Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $152.17 -0.30 (-0.20%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$152.08 -0.08 (-0.06%) As of 08/1/2025 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. FELE, IOSP, AVNT, FUL, GGG, ITT, SCL, RPM, ALB, and NEUShould you be buying Balchem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Balchem include Franklin Electric (FELE), Innospec (IOSP), Avient (AVNT), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Stepan (SCL), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), and NewMarket (NEU). Balchem vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Innospec Avient H. B. Fuller Graco ITT Stepan RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Is FELE or BCPC a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Balchem has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is FELE or BCPC more profitable? Balchem has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Balchem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47% Balchem 14.48%12.41%9.21% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FELE or BCPC? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Balchem shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Balchem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer FELE or BCPC? Franklin Electric presently has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Balchem has a consensus target price of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.29%. Given Balchem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Balchem is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Balchem 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, FELE or BCPC? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, FELE or BCPC? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Balchem. Franklin Electric 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 RatioFranklin Electric$2.06B2.06$180.31M$3.8724.07Balchem$953.68M5.20$128.48M$4.1736.49 Does the media refer more to FELE or BCPC? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 24 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Franklin Electric and 11 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.52 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Balchem 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBalchem beats Franklin Electric on 10 of the 19 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 BCPC 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 ExcelMetricBalchemCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.97B$15.06B$3.17B$9.54BDividend Yield0.57%2.10%5.19%4.09%P/E Ratio34.9047.09117.7723.83Price / Sales5.203.0330,017,513,221,196,900.0066.02Price / Cash28.0912.6623.7857.96Price / Book3.912.885.885.54Net Income$128.48M$423.39M$148.55M$259.28M7 Day Performance2.25%-6.61%-3.26%-4.68%1 Month Performance-6.76%-5.70%1.41%4.36%1 Year Performance-11.26%4.96%28.77%17.89% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem4.3069 of 5 stars$152.17-0.2%$180.00+18.3%-13.5%$4.97B$953.68M34.901,361Trending NewsEarnings ReportFELEFranklin Electric4.7359 of 5 stars$93.39+0.5%$94.00+0.7%-9.0%$4.24B$2.02B24.456,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIOSPInnospec3.5273 of 5 stars$83.22-1.4%N/A-37.4%$2.11B$1.85B77.062,450Upcoming EarningsAVNTAvient4.4995 of 5 stars$33.62-1.0%$46.80+39.2%-24.0%$3.11B$3.24B31.429,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionFULH. B. Fuller4.48 of 5 stars$58.51-1.8%$67.25+14.9%-33.9%$3.21B$3.57B31.637,500GGGGraco4.2654 of 5 stars$84.53-0.1%$94.50+11.8%+0.2%$14.02B$2.11B29.984,300Analyst RevisionITTITT4.2121 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+17.8%$12.71B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownSCLStepan3.8681 of 5 stars$56.35-1.2%N/A-37.7%$1.29B$2.18B22.912,396News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeRPMRPM International4.3687 of 5 stars$121.54-1.0%$131.40+8.1%-1.2%$15.77B$7.37B22.7217,778ALBAlbemarle4.5282 of 5 stars$74.82-10.7%$91.00+21.6%-27.1%$9.85B$5.38B-6.738,300News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeNEUNewMarket2.5759 of 5 stars$694.06-1.7%N/A+24.6%$6.66B$2.79B13.812,060News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Alternatives Innospec Alternatives Avient Alternatives H. B. 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