NewMarket (NEU) Competitors $558.38 -3.47 (-0.62%) As of 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NEU vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, BCPC, CE, SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, and KWRShould you be buying NewMarket stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NewMarket include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Balchem (BCPC), 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. NewMarket vs. International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle Balchem Celanese Sensient Technologies H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Quaker Chemical International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts prefer IFF or NEU? International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus price target of $95.69, indicating a potential upside of 34.57%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than NewMarket.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) 2.71NewMarket 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IFF or NEU? International Flavors & Fragrances received 272 more outperform votes than NewMarket when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.17% of users gave NewMarket an outperform vote while only 60.46% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInternational Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes50360.46% Underperform Votes32939.54% NewMarketOutperform Votes23164.17% Underperform Votes12935.83% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IFF or NEU? 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of NewMarket shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of NewMarket shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IFF or NEU? NewMarket has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. NewMarket 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$11.48B1.58-$2.57B$0.9475.65NewMarket$2.79B1.90$462.41M$48.2111.58 Which has more volatility & risk, IFF or NEU? International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NewMarket has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer IFF or NEU? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 19 more articles in the media than NewMarket. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 11 mentions for NewMarket. NewMarket's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.65 indicating that NewMarket 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NewMarket 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is IFF or NEU a better dividend stock? International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. NewMarket pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. NewMarket pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is IFF or NEU more profitable? NewMarket has a net margin of 16.59% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.12%. NewMarket's return on equity of 35.48% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets International Flavors & Fragrances2.12% 7.72% 3.72% NewMarket 16.59%35.48%14.68% SummaryInternational Flavors & Fragrances and NewMarket tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get NewMarket News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NEU 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 NYSE 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 NEU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewMarketIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.30B$2.06B$2.97B$18.33BDividend Yield2.00%4.28%5.23%4.23%P/E Ratio11.5815.5776.8730.99Price / Sales1.909.3922,994,579,948,144,800.0025.38Price / Cash9.0823.6224.3217.53Price / Book3.641.325.314.26Net Income$462.41M-$13.51M$154.96M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.60%-2.09%6.24%-1.29%1 Month Performance6.60%-14.70%3.25%-7.34%1 Year Performance-5.22%-31.72%16.60%1.23% NewMarket Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NEUNewMarket2.5388 of 5 stars$558.38-0.6%N/A-5.6%$5.30B$2.79B11.582,060Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.8197 of 5 stars$70.79-3.2%$103.31+45.9%-12.2%$18.10B$11.48B75.3124,600Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeRPMRPM International3.5838 of 5 stars$106.74-1.4%$133.33+24.9%-3.2%$13.72B$7.35B21.0916,800Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeALBAlbemarle4.0154 of 5 stars$58.04-0.8%$103.20+77.8%-55.2%$6.83B$5.38B-5.187,400Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeBCPCBalchem4.0804 of 5 stars$154.13-1.1%$190.00+23.3%+11.1%$5.01B$953.68M39.221,340Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCECelanese4.1872 of 5 stars$40.50-1.2%$64.72+59.8%-75.6%$4.43B$10.28B-2.9113,300Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSXTSensient Technologies3.3276 of 5 stars$72.57-2.8%$85.00+17.1%+8.1%$3.08B$1.56B24.683,956Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFULH.B. Fuller3.7144 of 5 stars$51.21-2.9%$63.33+23.7%-29.4%$2.78B$3.55B22.177,000Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeASHAshland4.7122 of 5 stars$48.75-0.9%$85.40+75.2%-46.2%$2.30B$2.05B-73.873,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓IOSPInnospec3.4074 of 5 stars$85.19-0.7%N/A-28.4%$2.14B$1.85B59.992,100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKWRQuaker Chemical4.3539 of 5 stars$102.07-3.6%$163.67+60.3%-46.4%$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 Balchem Alternatives Celanese Alternatives Sensient Technologies Alternatives H.B. 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