Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $162.10 -0.93 (-0.57%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BCPC vs. RPM, ALB, CE, NEU, FUL, ASH, SXT, IOSP, MTX, and KWRShould you be buying Balchem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Balchem include RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Celanese (CE), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Innospec (IOSP), Minerals Technologies (MTX), and Quaker Chemical (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Balchem vs. RPM International Albemarle Celanese NewMarket H.B. Fuller Ashland Sensient Technologies Innospec Minerals Technologies Quaker Chemical RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer RPM or BCPC? RPM International presently has a consensus target price of $132.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. Balchem has a consensus target price of $190.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.45%. Given Balchem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Balchem is more favorable than RPM International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RPM International 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Balchem 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RPM or BCPC? RPM International received 63 more outperform votes than Balchem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.84% of users gave Balchem an outperform vote while only 58.93% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRPM InternationalOutperform Votes45258.93% Underperform Votes31541.07% BalchemOutperform Votes38966.84% Underperform Votes19333.16% Does the media prefer RPM or BCPC? In the previous week, RPM International had 2 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for RPM International and 2 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat RPM International's score of 1.27 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RPM International 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Balchem 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, RPM or BCPC? RPM International has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RPM or BCPC more profitable? Balchem has a net margin of 12.90% compared to RPM International's net margin of 8.89%. RPM International's return on equity of 26.76% beat Balchem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RPM International8.89% 26.76% 10.41% Balchem 12.90%10.99%7.65% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RPM or BCPC? 81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Balchem shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of RPM International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Balchem shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is RPM or BCPC a better dividend stock? RPM International pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. RPM International pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balchem pays out 23.4% 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. Balchem has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Which has better earnings & valuation, RPM or BCPC? RPM International has higher revenue and earnings than Balchem. RPM International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balchem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRPM International$7.34B2.24$588.40M$5.0625.20Balchem$922.44M5.70$108.54M$3.7243.49 SummaryRPM International beats Balchem on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Balchem News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BCPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBalchemChemicals & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.27B$5.31B$3.04B$9.26BDividend Yield0.54%2.89%5.06%3.99%P/E Ratio43.5718.61108.4717.56Price / Sales5.7022.44769,143.6878.60Price / Cash31.5810.5724.3736.96Price / Book4.954.353.634.73Net Income$108.54M$232.63M$153.16M$224.57M7 Day Performance0.99%4.24%1.06%1.62%1 Month Performance-2.25%7.10%4.48%5.25%1 Year Performance12.18%9.94%28.29%21.39% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem4.7887 of 5 stars$162.10-0.6%$190.00+17.2%+15.6%$5.27B$922.44M43.581,302Positive NewsRPMRPM International3.1442 of 5 stars$126.46+0.0%$132.00+4.4%+18.6%$16.26B$7.34B24.9917,207Positive NewsALBAlbemarle3.8265 of 5 stars$97.52+3.4%$115.65+18.6%-18.3%$11.46B$9.62B-5.829,000News CoverageCECelanese4.8983 of 5 stars$72.70+1.1%$106.00+45.8%-49.0%$7.95B$10.94B7.3112,410NEUNewMarket2.2219 of 5 stars$496.16-0.5%N/A-16.0%$4.76B$2.78B11.022,000FULH.B. Fuller3.398 of 5 stars$62.14-0.1%$76.50+23.1%-18.7%$3.39B$3.51B19.187,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionASHAshland4.7692 of 5 stars$71.54+1.1%$102.00+42.6%-7.3%$3.37B$2.11B21.353,200Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementSXTSensient Technologies3.895 of 5 stars$73.73+1.4%$85.00+15.3%+23.2%$3.12B$1.46B35.283,956Dividend AnnouncementIOSPInnospec3.192 of 5 stars$114.47+1.4%N/A-0.9%$2.85B$1.95B19.982,400Positive NewsMTXMinerals Technologies3.3937 of 5 stars$76.14+0.8%N/A+17.7%$2.43B$2.17B16.134,070Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsKWRQuaker Chemical4.395 of 5 stars$136.11+2.4%$177.33+30.3%-28.9%$2.42B$1.95B19.964,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RPM International Alternatives Albemarle Alternatives Celanese Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives H.B. 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