Innospec (IOSP) Competitors $80.74 -1.31 (-1.60%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.74 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IOSP vs. FFBC, UBSI, AVNT, CBT, FNB, FUL, KMT, MTX, NPO, and SCLShould you be buying Innospec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Innospec include First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), United Bankshares (UBSI), Avient (AVNT), Cabot (CBT), F.N.B. (FNB), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Kennametal (KMT), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Enpro (NPO), and Stepan (SCL). Innospec vs. Its Competitors First Financial Bancorp. United Bankshares Avient Cabot F.N.B. H. B. Fuller Kennametal Minerals Technologies Enpro Stepan First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) and Innospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Is FFBC or IOSP a better dividend stock? First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Innospec has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. First Financial Bancorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is FFBC or IOSP more profitable? First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 19.41% compared to Innospec's net margin of 1.51%. Innospec's return on equity of 11.38% beat First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Financial Bancorp.19.41% 10.57% 1.42% Innospec 1.51%11.38%8.00% Do analysts recommend FFBC or IOSP? First Financial Bancorp. presently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.42%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than Innospec.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Financial Bancorp. 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Innospec 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FFBC or IOSP? 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Innospec shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Innospec shares are held by 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 better valuation & earnings, FFBC or IOSP? First Financial Bancorp. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Innospec. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innospec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Financial Bancorp.$1.62B1.45$228.83M$2.509.80Innospec$1.85B1.09$35.60M$1.0874.76 Which has more volatility and risk, FFBC or IOSP? First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innospec has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FFBC or IOSP? In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 15 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 3 mentions for Innospec. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Innospec's score of 0.29 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Financial Bancorp. 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Innospec 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFirst Financial Bancorp. and Innospec tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Innospec News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IOSP 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 IOSP 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 IOSP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInnospecCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.05B$11.52B$3.26B$9.53BDividend Yield2.05%3.49%5.16%4.04%P/E Ratio74.7619.57125.2620.53Price / Sales1.095.6830,017,513,221,202,100.0098.78Price / Cash10.667.4023.8958.40Price / Book1.661.625.865.74Net Income$35.60M$507.45M$148.55M$259.12M7 Day Performance-5.92%-7.24%-3.21%-3.41%1 Month Performance-3.98%0.73%3.49%8.53%1 Year Performance-38.48%-6.72%26.23%15.74% Innospec Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IOSPInnospec2.9188 of 5 stars$80.74-1.6%N/A-36.6%$2.05B$1.85B74.762,450Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4323 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-8.6%$2.38B$1.62B9.352,090Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8553 of 5 stars$37.15-0.4%$40.63+9.4%-6.1%$5.30B$1.63B13.872,553Positive NewsEarnings ReportAVNTAvient4.1555 of 5 stars$32.98+1.5%$46.80+41.9%-26.5%$2.97B$3.24B30.829,200Upcoming EarningsCBTCabot4.2375 of 5 stars$75.05+0.2%$92.67+23.5%-24.5%$4.02B$3.99B9.714,200Upcoming EarningsFNBF.N.B.4.5135 of 5 stars$15.99-0.5%$18.57+16.2%+1.6%$5.78B$2.57B11.484,280FULH. B. Fuller4.4097 of 5 stars$59.76-0.6%$67.25+12.5%-31.4%$3.24B$3.57B15.957,500Positive NewsKMTKennametal2.3902 of 5 stars$24.53-0.2%$25.40+3.6%-1.2%$1.87B$2.05B17.648,447Upcoming EarningsMTXMinerals Technologies3.7755 of 5 stars$59.02+3.5%$80.00+35.5%-23.8%$1.81B$2.12B9.833,891Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNPOEnpro3.5197 of 5 stars$202.50-1.0%$202.50+0.0%+25.8%$4.30B$1.05B28.053,500Upcoming EarningsSCLStepan4.0499 of 5 stars$56.44+0.3%N/A-38.0%$1.27B$2.18B23.452,396Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FFBC Alternatives UBSI Alternatives AVNT Alternatives CBT Alternatives FNB Alternatives FUL Alternatives KMT Alternatives MTX Alternatives NPO Alternatives SCL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IOSP) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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