Balchem (BCPC) Competitors $163.33 -1.19 (-0.72%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BCPC vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, CE, NEU, 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), Celanese (CE), NewMarket (NEU), 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 Celanese NewMarket Sensient Technologies H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Quaker Chemical Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor BCPC or IFF? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 10 more articles in the media than Balchem. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 10 mentions for Balchem. Balchem's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 1.09 indicating that Balchem is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Balchem 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive International Flavors & Fragrances 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BCPC or IFF 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 Balchem13.47% 11.37% 8.11% International Flavors & Fragrances 2.12%7.72%3.72% Is BCPC or IFF a better dividend stock? Balchem pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Balchem pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BCPC or IFF? 87.9% of Balchem shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Balchem shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BCPC or IFF? International Flavors & Fragrances received 108 more outperform votes than Balchem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Balchem an outperform vote while only 60.36% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBalchemOutperform Votes39066.67% Underperform Votes19533.33% International Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes49860.36% Underperform Votes32739.64% Which has more volatility and risk, BCPC or IFF? Balchem has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BCPC or IFF? Balchem presently has a consensus price target of $190.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.33%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $103.77, indicating a potential upside of 34.94%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Balchem.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) 2.50International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BCPC or IFF? Balchem has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioBalchem$953.68M5.57$128.48M$3.9341.56International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.71-$2.57B$0.9481.81 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$5.31B$5.16B$3.14B$8.32BDividend Yield0.53%3.11%5.14%4.02%P/E Ratio41.5621.0694.3719.25Price / Sales5.5754.9725,591,212,775,402,200.0094.09Price / Cash30.179.7924.3234.64Price / Book4.624.905.104.46Net Income$128.48M$190.83M$153.88M$247.07M7 Day Performance-1.48%0.44%-0.08%3.05%1 Month Performance-5.91%0.09%4.68%-2.85%1 Year Performance6.31%-12.01%29.65%4.63% Balchem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCPCBalchem4.5769 of 5 stars$163.33-0.7%$190.00+16.3%+5.8%$5.31B$953.68M41.561,302Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.8418 of 5 stars$82.07+3.0%$103.50+26.1%-6.6%$20.99B$11.48B87.3121,500Positive NewsRPMRPM International3.336 of 5 stars$116.01-0.1%$132.00+13.8%-1.7%$14.92B$7.35B22.9316,800ALBAlbemarle3.9077 of 5 stars$79.29+5.4%$104.30+31.5%-35.7%$9.32B$5.38B-7.087,400News CoveragePositive NewsCECelanese3.2029 of 5 stars$58.00+1.7%$72.18+24.4%-64.0%$6.34B$10.28B-4.1612,410Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNEUNewMarket2.3101 of 5 stars$533.73+2.1%N/A-13.0%$5.08B$2.79B11.072,000Positive NewsSXTSensient Technologies3.6032 of 5 stars$73.02-0.4%$85.00+16.4%+8.2%$3.10B$1.56B24.843,956Analyst DowngradePositive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.7271 of 5 stars$54.01+1.1%$75.60+40.0%-32.6%$2.93B$3.57B23.387,500Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeASHAshland4.6391 of 5 stars$57.22+0.3%$87.00+52.0%-39.9%$2.70B$2.05B-86.693,200IOSPInnospec2.876 of 5 stars$99.17+1.1%N/A-22.7%$2.48B$1.85B69.842,100Analyst UpgradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKWRQuaker Chemical4.4594 of 5 stars$126.33-1.7%$173.67+37.5%-34.8%$2.23B$1.84B18.524,400Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives RPM International Alternatives Albemarle Alternatives Celanese Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives Sensient Technologies Alternatives H.B. 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