NewMarket (NEU) Competitors

61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of NewMarket shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $91.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.27%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than NewMarket.

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.80% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.78%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.62% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.

NewMarket has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 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 1.9%. NewMarket pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out 146.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NewMarket has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 13 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 6 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.90 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

NewMarket has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, NewMarket had 3 more articles in the media than Sociedad Quimica y Minera. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NewMarket and 3 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat NewMarket's score of 1.63 indicating that Sociedad Quimica y Minera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

61.1% of NewMarket shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of NewMarket shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a consensus price target of $79.90, suggesting a potential upside of 15.16%. Given Sociedad Quimica y Minera's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sociedad Quimica y Minera is more favorable than NewMarket.

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays an annual dividend of $1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. NewMarket pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays out 35.3% 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.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has higher revenue and earnings than NewMarket. Sociedad Quimica y Minera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NewMarket, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a net margin of 20.62% compared to NewMarket's net margin of 15.80%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.62% beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's return on equity.

61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of NewMarket shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DuPont de Nemours 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.

In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 17 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 6 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat DuPont de Nemours' score of 1.41 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.80% compared to DuPont de Nemours' net margin of 0.67%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.62% beat DuPont de Nemours' return on equity.

DuPont de Nemours has a consensus target price of $166.60, indicating a potential upside of 33.80%. Given DuPont de Nemours' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DuPont de Nemours is more favorable than NewMarket.

NewMarket has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. NewMarket pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DuPont de Nemours pays out 533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NewMarket has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

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

Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Albemarle pays out 607.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NewMarket pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albemarle has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and NewMarket has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Albemarle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Albemarle had 3 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Albemarle and 6 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Albemarle's score of 1.03 indicating that NewMarket is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Albemarle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of NewMarket shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Albemarle presently has a consensus target price of $190.04, suggesting a potential upside of 67.47%. Given Albemarle's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Albemarle is more favorable than NewMarket.

Albemarle has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NewMarket has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.80% compared to Albemarle's net margin of 3.09%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.62% beat Albemarle's return on equity.