Sensient Technologies (SXT) Competitors

In the previous week, Sociedad Quimica y Minera and Sociedad Quimica y Minera both had 3 articles in the media. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's score of 0.05 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has higher revenue and earnings than Sensient Technologies. Sociedad Quimica y Minera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensient Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% 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.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera currently has a consensus target price of $79.30, suggesting a potential upside of 20.91%. Sensient Technologies has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.54%. Given Sociedad Quimica y Minera's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sociedad Quimica y Minera is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensient Technologies pays out 44.2% 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. Sociedad Quimica y Minera is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a net margin of 20.62% compared to Sensient Technologies' net margin of 9.27%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's return on equity of 18.20% beat Sensient Technologies' return on equity.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 1 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 3 mentions for Sensient Technologies. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Sensient Technologies' score of 1.21 indicating that DuPont de Nemours is being referred to more favorably in the media.

DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. DuPont de Nemours pays out 533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sensient Technologies pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Sensient Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DuPont de Nemours. Sensient Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DuPont de Nemours, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

DuPont de Nemours presently has a consensus price target of $166.60, suggesting a potential upside of 28.41%. Sensient Technologies has a consensus price target of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.54%. Given DuPont de Nemours' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DuPont de Nemours is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.

Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 9.27% compared to DuPont de Nemours' net margin of 0.67%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 13.77% beat DuPont de Nemours' return on equity.

74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Sensient Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Albemarle. Sensient Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albemarle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Sensient Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sensient Technologies and 2 mentions for Albemarle. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Albemarle's score of 0.00 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Albemarle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sensient Technologies pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albemarle pays out 607.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Albemarle has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Albemarle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Sensient Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $140.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. Albemarle has a consensus price target of $188.09, indicating a potential upside of 75.71%. Given Albemarle's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.

Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 9.27% compared to Albemarle's net margin of 3.09%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 13.77% beat Albemarle's return on equity.

90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of RPM International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of RPM International shares are held 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.

Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 9.27% compared to RPM International's net margin of 8.41%. RPM International's return on equity of 22.45% beat Sensient Technologies' return on equity.

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 pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. RPM International pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Sensient Technologies pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPM International pays out 41.9% 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.

Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, RPM International had 7 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for RPM International and 3 mentions for Sensient Technologies. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat RPM International's score of 0.17 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Sensient Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $140.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. RPM International has a consensus target price of $125.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.20%. Given RPM International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RPM International is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.