RPM vs. IFF, CE, ALB, NEU, ASH, BCPC, FUL, SXT, KWR, and IOSP
Should you be buying RPM International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPM International include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Celanese (CE), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Ashland (ASH), Balchem (BCPC), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Quaker Chemical (KWR), and Innospec (IOSP). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and RPM International (NYSE:RPM) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 5 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 5 mentions for RPM International. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.22 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the media.
96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of RPM International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. RPM International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPM International pays out 42.4% 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 50 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
RPM International has a net margin of 7.61% compared to RPM International's net margin of -22.01%. International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity of 26.72% beat RPM International's return on equity.
International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus price target of $94.41, suggesting a potential downside of 1.84%. RPM International has a consensus price target of $115.11, suggesting a potential upside of 2.69%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than International Flavors & Fragrances.
RPM International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Flavors & Fragrances received 39 more outperform votes than RPM International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.92% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.
Summary
International Flavors & Fragrances beats RPM International on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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