Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $166.13 -2.89 (-1.71%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$166.18 +0.05 (+0.03%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BCPC vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, CE, SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, and KWRShould you be buying Balchem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Balchem include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Celanese (CE), Sensient Technologies (SXT), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), and Quaker Chemical (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Balchem vs. International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Celanese Sensient Technologies H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Quaker Chemical International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IFF or BCPC? 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Balchem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Balchem shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, IFF or BCPC? Balchem has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balchem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInternational Flavors & Fragrances$11.43B1.68-$2.57B-$3.27-22.99Balchem$964.54M5.62$128.48M$4.1739.84 Do analysts recommend IFF or BCPC? International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus target price of $92.54, indicating a potential upside of 23.10%. Balchem has a consensus target price of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.35%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Balchem.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Balchem 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk and volatility, IFF or BCPC? International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor IFF or BCPC? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 21 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 9 mentions for Balchem. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Balchem's score of 1.06 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment International Flavors & Fragrances 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Balchem 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IFF or BCPC more profitable? Balchem has a net margin of 13.47% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.12%. Balchem's return on equity of 11.37% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets International Flavors & Fragrances2.12% 7.72% 3.72% Balchem 13.47%11.37%8.11% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IFF or BCPC? International Flavors & Fragrances received 117 more outperform votes than Balchem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.50% of users gave Balchem an outperform vote while only 60.62% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInternational Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes50860.62% Underperform Votes33039.38% BalchemOutperform Votes39166.50% Underperform Votes19733.50% Is IFF or BCPC a better dividend stock? International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balchem pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Balchem has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryInternational Flavors & Fragrances beats Balchem on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Balchem News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BCPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBalchemChemicals & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.42B$4.85B$3.12B$8.46BDividend Yield0.52%3.16%5.06%4.18%P/E Ratio42.2720.9175.5719.78Price / Sales5.6273.8725,633,028,482,388,700.00138.44Price / Cash30.179.7924.2434.64Price / Book4.705.065.294.54Net Income$128.48M$190.83M$154.86M$247.85M7 Day Performance-1.29%2.73%1.59%1.68%1 Month Performance6.43%8.71%4.73%8.76%1 Year Performance9.27%-7.78%17.61%9.69% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem3.9909 of 5 stars$166.13-1.7%$180.00+8.3%+10.5%$5.42B$964.54M42.271,340Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.3936 of 5 stars$77.28-0.6%$92.54+19.7%-19.7%$19.77B$11.43B82.2124,600Positive NewsRPMRPM International3.4685 of 5 stars$116.14+0.1%$122.10+5.1%+2.1%$14.92B$7.30B22.9516,800Positive NewsALBAlbemarle3.7985 of 5 stars$59.29-1.5%$91.62+54.5%-54.0%$6.98B$5.09B-5.297,400Gap DownNEUNewMarket2.7149 of 5 stars$650.45+0.0%N/A+19.0%$6.14B$2.79B13.492,060Positive NewsCECelanese3.6694 of 5 stars$52.43-2.0%$61.44+17.2%-63.9%$5.73B$10.06B-3.7613,300Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSXTSensient Technologies3.2574 of 5 stars$94.54+0.3%$93.00-1.6%+26.2%$4.01B$1.56B32.164,090Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.2011 of 5 stars$56.65-0.6%$62.50+10.3%-29.4%$3.07B$3.55B24.527,000News CoverageASHAshland4.3686 of 5 stars$52.35-0.8%$68.60+31.0%-49.1%$2.39B$1.95B-79.323,900IOSPInnospec4.1641 of 5 stars$89.12+0.1%N/A-32.2%$2.22B$1.79B62.762,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↓KWRQuaker Chemical4.345 of 5 stars$105.75-1.0%$163.67+54.8%-39.3%$1.87B$1.81B15.514,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives RPM International Alternatives Albemarle Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives Celanese Alternatives Sensient Technologies Alternatives H.B. 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