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NEU vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, BCPC, CE, SXT, FUL, KWR, ASH, and MTX

Should you be buying NewMarket stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NewMarket include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Balchem (BCPC), Celanese (CE), Sensient Technologies (SXT), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Quaker Houghton (KWR), Ashland (ASH), and Minerals Technologies (MTX). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

NewMarket vs. Its Competitors

NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of NewMarket shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

NewMarket has a net margin of 17.28% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of -3.48%. NewMarket's return on equity of 32.25% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NewMarket17.28% 32.25% 15.10%
International Flavors & Fragrances -3.48%7.95%3.97%

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. NewMarket pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -103.2% 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. NewMarket has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $90.25, suggesting a potential upside of 45.21%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than NewMarket.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NewMarket
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
International Flavors & Fragrances
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NewMarket$2.79B2.85$462.41M$50.4516.75
International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.39$243M-$1.55-40.10

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 14 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 7 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.16 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NewMarket
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
International Flavors & Fragrances
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NewMarket has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NewMarket beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 11 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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NEU vs. The Competition

MetricNewMarketCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.94B$15.28B$3.76B$21.78B
Dividend Yield1.30%1.93%5.05%3.55%
P/E Ratio16.7552.34158.5329.82
Price / Sales2.853.1122,286.6466.04
Price / Cash14.0113.0724.3818.31
Price / Book5.553.177.104.65
Net Income$462.41M$424.10M$149.38M$1.00B
7 Day Performance3.38%1.38%1.89%1.20%
1 Month Performance3.84%-3.43%11.33%3.32%
1 Year Performance59.65%5.20%53.68%13.11%

NewMarket Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NEU
NewMarket
2.1773 of 5 stars
$845.00
+1.1%
N/A+59.6%$7.94B$2.79B16.752,060Positive News
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
4.6377 of 5 stars
$60.91
+0.3%
$90.96
+49.3%
-38.1%$15.56B$11.48B-39.303,400Analyst Forecast
RPM
RPM International
4.3887 of 5 stars
$116.73
-0.2%
$131.82
+12.9%
-9.5%$15.01B$7.37B21.8217,778Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
ALB
Albemarle
3.1414 of 5 stars
$86.90
-1.4%
$85.83
-1.2%
-13.7%$10.37B$5.38B-9.328,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BCPC
Balchem
4.6529 of 5 stars
$149.04
-0.7%
$189.00
+26.8%
-15.7%$4.87B$953.68M34.181,361
CE
Celanese
4.1655 of 5 stars
$40.81
+0.1%
$57.22
+40.2%
-66.9%$4.47B$10.28B-2.7512,163
SXT
Sensient Technologies
4.0115 of 5 stars
$92.95
-2.6%
$110.00
+18.3%
+22.6%$4.05B$1.56B29.324,014
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.676 of 5 stars
$58.46
+0.6%
$65.75
+12.5%
-23.7%$3.14B$3.57B31.607,500Dividend Announcement
KWR
Quaker Houghton
3.12 of 5 stars
$131.64
-1.2%
$150.75
+14.5%
-18.7%$2.32B$1.84B-306.134,400
ASH
Ashland
4.62 of 5 stars
$47.60
-2.4%
$61.43
+29.0%
-43.2%$2.23B$2.11B-2.543,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
MTX
Minerals Technologies
3.181 of 5 stars
$61.41
-1.3%
$84.00
+36.8%
-17.3%$1.95B$2.12B1,023.603,891Positive News
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This page (NYSE:NEU) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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