Both in Industrial Chemicals
Sensient Technology vs International Flavors & Fragrances
Over the past year SXT returned +24.8% and IFF returned +47.7%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.26.
SXT +24.8% IFF +47.7%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | SXT | IFF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $117.63 | $93.02 |
| Market cap | $5.01B | $23.73B |
| Today | −10.57% | +2.43% |
| 1 month | −8.4% | +11.9% |
| 6 months | +4.2% | +31.4% |
| Year to date | +25.2% | +38.0% |
| 1 year | +30.7% | +47.0% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.6% | +1.8% |
| Gross margin | 36.2% | 43.7% |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 2.6% |
| P/E (TTM) | 29.6× | 81.8× |
| Price / sales | 2.9× | 2.4× |
| Net cash | -$747.8M | -$5.13B |
| Dividend yield | 1.39% | 1.72% |
| Volatility (60d) | 29.8% | 20.7% |
| Short % of float | 2.7% | 7.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).