Sensient Technologies (SXT) Competitors $73.34 +0.34 (+0.47%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SXT vs. ALB, CE, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, IOSP, KWR, MTX, and SCLShould you be buying Sensient Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensient Technologies include Albemarle (ALB), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Minerals Technologies (MTX), and Stepan (SCL). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Sensient Technologies vs. Albemarle Celanese Balchem NewMarket H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Quaker Chemical Minerals Technologies Stepan Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) and Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership. Is ALB or SXT more profitable? Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 5.80% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -28.80%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 11.41% beat Albemarle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Albemarle-28.80% 1.67% 0.84% Sensient Technologies 5.80%11.41%6.02% Is ALB or SXT a better dividend stock? Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Albemarle pays out -9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensient Technologies pays out 78.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Albemarle has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Does the media favor ALB or SXT? In the previous week, Sensient Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sensient Technologies and 2 mentions for Albemarle. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Albemarle's score of 0.43 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Albemarle 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sensient Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, ALB or SXT? Albemarle has higher revenue and earnings than Sensient Technologies. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensient Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlbemarle$6.50B1.60$1.57B-$16.75-5.29Sensient Technologies$1.53B2.03$93.39M$2.0935.09 Which has more volatility and risk, ALB or SXT? Albemarle has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALB or SXT? 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Albemarle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Sensient Technologies 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. Do analysts rate ALB or SXT? Albemarle currently has a consensus price target of $115.74, suggesting a potential upside of 30.55%. Sensient Technologies has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.90%. Given Albemarle's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Sensient Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Albemarle 1 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Sensient Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALB or SXT? Albemarle received 475 more outperform votes than Sensient Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.82% of users gave Albemarle an outperform vote while only 62.68% of users gave Sensient Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlbemarleOutperform Votes77462.82% Underperform Votes45837.18% Sensient TechnologiesOutperform Votes29962.68% Underperform Votes17837.32% SummarySensient Technologies beats Albemarle on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 SXT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSensient TechnologiesIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.11B$2.49B$2.72B$19.19BDividend Yield2.12%3.50%5.22%3.57%P/E Ratio35.0914.32111.9041.22Price / Sales2.03730.76812,984.8517.59Price / Cash18.2829.9123.6221.28Price / Book2.941.533.335.32Net Income$93.39M$8.51M$150.55M$989.67M7 Day Performance-5.11%-3.22%-2.84%-3.45%1 Month Performance-4.99%-8.76%2.98%-3.74%1 Year Performance11.15%-21.43%17.19%12.06% Sensient Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SXTSensient Technologies3.9878 of 5 stars$73.34+0.5%$85.00+15.9%+12.0%$3.11B$1.53B35.093,956Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeALBAlbemarle4.0115 of 5 stars$100.47+1.1%$114.47+13.9%-37.8%$11.81B$6.50B-5.939,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCECelanese4.9985 of 5 stars$68.61+0.0%$116.56+69.9%-54.9%$7.50B$10.48B6.9012,410Analyst ForecastBCPCBalchem4.6726 of 5 stars$176.07+0.2%$190.00+7.9%+15.6%$5.72B$942.38M47.281,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket1.8528 of 5 stars$558.55+3.6%N/A-4.6%$5.36B$2.78B12.032,000FULH.B. Fuller4.0695 of 5 stars$73.36-0.1%$97.67+33.1%-16.3%$4.01B$3.55B22.657,200Analyst ForecastASHAshland4.8175 of 5 stars$74.44-0.5%$102.00+37.0%-15.2%$3.51B$2.11B22.323,200IOSPInnospec3.3297 of 5 stars$116.18+0.3%N/A-9.7%$2.90B$1.95B20.222,400Analyst DowngradeKWRQuaker Chemical4.0691 of 5 stars$152.03-0.5%$187.33+23.2%-34.7%$2.70B$1.95B22.394,400MTXMinerals Technologies2.9186 of 5 stars$79.99+1.1%N/A+11.8%$2.55B$2.12B16.764,070Positive NewsSCLStepan3.7121 of 5 stars$73.41-0.2%N/A-27.3%$1.65B$2.19B36.602,389 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Albemarle Alternatives Celanese Alternatives Balchem Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives H.B. 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