IFF vs. ECL, RPM, ALB, CE, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, SXT, and IOSP
Should you be buying International Flavors & Fragrances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Flavors & Fragrances include Ecolab (ECL), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), and Innospec (IOSP). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
International Flavors & Fragrances vs.
Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
Ecolab has a net margin of 13.42% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.12%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.50% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.
Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ecolab pays out 35.2% 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. Ecolab has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Ecolab had 20 more articles in the media than International Flavors & Fragrances. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Ecolab and 44 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.41 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ecolab received 262 more outperform votes than International Flavors & Fragrances when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.96% of users gave Ecolab an outperform vote while only 60.36% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote.
Ecolab presently has a consensus price target of $284.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.51%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $103.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.50%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Ecolab.
Ecolab has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. Ecolab 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.
74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ecolab beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:IFF) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
