NewMarket (NEU) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NEU or IFF?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NewMarket	$2.79B	2.15	$462.41M	$50.24	12.66
International Flavors & Fragrances	$11.48B	1.76	-$2.57B	$0.94	84.18

Does the media prefer NEU or IFF?

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 24 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 4 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.86 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Flavors & Fragrances	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NEU or IFF a better dividend stock?

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. NewMarket pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out 170.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEU or IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances received 273 more outperform votes than NewMarket when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.17% of users gave NewMarket an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NewMarket	Outperform Votes 231 64.17%	Underperform Votes 129 35.83%
International Flavors & Fragrances	Outperform Votes 504 60.50%	Underperform Votes 329 39.50%

Do analysts prefer NEU or IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $94.54, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. 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)	0.00
International Flavors & Fragrances	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NEU or IFF 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
NewMarket	16.59%	35.48%	14.68%
International Flavors & Fragrances	2.12%	7.72%	3.72%

Which has more volatility and risk, NEU or IFF?

NewMarket has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NewMarket and International Flavors & Fragrances tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.