend of $0.64.
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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 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 19.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BCPC will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.61% 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.

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

Balchem's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.25%), Vanguard Group Inc. (12.02%), State Street Corp (3.32%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (3.22%), Geneva Capital Management LLC (2.26%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.00%). Insiders that own company stock include 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 $132.03.

Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) has a market capitalization of $4.24 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 $3.35 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,317 workers across the globe.

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.