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Sensient Technologies Corp. (SXT)
NYSE:SXT
SXT Stock Chart & Stats
$94.13
$0.98(1.41%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$94.13
$0.98(1.41%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$67.79 - $121.54
Previous CloseN/A
Volume154.23K
Average Volume (3M)239.48K
Market Cap
$4.32B
Enterprise Value$5.04B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$36.53M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$778.58M
Price to Earnings (P/E)32.2
Beta0.59
Next Earnings
Apr 24, 2026EPS Estimate
0.83Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.7%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.72
Shares Outstanding42,506,700
10 Day Avg. Volume147,577
30 Day Avg. Volume239,480
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio3.97
Price to Book (P/B)3.32
Price to Sales (P/S)2.46
P/FCF Ratio103.29
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.17
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.13
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit9.35
Enterprise Value/Ebitda18.81
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)3.79
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.73B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Color Group Momentum & Natural-color ConversionSensient's Color group is showing durable outperformance and management targets a large structural shift to natural colors with a defined conversion pipeline (~$100M addressable synthetic sales). Multiyear capex and scale investments (2025–2028) position the company to capture sustainable share gains and margin leverage as customers convert industry-wide.
Improving Leverage And De-risked Balance SheetReported debt metrics improved materially in 2025 (debt-to-equity ~0.32), giving the company greater financial flexibility to fund its multi-year natural-color investment plan while maintaining targets to keep leverage in the high-twos. Stronger balance-sheet optionality supports durable capital allocation and resilience to cyclical stress.
Stronger Cash Generation & FCF Conversion (2023–2025)Free cash flow conversion improved markedly in 2024–2025, enabling self-help funding for investments and debt paydown. While cash quality had prior volatility, recent consistent positive operating and free cash flow indicate the company's ability to fund capex cycles and strategic conversions without eroding core liquidity over the medium term.
Bears Say
2025 Reporting And Data InconsistenciesA noted 2025 balance-sheet mismatch and missing margin line-items reduce confidence in reported metrics. Inconsistent data complicates trend analysis, forecasting and credit assessment, increasing model risk for 2–6 month forecasts and making it harder to precisely quantify leverage, returns and cash-conversion durability until reconciled.
Near-term Margin Pressure From Heavy Capex And Inventory BuildManagement's multi-year investment push requires elevated capex and inventory builds that will compress margins and raise interest expense in the near term. Higher financing needs and routed interest (~$36M guidance) will weigh on EPS and cash flow conversion in 2026, testing margin sustainability before H2 ramp and longer-term payback.
Operational Exposure: Agriculture/weather And Tariff RisksSensient's Flavors and Agricultural Ingredients businesses are exposed to raw-material weather volatility and regional tariff-driven supply disruptions. These structural supply risks can cause recurring cost spikes, inventory losses and volume swings, making segment-level earnings and working-capital needs more volatile over medium-term planning horizons.
Sensient Technologies News
SXT FAQ
What was Sensient Technologies Corp.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Sensient Technologies Corp. lowest stock price was $67.78 and its highest was $121.54 in the past 12 months.
What is Sensient Technologies Corp.’s market cap?
Sensient Technologies Corp.’s market cap is $4.32B.
When is Sensient Technologies Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Sensient Technologies Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 24, 2026 which is in 52 days.
How were Sensient Technologies Corp.’s earnings last quarter?
Sensient Technologies Corp. released its earnings results on Feb 13, 2026. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.773 by -$0.053.
Is Sensient Technologies Corp. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Sensient Technologies Corp.’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Sensient Technologies Corp. pay dividends?
Sensient Technologies Corp. pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.41 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.7%. See more information on Sensient Technologies Corp. dividends here
What is Sensient Technologies Corp.’s EPS estimate?
Sensient Technologies Corp.’s EPS estimate is 0.83.
How many shares outstanding does Sensient Technologies Corp. have?
Sensient Technologies Corp. has 42,506,700 shares outstanding.
What happened to Sensient Technologies Corp.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Sensient Technologies Corp. reported an EPS of $0.72 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.773. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -5.004%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Sensient Technologies Corp.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in SXT
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Sensient Technologies Stock Smart Score
Underperform
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Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 64.4K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 0.9%
Last 30 Days ▼ 5.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 5.1%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
40.05%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
12.31%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
8.17%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Sensient Technologies Corp.
Sensient Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Flavors & Extracts Group, Color Group, and Asia Pacific Group. The company offers flavor-delivery systems, and compounded and blended products; ingredient products, such as essential oils, natural and synthetic flavors, and natural extracts; and chili powder, paprika, and chili pepper, as well as dehydrated vegetables comprising parsley, celery, and spinach to the food, beverage, personal care, and household-products industries. It also provides natural and synthetic color systems for use in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals; colors and other ingredients for cosmetics, such as active ingredients, solubilizers, and surface treated pigments; pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients, including colors, flavors, coatings, and nutraceutical ingredients; and technical colors for industrial applications under the Sensient Food Colors, Sensient Pharmaceutical Coating Systems, Sensient Cosmetic Technologies, and Sensient Industrial Colors trade names. The company was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
SXT Company Deck
SXT Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents a constructive long-term growth story centered on a large natural color conversion opportunity, strong Color Group momentum, margin expansion historically, improved cash flow, and disciplined balance sheet targets. There are near-term headwinds—weather-related agricultural losses, tariff-driven supply disruptions in Asia Pacific, a modest revenue decline and Q4 profit pressure in Flavors & Extracts, and planned elevated investment that will pressure profit leverage and increase debt/interest expense in 2026. Management provided clear guidance and a multi-year investment plan to capture a material market opportunity and expects significant revenue acceleration and margin leverage in H2 2026 and beyond.View all SXT earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Ownership Overview
1.26% Insiders
27.31% Mutual Funds
27.04% Other Institutional Investors
14.62% Public Companies and
Individual Investors