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SXT vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, CE, BCPC, FUL, KWR, ASH, and MTX

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), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Quaker Houghton (KWR), Ashland (ASH), and Minerals Technologies (MTX). 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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.

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 17 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 2 mentions for Sensient Technologies. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Sensient Technologies' score of 0.20 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus price target of $87.24, indicating a potential upside of 45.09%. Sensient Technologies has a consensus price target of $110.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.61%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.

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

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
International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.34$243M-$1.55-38.79
Sensient Technologies$1.56B2.55$124.67M$3.1729.50

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
International Flavors & Fragrances-3.48% 7.95% 3.97%
Sensient Technologies 8.56%12.56%6.60%

Summary

International Flavors & Fragrances beats Sensient Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SXT vs. The Competition

MetricSensient TechnologiesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.93B$14.81B$3.71B$21.48B
Dividend Yield1.77%1.96%5.07%3.67%
P/E Ratio29.5048.15157.3329.66
Price / Sales2.552.9325,928.4886.18
Price / Cash20.9312.6224.3217.79
Price / Book3.733.097.264.63
Net Income$124.67M$424.10M$148.99M$1.01B
7 Day Performance1.34%-0.98%3.18%-0.80%
1 Month Performance-12.17%-4.11%14.87%0.55%
1 Year Performance20.19%-0.86%66.30%13.03%

Sensient Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SXT
Sensient Technologies
3.7487 of 5 stars
$93.53
+0.9%
$110.00
+17.6%
+20.5%$3.93B$1.56B29.504,014
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
4.6513 of 5 stars
$61.53
-1.0%
$88.61
+44.0%
-41.4%$15.94B$11.48B-39.703,400Analyst Forecast
RPM
RPM International
4.4874 of 5 stars
$114.11
-2.3%
$130.60
+14.5%
-16.1%$14.98B$7.37B21.3317,778
ALB
Albemarle
2.9875 of 5 stars
$92.08
+4.4%
$87.47
-5.0%
-5.7%$10.38B$5.38B-9.888,300Gap Up
NEU
NewMarket
1.7848 of 5 stars
$859.53
+1.6%
N/A+50.4%$7.95B$2.79B17.042,060
CE
Celanese
4.0826 of 5 stars
$44.31
-1.8%
$56.33
+27.1%
-70.5%$4.94B$10.28B-2.9912,163Gap Up
BCPC
Balchem
4.8478 of 5 stars
$143.16
-1.4%
$189.00
+32.0%
-16.9%$4.71B$953.68M32.831,361Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.8136 of 5 stars
$59.07
-0.4%
$65.75
+11.3%
-26.5%$3.21B$3.57B31.937,500
KWR
Quaker Houghton
3.2656 of 5 stars
$131.93
-1.6%
$150.75
+14.3%
-19.8%$2.33B$1.84B-306.804,400News Coverage
ASH
Ashland
4.5879 of 5 stars
$49.03
+0.8%
$60.57
+23.5%
-43.7%$2.22B$2.11B-2.623,200Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
MTX
Minerals Technologies
3.0315 of 5 stars
$61.36
-2.2%
$84.00
+36.9%
-23.4%$1.97B$2.12B1,022.843,891Positive News

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