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Balchem (BCPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$161.93 -0.60 (-0.37%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$161.07 -0.86 (-0.53%)
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About Balchem Stock (NASDAQ:BCPC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$161.53
$164.01
50-Day Range
$156.01
$170.45
52-Week Range
$145.70
$186.03
Volume
123,994 shs
Average Volume
163,571 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.28 billion
P/E Ratio
38.83
Dividend Yield
0.54%
Price Target
$180.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Balchem Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

BCPC MarketRank™: 

Balchem scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Balchem has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Balchem has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Balchem's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Balchem are expected to grow by 10.99% in the coming year, from $4.64 to $5.15 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Balchem is 38.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Balchem is 38.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 91.72.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Balchem has a PEG Ratio of 3.52. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Balchem has a P/B Ratio of 4.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Balchem's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.45% of the float of Balchem has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Balchem has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Balchem has recently decreased by 9.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Balchem has a dividend yield of 0.53%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Balchem has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Balchem is 20.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Balchem will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.89% next year. This indicates that Balchem will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Balchem's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.45% of the float of Balchem has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Balchem has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Balchem has recently decreased by 9.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Balchem has a news sentiment score of 1.29. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Balchem this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Balchem insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.39% of the stock of Balchem is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.91% of the stock of Balchem is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Balchem's insider trading history.
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BCPC Stock News Headlines

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BCPC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Balchem's stock was trading at $162.99 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BCPC shares have decreased by 0.7% and is now trading at $161.93.

Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ:BCPC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The basic materials company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.03. Balchem's revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Balchem subsidiaries include Zumbro River Brand Inc., Chemogas Holding NV, Bioscreen technologies, Innovative Food Processors, Chol-Mix Kft, Albion Laboratories Inc., SensoryEffects, and others.

Balchem's top institutional shareholders include Bath Savings Trust Co (0.10%) and Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.. Insiders that own company stock include Theodore L Harris, David B Fischer, Gunsteren Job Leonard Van, William A Backus and Michael Robert Sestrick.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of BCPC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Balchem investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Today
7/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BCPC
CIK
9326
Employees
1,361
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$180.00
Low Price Target
$180.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.17
Trailing P/E Ratio
38.96
Forward P/E Ratio
35.01
P/E Growth
3.52
Net Income
$128.48 million
Net Margins
14.16%
Pretax Margin
18.41%
Return on Equity
12.01%
Return on Assets
8.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.18
Current Ratio
2.44
Quick Ratio
1.40

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$953.68 million
Price / Sales
5.56
Cash Flow
$5.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
30.02
Book Value
$35.37 per share
Price / Book
4.59

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
32,620,000
Free Float
32,164,000
Market Cap
$5.30 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.89

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This page (NASDAQ:BCPC) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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