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Sensient Technologies Corporation
SXT
NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $5.2B
$124.49
▲ +1.57%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$82.60 - $129.35
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Price chart
Up 16.6% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- 140+ year heritage and established relationships with major global food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Vertically integrated operations with proprietary manufacturing processes and technical expertise in color and flavor chemistry
- Diversified product portfolio and global distribution network reducing customer concentration risk and enabling cross-selling opportunities
- Strong R&D capabilities and innovation pipeline supporting development of natural, clean-label, and specialty ingredient solutions
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.8).
- Significant premium - growth priced in
Growth
Stable outlook
Rising consumer demand for natural colors and flavors driven by clean-label and health-conscious trends
Value
Significant premium - growth priced in
Momentum
Hot
+32.7% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.34% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying SXT right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 23, 2026
APR 24, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.04 vs $0.80 consensus (+30.0% surprise). Revenue of $435.8M vs $411.2M expected (+6.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+30.0%
Next: Apr 23, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+8%
+2%
+3%
+5%
+5%
+11%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$403.5M
$392.6M
$376.4M
$392.3M
$414.2M
$412.1M
$393.4M
$435.8M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
35.0%
Operating
15.3%
Profit
10.1%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$143.00
▲ +14.9% vs $124.49
Latest: UBS · Jun 22, 2026
1 analyst covering
vs Industry
How SXT stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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