Balchem (BCPC) Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IFF or BCPC?

Balchem has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. Balchem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Flavors & Fragrances, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Flavors & Fragrances	$11.48B	1.76	-$2.57B	$0.94	84.17
Balchem	$964.54M	5.50	$128.48M	$4.17	39.03

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 2.0%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out 170.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Balchem pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balchem has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

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 & Fragrances	2.12%	7.72%	3.72%
Balchem	13.47%	11.37%	8.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, IFF or BCPC?

International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IFF or BCPC?

International Flavors & Fragrances received 114 more outperform votes than Balchem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.55% of users gave Balchem an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Flavors & Fragrances	Outperform Votes 504 60.50%	Underperform Votes 329 39.50%
Balchem	Outperform Votes 390 66.55%	Underperform Votes 196 33.45%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IFF or BCPC?

96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Balchem shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Balchem shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts rate IFF or BCPC?

International Flavors & Fragrances presently has a consensus target price of $94.54, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. Balchem has a consensus target price of $180.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.61%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Balchem	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor IFF or BCPC?

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 11 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 18 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.74 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Flavors & Fragrances	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Balchem	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Balchem beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.