Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $166.10 -0.08 (-0.05%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$166.55 +0.45 (+0.27%) As of 04:21 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 Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BCPC or IFF? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBalchemOutperform Votes39166.50% Underperform Votes19733.50% International Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes50860.62% Underperform Votes33039.38% Which has more risk and volatility, BCPC or IFF? Balchem has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BCPC or IFF? 87.9% of Balchem shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Balchem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BCPC or IFF a better dividend stock? Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Balchem pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -48.9% 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 raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation and earnings, BCPC or IFF? Balchem has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioBalchem$964.54M5.62$128.48M$4.1739.83International Flavors & Fragrances$11.43B1.71-$2.57B-$3.27-23.41 Do analysts prefer BCPC or IFF? Balchem currently has a consensus price target of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.37%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $92.54, indicating a potential upside of 20.90%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Balchem.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Balchem 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Is BCPC or IFF 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 Balchem13.47% 11.37% 8.11% International Flavors & Fragrances 2.12%7.72%3.72% Does the media refer more to BCPC or IFF? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 23 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 7 mentions for Balchem. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Balchem's score of 1.13 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Balchem 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive International Flavors & Fragrances 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$4.87B$3.11B$8.39BDividend Yield0.52%3.11%5.06%4.17%P/E Ratio42.2620.9464.2719.76Price / Sales5.6277.9925,633,028,482,514,400.00134.19Price / Cash30.179.7924.2434.64Price / Book4.705.375.244.51Net Income$128.48M$190.83M$154.86M$247.95M7 Day Performance0.08%1.97%0.64%1.00%1 Month Performance6.10%8.47%4.73%8.28%1 Year Performance9.62%-5.34%17.92%9.03% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem4.0406 of 5 stars$166.100.0%$180.00+8.4%+11.1%$5.42B$964.54M42.261,340Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.5008 of 5 stars$75.03-0.9%$92.54+23.3%-19.8%$19.19B$11.43B79.8224,600Positive NewsRPMRPM International3.6209 of 5 stars$111.88-0.5%$122.10+9.1%+4.2%$14.37B$7.30B22.1116,800Positive NewsALBAlbemarle3.6423 of 5 stars$57.64-0.5%$91.62+59.0%-53.4%$6.78B$5.09B-5.157,400NEUNewMarket2.8361 of 5 stars$639.67-1.1%N/A+21.3%$6.03B$2.79B13.272,060News CoveragePositive NewsCECelanese3.7077 of 5 stars$52.46-2.0%$61.94+18.1%-63.2%$5.74B$10.06B-3.7713,300Analyst RevisionSXTSensient Technologies3.3302 of 5 stars$93.91+0.1%$93.00-1.0%+27.1%$3.99B$1.56B31.944,090Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.3161 of 5 stars$54.22-1.1%$62.50+15.3%-27.7%$2.94B$3.55B23.477,000ASHAshland4.4099 of 5 stars$49.30-1.5%$68.60+39.2%-48.2%$2.25B$1.95B-74.693,900Gap DownIOSPInnospec4.2061 of 5 stars$85.58-0.7%N/A-31.6%$2.14B$1.79B60.272,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↓KWRQuaker Chemical4.3029 of 5 stars$106.64+0.0%$163.67+53.5%-38.4%$1.89B$1.81B15.644,600Positive 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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