Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $158.44 -3.49 (-2.16%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$158.44 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/11/2025 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. FELE, IOSP, AVNT, FUL, GGG, ITT, SCL, IFF, RPM, and ALBShould 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 Innospec Avient H. B. Fuller Graco ITT Stepan International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Do insiders and 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, 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. Does the media prefer FELE or BCPC? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 3 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Franklin Electric and 8 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Franklin Electric's score of 1.01 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Balchem 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FELE or BCPC more profitable? Balchem has a net margin of 14.16% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.08% beat Balchem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.85% 14.08% 9.72% Balchem 14.16%12.01%8.77% Which has higher valuation and 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$2.02B2.07$180.31M$3.8223.98Balchem$964.54M5.36$128.48M$4.1738.00 Do analysts rate FELE or BCPC? Franklin Electric presently has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.62%. Balchem has a consensus price target of $180.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.61%. 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) 2.00Balchem 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 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 1.2%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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 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. 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$5.17B$15.89B$3.30B$9.10BDividend Yield0.54%1.94%5.14%4.00%P/E Ratio38.0018.2292.7520.27Price / Sales5.363.1731,167,046,552,241,600.0098.72Price / Cash29.8313.5623.8758.16Price / Book4.483.186.065.49Net Income$128.48M$421.06M$147.90M$250.45M7 Day Performance-3.93%-0.60%2.29%4.78%1 Month Performance-3.32%4.95%6.55%7.67%1 Year Performance-4.60%8.89%26.87%16.43% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem4.3217 of 5 stars$158.44-2.2%$180.00+13.6%-3.6%$5.17B$964.54M38.001,361News CoveragePositive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.3846 of 5 stars$91.33-1.8%$94.00+2.9%-6.7%$4.24B$2.02B23.916,300Positive NewsIOSPInnospec3.5307 of 5 stars$86.47-2.5%N/A-28.9%$2.21B$1.85B80.062,450News CoverageAVNTAvient4.5268 of 5 stars$33.14-3.7%$46.80+41.2%-21.6%$3.15B$3.24B30.979,200News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownFULH. B. Fuller3.4433 of 5 stars$60.77-2.4%$67.25+10.7%-21.4%$3.36B$3.57B32.857,500Insider TradeGGGGraco4.0889 of 5 stars$87.58-1.4%$93.00+6.2%+9.1%$14.84B$2.11B30.954,300Positive NewsITTITT4.433 of 5 stars$158.84-1.4%$165.50+4.2%+19.5%$12.68B$3.63B25.2511,700News CoverageSCLStepan3.9552 of 5 stars$57.55-2.9%N/A-32.0%$1.34B$2.18B23.392,396News CoverageIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.7585 of 5 stars$75.04-1.7%$93.43+24.5%-22.1%$19.52B$11.48B-22.953,400Analyst RevisionRPMRPM International4.0787 of 5 stars$111.03-2.1%$125.91+13.4%+4.0%$14.56B$7.30B22.2517,207Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastALBAlbemarle4.4764 of 5 stars$65.55-2.5%$91.62+39.8%-27.4%$7.91B$5.38B-5.898,300Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Alternatives Innospec Alternatives Avient Alternatives H. B. 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