Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $164.10 +3.37 (+2.10%) As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BCPC vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, NEU, CE, SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, and KWRShould you be buying Balchem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Balchem include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Celanese (CE), Sensient Technologies (SXT), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), and Quaker Chemical (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Balchem vs. International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Celanese Sensient Technologies H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Quaker Chemical International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IFF or BCPC? 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Balchem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Balchem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, IFF or BCPC? International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balchem has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor IFF or BCPC? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 20 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 11 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.73 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment International Flavors & Fragrances 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Balchem 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IFF or BCPC? International Flavors & Fragrances received 112 more outperform votes than Balchem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Balchem an outperform vote while only 60.41% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInternational Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes50260.41% Underperform Votes32939.59% BalchemOutperform Votes39066.67% Underperform Votes19533.33% Do analysts rate IFF or BCPC? International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus target price of $98.23, indicating a potential upside of 33.77%. Balchem has a consensus target price of $190.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.78%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Balchem.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Balchem 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is IFF or BCPC more profitable? Balchem has a net margin of 13.47% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.12%. Balchem's return on equity of 11.37% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets International Flavors & Fragrances2.12% 7.72% 3.72% Balchem 13.47%11.37%8.11% Which has better valuation and earnings, IFF or BCPC? Balchem has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. Balchem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Flavors & Fragrances, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInternational Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.64-$2.57B$0.9478.12Balchem$953.68M5.60$128.48M$3.9341.76 Is IFF or BCPC a better dividend stock? International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out 170.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Balchem pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balchem has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. SummaryBalchem beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$5.34B$4.71B$2.96B$7.58BDividend Yield0.54%3.73%5.24%4.33%P/E Ratio41.7619.3074.1017.78Price / Sales5.6047.3224,272,056,611,916,400.0094.51Price / Cash30.179.7924.3234.64Price / Book4.644.495.233.99Net Income$128.48M$190.83M$155.11M$247.24M7 Day Performance9.04%10.78%8.76%8.29%1 Month Performance-2.16%-8.37%2.10%-5.37%1 Year Performance11.82%-14.51%15.16%-0.24% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem4.0933 of 5 stars$164.10+2.1%$190.00+15.8%+11.0%$5.34B$953.68M41.761,340Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.738 of 5 stars$70.79-3.2%$103.31+45.9%-12.2%$18.10B$11.48B75.3124,600Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeRPMRPM International3.5706 of 5 stars$106.74-1.4%$133.33+24.9%-2.3%$13.72B$7.35B21.0916,800Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeALBAlbemarle3.9463 of 5 stars$58.04-0.8%$103.20+77.8%-53.2%$6.83B$5.38B-5.187,400Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNEUNewMarket2.5327 of 5 stars$530.51-2.7%N/A-4.8%$5.03B$2.79B11.002,060Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCECelanese4.1873 of 5 stars$40.50-1.2%$64.72+59.8%-74.9%$4.43B$10.28B-2.9113,300Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeSXTSensient Technologies3.1872 of 5 stars$72.57-2.8%$85.00+17.1%+9.4%$3.08B$1.56B24.683,956Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFULH.B. Fuller3.5907 of 5 stars$51.21-2.9%$63.33+23.7%-28.9%$2.78B$3.55B22.177,000High Trading VolumeASHAshland4.7243 of 5 stars$48.75-0.9%$85.40+75.2%-46.8%$2.30B$2.05B-73.873,900Short Interest ↓IOSPInnospec3.394 of 5 stars$85.19-0.7%N/A-28.7%$2.14B$1.85B59.992,100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKWRQuaker Chemical4.3616 of 5 stars$102.07-3.6%$163.67+60.3%-46.5%$1.80B$1.84B14.974,600Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives RPM International Alternatives Albemarle Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives Celanese Alternatives Sensient Technologies Alternatives H.B. 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