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$159.36 +3.78 (+2.43%)
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BCPC vs. FELE, IOSP, AVNT, FUL, GGG, ITT, SCL, IFF, RPM, and ALB

Should 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), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), and Albemarle (ALB).

Balchem vs. Its Competitors

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

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 0.5%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balchem pays out 20.0% 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 raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Balchem has raised 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.

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 9 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Franklin Electric and 1 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Franklin Electric's score of 1.67 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric Very Positive
Balchem Very Positive

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 Ratio
Franklin Electric$2.06B2.09$180.31M$3.8725.03
Balchem$953.68M5.42$128.48M$4.3636.55

Franklin Electric currently has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.47%. Balchem has a consensus price target of $189.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.60%. Given Balchem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)
2.00
Balchem
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Summary

Balchem beats Franklin Electric on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BCPC vs. The Competition

MetricBalchemCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.05B$15.52B$3.59B$10.07B
Dividend Yield0.56%1.89%5.06%4.62%
P/E Ratio36.5554.55158.4526.21
Price / Sales5.423.1216,664.3091.84
Price / Cash28.6613.2724.2459.91
Price / Book4.513.306.796.28
Net Income$128.48M$423.39M$149.32M$270.85M
7 Day Performance-1.12%-0.03%1.77%3.58%
1 Month Performance-0.94%3.80%9.90%6.67%
1 Year Performance-5.22%12.44%44.83%27.73%

Balchem Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BCPC
Balchem
4.8014 of 5 stars
$159.36
+2.4%
$189.00
+18.6%
-2.8%$5.05B$953.68M36.551,361Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.8155 of 5 stars
$96.53
-0.1%
$107.00
+10.8%
+1.7%$4.29B$2.02B24.946,300News Coverage
Positive News
IOSP
Innospec
4.0534 of 5 stars
$85.81
-1.5%
N/A-21.4%$2.13B$1.79B110.012,450Positive News
Short Interest ↓
AVNT
Avient
4.4658 of 5 stars
$36.54
-0.3%
$45.60
+24.8%
-17.6%$3.34B$3.24B28.549,200Positive News
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.0034 of 5 stars
$58.94
-1.8%
$67.25
+14.1%
-19.0%$3.18B$3.57B31.867,500
GGG
Graco
4.2626 of 5 stars
$84.42
-0.1%
$94.50
+11.9%
+4.8%$13.99B$2.11B29.944,300Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.4958 of 5 stars
$168.25
-0.5%
$182.78
+8.6%
+35.3%$13.12B$3.63B26.4511,700Positive News
SCL
Stepan
4.4567 of 5 stars
$48.32
-1.3%
N/A-31.1%$1.09B$2.18B19.032,396News Coverage
Positive News
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
4.8428 of 5 stars
$65.60
-1.4%
$92.36
+40.8%
-35.8%$16.81B$11.48B-42.323,400Analyst Revision
RPM
RPM International
4.2246 of 5 stars
$122.81
0.0%
$131.09
+6.7%
+8.7%$15.75B$7.37B22.9517,778News Coverage
ALB
Albemarle
3.783 of 5 stars
$80.01
+0.6%
$86.47
+8.1%
-16.0%$9.42B$5.38B-8.588,300Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BCPC) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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