NewMarket (NEU) Competitors $667.15 +6.47 (+0.98%) As of 09:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, IOSP, and KWRShould 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), Innospec (IOSP), and Quaker Chemical (KWR). 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 Innospec Quaker Chemical International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, IFF or NEU? International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NewMarket has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IFF or NEU? NewMarket has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioInternational Flavors & Fragrances$11.43B1.74-$2.57B-$3.27-23.79NewMarket$2.79B2.26$462.41M$50.2413.28 Is IFF or NEU a better dividend stock? International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewMarket pays out 21.9% 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. 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. Does the media favor IFF or NEU? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 12 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 4 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.40 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment International Flavors & Fragrances 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NewMarket 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend IFF or NEU? International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus price target of $93.43, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than NewMarket.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80NewMarket 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is IFF or NEU more profitable? NewMarket has a net margin of 16.59% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.12%. NewMarket's return on equity of 35.48% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets International Flavors & Fragrances2.12% 7.72% 3.72% NewMarket 16.59%35.48%14.68% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IFF or NEU? International Flavors & Fragrances received 278 more outperform votes than NewMarket when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.17% of users gave NewMarket an outperform vote while only 60.67% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInternational Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes50960.67% Underperform Votes33039.33% NewMarketOutperform Votes23164.17% Underperform Votes12935.83% Do institutionals & insiders believe in IFF or NEU? 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of NewMarket shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryInternational Flavors & Fragrances beats NewMarket on 11 of the 21 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 ExcelMetricNewMarketIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.29B$2.29B$3.19B$19.81BDividend Yield1.70%4.19%5.04%3.83%P/E Ratio13.8416.9472.3935.68Price / Sales2.268.9526,914,679,906,559,100.0046.74Price / Cash9.089.6524.2617.52Price / Book4.351.495.374.84Net Income$462.41M-$13.99M$155.01M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.60%5.84%0.72%1.94%1 Month Performance4.70%1.81%7.10%3.03%1 Year Performance24.59%-19.80%21.21%9.73% NewMarket Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NEUNewMarket2.7492 of 5 stars$667.15+1.0%N/A+25.7%$6.29B$2.79B13.842,060IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.5385 of 5 stars$78.23+1.7%$93.43+19.4%-19.4%$20.01B$11.43B83.2224,600Analyst RevisionRPMRPM International3.5159 of 5 stars$115.67+0.1%$124.55+7.7%+4.5%$14.85B$7.30B22.8616,800Short Interest ↑ALBAlbemarle4.2491 of 5 stars$62.28+4.1%$91.62+47.1%-42.9%$7.33B$5.09B-5.567,400Gap UpCECelanese3.7353 of 5 stars$56.98+2.7%$61.94+8.7%-59.8%$6.23B$10.06B-4.0913,300BCPCBalchem3.9205 of 5 stars$168.07+1.1%$180.00+7.1%+9.0%$5.48B$964.54M42.771,340Positive NewsSXTSensient Technologies2.8176 of 5 stars$96.71+0.7%$93.00-3.8%+24.0%$4.11B$1.56B32.904,090Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFULH.B. Fuller4.1149 of 5 stars$57.14+1.7%$62.50+9.4%-25.6%$3.10B$3.55B24.747,000ASHAshland4.5219 of 5 stars$51.88+3.5%$68.60+32.2%-47.3%$2.37B$1.95B-78.613,900IOSPInnospec3.7254 of 5 stars$87.52+1.6%N/A-29.3%$2.18B$1.79B61.632,100Positive NewsKWRQuaker Chemical4.2769 of 5 stars$120.21+9.6%$159.25+32.5%-31.0%$2.13B$1.81B17.634,600Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading Volume 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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