NewMarket (NEU) Competitors $772.10 -10.07 (-1.29%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$772.59 +0.49 (+0.06%) As of 10/17/2025 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NEU vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, CE, BCPC, SXT, FUL, KWR, ASH, and MTXShould 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), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), 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 International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle Celanese Balchem Sensient Technologies H. B. Fuller Quaker Houghton Ashland Minerals Technologies NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer NEU or IFF? International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $86.07, suggesting a potential upside of 34.82%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 3.00International Flavors & Fragrances 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is NEU or IFF a better dividend stock? NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NEU or IFF? 61.1% of NewMarket shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of NewMarket shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor NEU or IFF? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 25 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 3 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.63 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NewMarket 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive International Flavors & Fragrances 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, NEU or IFF? NewMarket has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NEU or IFF? 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 RatioNewMarket$2.79B2.60$462.41M$50.4515.30International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.42$243M-$1.55-41.19 Is NEU or IFF more profitable? 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% SummaryNewMarket beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NEU 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 NYSE 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 NEU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewMarketCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.26B$15.05B$3.76B$21.77BDividend Yield1.42%1.96%5.05%3.62%P/E Ratio15.3049.91132.9732.43Price / Sales2.602.9623,957.7081.20Price / Cash12.8012.9124.3418.06Price / Book5.073.127.184.59Net Income$462.41M$424.10M$148.76M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.25%1.05%40.77%-0.34%1 Month Performance-5.25%-2.30%52.46%-0.90%1 Year Performance47.06%1.02%74.74%9.51% NewMarket Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NEUNewMarket2.6866 of 5 stars$772.10-1.3%N/A+47.1%$7.26B$2.79B15.302,060Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.594 of 5 stars$61.53-1.0%$88.61+44.0%-38.9%$15.94B$11.48B-39.703,400RPMRPM International4.6526 of 5 stars$114.11-2.3%$130.60+14.5%-16.2%$14.98B$7.37B21.3317,778Trending NewsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionALBAlbemarle3.4348 of 5 stars$92.08+4.4%$87.47-5.0%-2.5%$10.38B$5.38B-9.888,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCECelanese4.1112 of 5 stars$44.31-1.8%$56.33+27.1%-70.4%$4.94B$10.28B-2.9912,163Dividend AnnouncementBCPCBalchem4.6388 of 5 stars$143.16-1.4%$189.00+32.0%-13.5%$4.71B$953.68M32.831,361News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSXTSensient Technologies4.1587 of 5 stars$93.70-1.3%$110.00+17.4%+21.4%$4.03B$1.56B29.564,014News CoveragePositive NewsFULH. B. Fuller4.7031 of 5 stars$59.07-0.4%$65.75+11.3%-25.8%$3.21B$3.57B31.937,500Analyst ForecastKWRQuaker Houghton3.4762 of 5 stars$131.93-1.6%$150.75+14.3%-19.6%$2.33B$1.84B-306.804,400ASHAshland4.5054 of 5 stars$49.03+0.8%$60.57+23.5%-44.2%$2.22B$2.11B-2.623,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMTXMinerals Technologies3.4608 of 5 stars$61.36-2.2%$84.00+36.9%-25.9%$1.97B$2.12B1,022.843,891Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives RPM International Alternatives Albemarle Alternatives Celanese Alternatives Balchem Alternatives Sensient Technologies Alternatives H. B. 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