Sensient Technologies (SXT) Competitors $76.30 -0.16 (-0.21%) (As of 11/20/2024 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 Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is SXT or ALB 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 Sensient Technologies5.80% 11.41% 6.02% Albemarle -28.80%1.67%0.84% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SXT or ALB? 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Albemarle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, SXT or ALB? 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 RatioSensient Technologies$1.53B2.11$93.39M$2.0936.50Albemarle$9.62B1.34$1.57B-$16.75-6.54 Does the media refer more to SXT or ALB? In the previous week, Albemarle had 9 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Albemarle and 2 mentions for Sensient Technologies. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Albemarle's score of 0.05 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sensient Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Albemarle 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor SXT or ALB? Albemarle received 475 more outperform votes than Sensient Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.88% of users gave Albemarle an outperform vote while only 62.68% of users gave Sensient Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSensient TechnologiesOutperform Votes29962.68% Underperform Votes17837.32% AlbemarleOutperform Votes77462.88% Underperform Votes45737.12% Do analysts recommend SXT or ALB? Sensient Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.41%. Albemarle has a consensus target price of $114.47, indicating a potential upside of 4.49%. Given Sensient Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sensient Technologies is more favorable than Albemarle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sensient Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Albemarle 1 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Is SXT or ALB a better dividend stock? Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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 pays out -9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albemarle has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, SXT or ALB? Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySensient Technologies beats Albemarle on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get Sensient Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SXT 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 SXT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSensient TechnologiesIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.23B$2.93B$2.85B$19.87BDividend Yield2.10%3.46%5.20%3.53%P/E Ratio36.5015.61117.0242.89Price / Sales2.111,851.30587,803.7218.10Price / Cash18.2123.0123.5017.86Price / Book3.061.603.485.52Net Income$93.39M$8.53M$151.21M$986.45M7 Day Performance-3.61%-2.28%0.47%-0.22%1 Month Performance-3.02%-12.52%-5.56%0.12%1 Year Performance31.02%-15.41%27.76%23.71% Sensient Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SXTSensient Technologies4.0829 of 5 stars$76.30-0.2%$85.00+11.4%+31.0%$3.24B$1.46B36.503,956News CoveragePositive NewsALBAlbemarle3.1133 of 5 stars$109.55+2.9%$114.47+4.5%-16.0%$12.88B$9.62B-6.549,000CECelanese4.9618 of 5 stars$72.86+0.9%$120.59+65.5%-44.2%$7.89B$10.94B7.3312,410Analyst ForecastBCPCBalchem4.1793 of 5 stars$178.03+0.3%$190.00+6.7%+43.5%$5.79B$922.44M47.861,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.074 of 5 stars$538.36+0.7%N/A+4.2%$5.13B$2.70B11.962,000Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.2653 of 5 stars$74.56+1.2%$97.67+31.0%-1.6%$4.03B$3.51B23.017,200ASHAshland4.9307 of 5 stars$76.23-0.2%$103.29+35.5%-2.7%$3.72B$2.11B22.763,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIOSPInnospec3.6901 of 5 stars$118.25+1.3%N/A+9.0%$2.91B$1.95B20.642,400Ex-DividendKWRQuaker Chemical3.968 of 5 stars$165.19+1.1%$187.33+13.4%-6.7%$2.91B$1.95B24.224,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsMTXMinerals Technologies3.2456 of 5 stars$79.95+0.5%N/A+28.0%$2.54B$2.17B16.944,070SCLStepan3.6826 of 5 stars$75.38+0.1%N/A-7.7%$1.69B$2.33B37.502,389High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Albemarle Alternatives Celanese Alternatives Balchem Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives H.B. 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