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Sensient Technologies (SXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$69.96 -0.12 (-0.17%)
Closing price 02/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$69.85 -0.11 (-0.16%)
As of 02/20/2025 06:30 PM Eastern
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About Sensient Technologies Stock (NYSE:SXT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$69.23
$70.72
50-Day Range
$67.29
$77.33
52-Week Range
$64.11
$82.99
Volume
176,592 shs
Average Volume
185,013 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.96 billion
P/E Ratio
23.80
Dividend Yield
2.34%
Price Target
$85.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and Africa. The company offers flavor-delivery systems, and compounded and blended products; ingredient products, such as essential oils, natural and synthetic flavors, and natural extracts; and chili powder, paprika, and chili pepper, as well as dehydrated vegetables comprising parsley, celery, and spinach to the food, beverage, and personal care industries. It also provides natural and synthetic color systems for use in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals; colors and other ingredients for personal care, such as active ingredients, solubilizers, and surface treated pigments; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, including colors, flavors, coatings, and nutraceutical ingredients; and technical colors for industrial applications under the Sensient Food Colors, Sensient Pharmaceutical Coating Systems, Sensient Cosmetic Technologies, and Sensient Specialty Markets trade names. Sensient Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Sensient Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

SXT MarketRank™: 

Sensient Technologies scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 191 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Sensient Technologies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sensient Technologies has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sensient Technologies is 23.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.49.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sensient Technologies is 23.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 95.12.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sensient Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 2.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.74% of the float of Sensient Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sensient Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sensient Technologies has recently increased by 1.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Sensient Technologies pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Sensient Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Sensient Technologies is 55.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.74% of the float of Sensient Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sensient Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sensient Technologies has recently increased by 1.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Sensient Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Sensient Technologies this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for SXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Sensient Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Sensient Technologies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% of the stock of Sensient Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.86% of the stock of Sensient Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Sensient Technologies' insider trading history.
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SXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Sensient Technologies' stock was trading at $71.26 at the start of the year. Since then, SXT shares have decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $69.9640.
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Sensient Technologies Co. (NYSE:SXT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 14th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.01. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Top institutional shareholders of Sensient Technologies include Freemont Capital Pte Ltd (14.88%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.96%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (5.33%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.89%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael C Geraghty, Essie Whitelaw, E Craig Mitchell, Gebhardt Deborah Mckeithan, Steven B Morris, Winder Investment Pte Ltd and Sharad P Jain.
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Shares of SXT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sensient Technologies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend
11/04/2024
Dividend Payable
12/02/2024
Ex-Dividend for 3/3 Dividend
2/04/2025
Last Earnings
2/14/2025
Today
2/20/2025
Dividend Payable
3/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Industrial organic chemicals
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
CUSIP
81725T10
Employees
3,956
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$85.00
High Stock Price Target
$85.00
Low Stock Price Target
$85.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$124.67 million
Pretax Margin
10.45%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.56 billion
Cash Flow
$4.37 per share
Book Value
$25.05 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
41,768,000
Market Cap
$2.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.77

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This page (NYSE:SXT) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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