Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $169.02 +3.06 (+1.84%) Closing price 05/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$168.94 -0.09 (-0.05%) As of 05/27/2025 04:20 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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer BCPC or IFF? Balchem presently has a consensus target price of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.50%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $92.54, indicating a potential upside of 19.81%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 volatility and risk, BCPC or IFF? Balchem has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BCPC or IFF? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 25 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 8 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 1.24 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Balchem 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive International Flavors & Fragrances 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has preferable valuation & 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$964.54M5.72$128.48M$4.1740.53International Flavors & Fragrances$11.43B1.73-$2.57B-$3.27-23.62 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. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryInternational Flavors & Fragrances beats Balchem on 11 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$5.51B$4.89B$3.13B$8.48BDividend Yield0.52%3.14%5.07%4.17%P/E Ratio43.0121.2072.3719.89Price / Sales5.7273.2725,591,212,775,310,300.00138.33Price / Cash30.179.7924.2434.64Price / Book4.785.115.224.56Net Income$128.48M$190.83M$154.72M$248.06M7 Day Performance0.43%3.72%1.54%2.15%1 Month Performance8.28%9.42%4.64%9.09%1 Year Performance11.18%-7.48%17.17%9.75% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem3.6264 of 5 stars$169.02+1.8%$180.00+6.5%+10.5%$5.51B$964.54M43.011,340Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.4004 of 5 stars$77.28-0.6%$92.54+19.7%-19.7%$19.77B$11.43B82.2124,600Positive NewsRPMRPM International3.6899 of 5 stars$116.14+0.1%$122.10+5.1%+2.1%$14.92B$7.30B22.9516,800Positive NewsALBAlbemarle3.8067 of 5 stars$59.29-1.5%$91.62+54.5%-54.0%$6.98B$5.09B-5.297,400NEUNewMarket3.082 of 5 stars$650.45+0.0%N/A+19.0%$6.14B$2.79B13.492,060Positive NewsCECelanese3.3092 of 5 stars$52.43-2.0%$61.44+17.2%-63.9%$5.73B$10.06B-3.7613,300Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap DownSXTSensient Technologies3.017 of 5 stars$94.54+0.3%$93.00-1.6%+26.2%$4.01B$1.56B32.164,090Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.111 of 5 stars$56.65-0.6%$62.50+10.3%-29.4%$3.07B$3.55B24.527,000ASHAshland4.3794 of 5 stars$52.35-0.8%$68.60+31.0%-49.1%$2.39B$1.95B-79.323,900IOSPInnospec4.1739 of 5 stars$89.12+0.1%N/A-32.2%$2.22B$1.79B62.762,100Positive NewsKWRQuaker Chemical4.2071 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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