Balchem (BCPC) Competitors

Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BCPC or FELE?

87.9% of Balchem shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Balchem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BCPC or FELE?

Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Balchem. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balchem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Balchem	$953.68M	5.41	$128.48M	$4.17	37.92
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.03	$180.31M	$3.82	23.56

Do analysts rate BCPC or FELE?

Balchem currently has a consensus price target of $180.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.43%. Given Balchem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Balchem is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Balchem	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BCPC or FELE more profitable?

Balchem has a net margin of 14.16% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.08% beat Balchem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Balchem	14.16%	12.01%	8.77%
Franklin Electric	8.85%	14.08%	9.72%

Which has more volatility & risk, BCPC or FELE?

Balchem has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BCPC or FELE a better dividend stock?

Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Balchem pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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. Balchem has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor BCPC or FELE?

In the previous week, Balchem and Balchem both had 9 articles in the media. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Franklin Electric's score of 1.00 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Balchem	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Electric	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Balchem beats Franklin Electric on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.