NewMarket (NEU) Competitors $795.96 -4.74 (-0.59%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$796.45 +0.49 (+0.06%) As of 08/22/2025 04:52 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NEU vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, CE, BCPC, SXT, FUL, ASH, KWR, and IOSPShould 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), Ashland (ASH), Quaker Houghton (KWR), and Innospec (IOSP). 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 Ashland Quaker Houghton Innospec NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Which has higher valuation & 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$2.79B2.69$462.41M$50.4515.78International Flavors & Fragrances$11.30B1.54$243M-$1.55-43.82 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 2.4%. 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 increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer NEU or IFF? International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $92.36, suggesting a potential upside of 35.98%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has more risk and volatility, NEU or IFF? 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 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NEU or IFF? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 15 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 8 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 1.26 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NewMarket 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive International Flavors & Fragrances 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NEU or IFF? 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NewMarket News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NEU 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 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$7.52B$15.74B$3.38B$20.92BDividend Yield1.37%1.94%5.16%3.58%P/E Ratio15.7852.22112.3729.17Price / Sales2.693.1431,270,591,557,387,600.0072.31Price / Cash13.2613.2924.0723.54Price / Book4.643.365.975.47Net Income$462.41M$423.39M$148.61M$992.74M7 Day Performance4.01%2.10%1.44%2.68%1 Month Performance9.78%4.03%2.54%1.53%1 Year Performance41.37%10.09%34.08%10.77% NewMarket Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NEUNewMarket2.9576 of 5 stars$795.96-0.6%N/A+42.7%$7.52B$2.79B15.782,060News CoveragePositive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.8863 of 5 stars$63.49-0.1%$92.36+45.5%-32.4%$16.29B$11.48B-40.963,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeRPMRPM International4.2612 of 5 stars$119.41-0.2%$131.40+10.0%+11.6%$15.36B$7.37B22.3217,778ALBAlbemarle3.1578 of 5 stars$80.77+7.0%$88.06+9.0%-6.4%$8.88B$5.38B-8.678,300Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCECelanese4.1711 of 5 stars$47.23-1.7%$66.50+40.8%-62.6%$5.26B$10.28B-3.1012,163High Trading VolumeBCPCBalchem4.1806 of 5 stars$158.88-0.3%$189.00+19.0%-1.6%$5.17B$953.68M36.441,361SXTSensient Technologies3.5105 of 5 stars$116.04-0.5%$110.00-5.2%+54.9%$4.95B$1.56B36.614,014Positive NewsFULH. B. Fuller3.6143 of 5 stars$56.30+0.2%$67.25+19.5%-23.8%$3.03B$3.57B30.437,500News CoveragePositive NewsASHAshland3.8927 of 5 stars$51.63-0.8%$65.60+27.1%-34.9%$2.38B$2.11B-2.763,200Trending NewsKWRQuaker Houghton2.9126 of 5 stars$127.05+0.2%$150.75+18.7%-11.6%$2.21B$1.84B-295.474,400News CoveragePositive NewsIOSPInnospec3.2332 of 5 stars$81.17-0.3%N/A-21.8%$2.02B$1.85B104.062,450News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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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