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Sensient Technologies Corp

SXT

102.990USD

-3.430-3.22%

Close 09/15, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

4.37BMarket Cap

32.43P/E TTM

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Sensient Technologies Corp

102.990

-3.430-3.22%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

10 / 72

Overall Ranking

108 / 4724

Industry

Chemicals

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

122.333

Target Price

+14.95%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients. The Company operates through three segments: Flavors & Extracts, Color and the Asia Pacific. The Flavors & Extracts and Color segments are managed on a product basis. The Company’s Flavors & Extracts segment produces flavor, extracts, and essential oils products that impart a desired taste, texture, aroma, or other characteristic to a range of consumer and other products. The Color segment produces natural and synthetic color systems for foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals; colors, ingredients, and systems for personal care; and technical colors for industrial applications. Asia Pacific segment is managed on a geographic basis and produces and distributes color, flavor, and essential oils products for the Asia Pacific countries. Its natural ingredients business produces dehydrated garlic, onion, and other natural ingredients for food processors.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 55.67%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 55.67%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PB is 3.90, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 41.96M shares, decreasing 14.36% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 5.00M shares of this stock.

Higher Market Activity

The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 1.01.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company's current financial score is 6.75, which is lower than the Chemicals industry's average of 6.99. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 392.32M, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.99%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 11.38%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.75

Change

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Financials

6.26

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

6.43

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.49

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

7.20

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

6.38

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company’s current valuation score is 4.80, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 2.55. Its current P/E ratio is 35.53, which is -9.05% below the recent high of 32.31 and 37.65% above the recent low of 22.15.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

4.00

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 10/72

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 7.30. The average price target for Sensient Technologies Corp is 125.00, with a high of 125.00 and a low of 115.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.00

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

122.333

Target Price

+14.95%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Sensient Technologies Corp

SXT

Albemarle Corp

ALB

Ecolab Inc

ECL

Eastman Chemical Co

EMN

Celanese Corp

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

SQM

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.96, which is lower than the Chemicals industry's average of 8.17. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 119.85 and the support level at 108.93, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.30

Change

0.06

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(5)

Neutral(1)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-2.543

Sell

RSI(14)

29.768

Sell

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

44.670

Neutral

ATR(14)

3.353

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-152.843

Sell

Williams %R

65.805

Sell

TRIX(12,20)

-0.176

Sell

StochRSI(14)

0.000

Oversold

Moving Average

Sell(5)

Neutral(0)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

106.888

Sell

MA10

109.842

Sell

MA20

111.944

Sell

MA50

111.966

Sell

MA100

103.470

Sell

MA200

88.622

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 7.92. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 98.81%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 1.72%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 5.00M shares, representing 11.78% of shares outstanding, with 1.36% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Freemont Capital Pte Ltd

6.30M

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

5.90M

-2.52%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

5.02M

-0.78%

Janus Henderson Investors

2.30M

+1.89%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

1.69M

-3.82%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

1.26M

+3.13%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

991.40K

+3.28%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-12

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Chemicals export-driven industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.24, which is higher than the Chemicals industry's average of 4.12. The company's beta value is 0.56. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.