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Sensient Technologies (SXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$114.74 +1.20 (+1.05%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Sensient Technologies Stock (NYSE:SXT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$112.72
$114.90
50-Day Range
$96.00
$120.72
52-Week Range
$66.14
$121.54
Volume
271,993 shs
Average Volume
537,569 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.87 billion
P/E Ratio
36.19
Dividend Yield
1.43%
Price Target
$110.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Sensient Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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70th Percentile Overall Score

SXT MarketRank™: 

Sensient Technologies scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 75th out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Sensient Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sensient Technologies has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sensient Technologies is 36.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sensient Technologies is 36.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 110.58.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sensient Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 4.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.06% of the float of Sensient Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sensient Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sensient Technologies has recently decreased by 10.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Sensient Technologies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Sensient Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Sensient Technologies is 51.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.06% of the float of Sensient Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sensient Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sensient Technologies has recently decreased by 10.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Sensient Technologies has a news sentiment score of 1.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Sensient Technologies this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for SXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Sensient Technologies insiders have bought 1,951.75% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,339.00 in company stock and sold $114.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.20% of the stock of Sensient Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.86% of the stock of Sensient Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' insider trading history.
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SXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Sensient Technologies' stock was trading at $71.26 at the start of the year. Since then, SXT stock has increased by 61.0% and is now trading at $114.7370.

Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July, 25th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.06. The firm's revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Sensient Technologies' top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.95%), Eminence Capital LP (2.37%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.36%) and Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (2.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael C Geraghty, Essie Whitelaw, E Craig Mitchell, Gebhardt Deborah Mckeithan, Mario Ferruzzi, Sharad P Jain, Steven B Morris, Paul Manning and Winder Investment Pte Ltd.
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Shares of SXT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sensient Technologies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/2 Dividend
5/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend
5/12/2025
Dividend Payable
6/02/2025
Last Earnings
7/25/2025
Record date for 9/2 Dividend
8/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend
8/04/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Dividend Payable
9/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:SXT
CIK
310142
Employees
4,014
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$125.00
Low Price Target
$95.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.17
Trailing P/E Ratio
36.19
Forward P/E Ratio
37.01
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$124.67 million
Net Margins
8.56%
Pretax Margin
11.10%
Return on Equity
12.56%
Return on Assets
6.60%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.61
Current Ratio
4.25
Quick Ratio
1.78

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.56 billion
Price / Sales
3.13
Cash Flow
$4.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
25.49
Book Value
$27.25 per share
Price / Book
4.21

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
42,470,000
Free Float
41,956,000
Market Cap
$4.87 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.58

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This page (NYSE:SXT) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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