SXT vs. RPM, ALB, NEU, CE, BCPC, FUL, ASH, IOSP, KWR, and MTX
Should you be buying Sensient Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensient Technologies include RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), Quaker Houghton (KWR), and Minerals Technologies (MTX). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Sensient Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) and RPM International (NYSE:RPM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.
Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RPM International has a net margin of 8.82% compared to Sensient Technologies' net margin of 8.19%. RPM International's return on equity of 25.08% beat Sensient Technologies' return on equity.
In the previous week, RPM International had 5 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for RPM International and 5 mentions for Sensient Technologies. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Sensient Technologies' score of 0.60 indicating that RPM International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of RPM International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of RPM International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
RPM International has higher revenue and earnings than Sensient Technologies. RPM International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensient Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sensient Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $94.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.05%. RPM International has a consensus target price of $125.91, indicating a potential upside of 11.62%. Given RPM International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.
Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. RPM International pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Sensient Technologies pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPM International pays out 40.9% 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. RPM International has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years. RPM International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
RPM International beats Sensient Technologies on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SXT) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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