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SXT vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, BCPC, CE, FUL, KWR, ASH, 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), Quaker Houghton (KWR), Ashland (ASH), and Innospec (IOSP). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

Sensient Technologies vs. Its Competitors

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Sensient Technologies pays out 51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -103.2% 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. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sensient Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $110.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.78%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $90.25, suggesting a potential upside of 45.21%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sensient Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
International Flavors & Fragrances
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sensient Technologies8.56% 12.56% 6.60%
International Flavors & Fragrances -3.48%7.95%3.97%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sensient Technologies$1.56B2.59$124.67M$3.1729.97
International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.39$243M-$1.55-40.10

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 16 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 2 mentions for Sensient Technologies. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.19 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sensient Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
International Flavors & Fragrances
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Sensient Technologies and International Flavors & Fragrances tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SXT vs. The Competition

MetricSensient TechnologiesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.90B$15.26B$3.76B$21.68B
Dividend Yield1.79%1.93%5.04%3.56%
P/E Ratio29.9752.34165.5729.80
Price / Sales2.593.0822,435.0667.48
Price / Cash20.7313.0526.1624.75
Price / Book3.793.167.084.60
Net Income$124.67M$423.39M$149.20M$999.94M
7 Day Performance-0.39%1.16%2.41%2.00%
1 Month Performance-15.80%-2.38%13.12%3.87%
1 Year Performance22.55%5.17%54.05%13.11%

Sensient Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SXT
Sensient Technologies
4.0368 of 5 stars
$95.01
+3.5%
$110.00
+15.8%
+24.0%$3.90B$1.56B29.974,014Positive News
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
4.5348 of 5 stars
$62.21
-2.1%
$91.80
+47.6%
-38.2%$16.28B$11.48B-40.133,400Analyst Forecast
RPM
RPM International
4.4075 of 5 stars
$121.29
-0.9%
$131.09
+8.1%
-8.3%$15.71B$7.37B22.6717,778Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
ALB
Albemarle
3.1574 of 5 stars
$80.45
-1.7%
$85.83
+6.7%
-6.6%$9.63B$5.38B-8.638,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NEU
NewMarket
2.2181 of 5 stars
$811.33
-0.6%
N/A+59.6%$7.67B$2.79B16.082,060Positive News
BCPC
Balchem
4.6539 of 5 stars
$154.10
-1.5%
$189.00
+22.6%
-15.1%$5.08B$953.68M35.341,361
CE
Celanese
4.1742 of 5 stars
$43.65
-1.4%
$57.22
+31.1%
-66.3%$4.85B$10.28B-2.9512,163Analyst Forecast
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.6812 of 5 stars
$60.67
-0.2%
$67.25
+10.8%
-23.2%$3.28B$3.57B32.797,500Dividend Announcement
KWR
Quaker Houghton
3.1249 of 5 stars
$138.19
-0.5%
$150.75
+9.1%
-16.4%$2.42B$1.84B-321.364,400
ASH
Ashland
4.6846 of 5 stars
$49.87
+0.3%
$61.43
+23.2%
-42.4%$2.27B$2.11B-2.663,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
IOSP
Innospec
3.4166 of 5 stars
$79.21
-0.4%
N/A-28.4%$1.98B$1.85B101.552,450Positive News

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