SXT vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, BCPC, CE, FUL, ASH, KWR, and IOSP
Should you be buying Sensient Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensient Technologies include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Balchem (BCPC), Celanese (CE), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Quaker Houghton (KWR), and Innospec (IOSP). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Sensient Technologies vs. Its Competitors
International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
International Flavors & Fragrances has higher revenue and earnings than Sensient Technologies. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensient Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 28 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 5 mentions for Sensient Technologies. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.79 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -103.2% 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. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
International Flavors & Fragrances presently has a consensus target price of $92.36, suggesting a potential upside of 40.62%. Sensient Technologies has a consensus target price of $110.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.30%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.
Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 8.56% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of -3.48%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 12.56% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.
96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
International Flavors & Fragrances beats Sensient Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SXT) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
