Sensient Technologies (SXT) Competitors

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) and Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is FUL or SXT more profitable?

Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 8.56% compared to H. B. Fuller's net margin of 2.92%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 12.56% beat H. B. Fuller's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H. B. Fuller	2.92%	11.50%	4.21%
Sensient Technologies	8.56%	12.56%	6.60%

Do analysts prefer FUL or SXT?

H. B. Fuller currently has a consensus target price of $67.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.16%. Sensient Technologies has a consensus target price of $110.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. Given H. B. Fuller's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe H. B. Fuller is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H. B. Fuller	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Sensient Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FUL or SXT a better dividend stock?

H. B. Fuller pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. H. B. Fuller pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensient Technologies pays out 51.7% 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. H. B. Fuller has increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years. H. B. Fuller is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FUL or SXT?

95.9% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, FUL or SXT?

H. B. Fuller has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FUL or SXT?

In the previous week, Sensient Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than H. B. Fuller. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sensient Technologies and 1 mentions for H. B. Fuller. H. B. Fuller's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Sensient Technologies' score of 1.40 indicating that H. B. Fuller is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H. B. Fuller	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sensient Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FUL or SXT?

H. B. Fuller has higher revenue and earnings than Sensient Technologies. H. B. Fuller is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensient Technologies, 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
H. B. Fuller	$3.57B	0.94	$130.26M	$1.85	33.61
Sensient Technologies	$1.56B	3.13	$124.67M	$3.17	36.21

Summary

H. B. Fuller beats Sensient Technologies on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.