NewMarket (NEU) Competitors

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NEU vs. ALB, IFF, RPM, CE, and BCPC

Should you buy NewMarket stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares NewMarket with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with NewMarket include Albemarle (ALB), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Celanese (CE), and Balchem (BCPC). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

How does NewMarket compare to Albemarle?

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

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. NewMarket pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albemarle pays out -47.5% 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 and Albemarle has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

NewMarket has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

NewMarket has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Albemarle. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NewMarket, 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	$2.73B	2.30	$418.75M	$43.78	15.58
Albemarle	$5.14B	4.14	-$510.63M	-$3.41	N/A

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

In the previous week, Albemarle had 26 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Albemarle and 1 mentions for NewMarket. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat NewMarket's score of 0.00 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NewMarket	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Albemarle	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.25% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -5.00%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.12% beat Albemarle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NewMarket	15.25%	24.12%	12.24%
Albemarle	-5.00%	5.22%	2.51%

Albemarle has a consensus price target of $200.26, indicating a potential upside of 10.97%. Given Albemarle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Albemarle is more favorable than NewMarket.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NewMarket	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Albemarle	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Summary

Albemarle beats NewMarket on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NewMarket compare to International Flavors & Fragrances?

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 profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

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	$2.73B	2.30	$418.75M	$43.78	15.58
International Flavors & Fragrances	$10.89B	1.71	-$361M	$3.27	22.35

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 11 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 1 mentions for NewMarket. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat NewMarket's score of 0.00 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NewMarket	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
International Flavors & Fragrances	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

NewMarket has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. NewMarket pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out 48.9% 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.

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.25% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 7.78%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.12% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NewMarket	15.25%	24.12%	12.24%
International Flavors & Fragrances	7.78%	7.65%	4.25%

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $90.80, indicating a potential upside of 24.24%. 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
International Flavors & Fragrances	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

International Flavors & Fragrances beats NewMarket on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NewMarket compare to RPM International?

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

RPM International has higher revenue and earnings than NewMarket. NewMarket is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, 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
RPM International	$7.37B	1.65	$688.69M	$5.19	18.36
NewMarket	$2.73B	2.30	$418.75M	$43.78	15.58

In the previous week, RPM International and RPM International both had 1 articles in the media. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat NewMarket's score of 0.00 indicating that RPM International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RPM International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NewMarket	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

RPM International has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NewMarket has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

RPM International pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. RPM International pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewMarket pays out 27.4% 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. RPM International has raised its dividend for 51 consecutive years and NewMarket has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. RPM International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.25% compared to RPM International's net margin of 8.63%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.12% beat RPM International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPM International	8.63%	22.55%	8.75%
NewMarket	15.25%	24.12%	12.24%

81.0% of RPM International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of RPM International 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.

RPM International currently has a consensus price target of $126.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.59%. Given RPM International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than NewMarket.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPM International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
NewMarket	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

RPM International beats NewMarket on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NewMarket compare to Celanese?

NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) and Celanese (NYSE:CE) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Celanese has a consensus price target of $67.81, indicating a potential upside of 19.41%. Given Celanese's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Celanese is more favorable than NewMarket.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NewMarket	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Celanese	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

61.1% of NewMarket shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Celanese shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of NewMarket shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Celanese shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NewMarket has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Celanese. Celanese is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NewMarket, 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	$2.73B	2.30	$418.75M	$43.78	15.58
Celanese	$9.54B	0.65	-$1.17B	-$10.01	N/A

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Celanese pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. NewMarket pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Celanese pays out -1.2% 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. NewMarket is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Celanese had 7 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Celanese and 1 mentions for NewMarket. Celanese's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat NewMarket's score of 0.00 indicating that Celanese is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NewMarket	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celanese	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

NewMarket has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Celanese has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.25% compared to Celanese's net margin of -11.54%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.12% beat Celanese's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NewMarket	15.25%	24.12%	12.24%
Celanese	-11.54%	9.92%	2.12%

Summary

NewMarket beats Celanese on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NewMarket compare to Balchem?

NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. NewMarket pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balchem pays out 19.7% 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 and Balchem has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

NewMarket has a net margin of 15.25% compared to Balchem's net margin of 14.95%. NewMarket's return on equity of 24.12% beat Balchem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NewMarket	15.25%	24.12%	12.24%
Balchem	14.95%	13.38%	10.17%

NewMarket has higher revenue and earnings than Balchem. NewMarket is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balchem, 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	$2.73B	2.30	$418.75M	$43.78	15.58
Balchem	$1.04B	4.93	$154.85M	$4.87	32.65

NewMarket has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Balchem has a consensus price target of $176.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Given Balchem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Balchem is more favorable than NewMarket.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NewMarket	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Balchem	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

61.1% of NewMarket shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Balchem shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of NewMarket shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Balchem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Balchem had 1 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Balchem and 1 mentions for NewMarket. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat NewMarket's score of 0.00 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NewMarket	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Balchem	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Balchem beats NewMarket on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

NEU vs. The Competition

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Metric	NewMarket	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$6.28B	$14.82B	$4.84B	$22.76B
Dividend Yield	1.76%	2.00%	4.99%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	15.58	33.43	22.46	26.81
Price / Sales	2.30	2.48	6,705.65	23.98
Price / Cash	11.86	14.47	27.16	24.76
Price / Book	3.62	4.16	6.98	4.60
Net Income	$418.75M	$375.10M	$159.16M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.60%	-1.91%	-1.21%	-2.27%
1 Month Performance	5.02%	-0.64%	0.01%	-0.37%
1 Year Performance	4.73%	17.32%	81.53%	21.80%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NEU NewMarket	1.4615 of 5 stars	$681.94 -1.6%	N/A	+5.6%	$6.28B	$2.73B	15.58	2,050
ALB Albemarle	3.7651 of 5 stars	$210.00 +3.2%	$191.83 -8.6%	+199.4%	$24.00B	$5.14B	N/A	7,800	Positive News Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision Gap Down
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	4.849 of 5 stars	$78.74 -2.8%	$90.80 +15.3%	-3.9%	$20.69B	$10.89B	24.08	21,500
RPM RPM International	4.7854 of 5 stars	$99.51 -1.3%	$126.33 +27.0%	-16.8%	$12.87B	$7.37B	19.17	17,778
CE Celanese	4.0703 of 5 stars	$59.68 +4.4%	$67.47 +13.1%	+8.7%	$6.26B	$9.54B	N/A	11,434

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