Fundamentals Overview
Sensient Technologies Corporation is in the middle of its 52-week range with premium valuation, trading relatively flat today.
Valuation premium
Intrinsic value (DCF)
-28.3% downside vs price
Profitability
Risk (Beta)
0.61 — lower vol
Earnings & growth
BullzEye Analysis
Our composite tilts Hold on technicals (e.g. RSI, ADX, trend), fundamentals, sentiment, sector and index context, and risk.
Composite Signal
Supporting (Buy):
Analyst grade: B+ · Sentiment improving (6 upgrades)
Pressures (Sell):
DCF 28.3% downside vs price · 3M vs S&P 500: -7.5% · 3M vs Basic Materials sector: -12.7%
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Key Stats
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Ratings & Grades at a Glance
Overall rating: B+. Recent institutional grades: majority upgrades. Current institutional positions: Buy: 5, Neutral: 7, Outperform: 7, Overweight: 8, Sector Weight: 3.
Valuation & Ratios
Valuation, liquidity, and profitability metrics are consolidated here (including ratios that previously appeared in the Financials story). Trailing (TTM) vs forward-looking (e.g. DCF) is noted on each line where it matters.
DCF vs price: DCF estimate is $65.97; current price is $92.01. That’s a -28.3% gap. When the gap is large (e.g. >20%), that’s divergence; when they’re close, that’s convergence. Differences can reflect growth expectations, sector premiums, or conservative vs. optimistic assumptions. Use DCF as one input alongside technicals and sentiment.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Valuation | |
| P/E (TTM) | 29.19 |
| DCF value (model) | $65.97 (-28.3% vs price) |
| PEG (TTM) | 3.7 |
| P/B (TTM) | 3.26 |
| P/S (TTM) | 2.43 |
| P/FCF (TTM) | 101.91 |
| Liquidity & enterprise | |
| Current Ratio (TTM) | 4.1 |
| Quick Ratio (TTM) | 1.53 |
| Cash Ratio (TTM) | 0.14 |
| Profitability | |
| ROE (TTM) | N/A |
| ROA (TTM) | N/A |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | N/A |
| Net margin (TTM) | 8.34% |
| Gross margin (TTM) | 33.45% |
| Operating margin (TTM) | 12.85% |
| Debt to equity (TTM) | N/A |
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Price Target, Ratings & Grades
Analyst price targets, consensus, rating snapshot, and institutional grades for SXT.
Analyst Sentiment at a Glance
Stock Grades (Institutions)
| Institution | Action | Previous Grade | New Grade | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird | maintain | Outperform | Outperform | 2025-07-03 |
| Baird | maintain | Outperform | Outperform | 2025-04-28 |
| Baird | maintain | Outperform | Outperform | 2024-07-29 |
| Baird | maintain | Outperform | Outperform | 2024-04-29 |
| Baird | upgrade | Neutral | Outperform | 2023-10-17 |
| Baird | upgrade | Neutral | Outperform | 2023-10-16 |
| Baird | maintain | Neutral | Neutral | 2022-10-24 |
| Baird | maintain | Neutral | Neutral | 2022-10-23 |
| Baird | maintain | Neutral | Neutral | 2021-05-27 |
| Stephens & Co. | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2020-07-10 |
| Sidoti & Co. | maintain | Neutral | Neutral | 2020-02-18 |
| Sidoti & Co. | maintain | Neutral | Neutral | 2020-02-17 |
| Seaport Global | downgrade | Buy | Neutral | 2019-10-21 |
| Seaport Global | downgrade | Buy | Neutral | 2019-10-20 |
| Keybanc | downgrade | Overweight | Sector Weight | 2019-02-19 |
| KeyBanc | downgrade | Overweight | Sector Weight | 2019-02-19 |
| Keybanc | downgrade | Overweight | Sector Weight | 2019-02-18 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | maintain | Outperform | Outperform | 2019-01-11 |
| Keybanc | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2018-10-22 |
| KeyBanc | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2018-10-22 |
| Keybanc | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2018-10-21 |
| Gabelli & Co. | upgrade | Hold | Buy | 2018-02-12 |
| Gabelli & Co. | upgrade | Hold | Buy | 2018-02-11 |
| Berenberg | maintain | Buy | Buy | 2017-09-22 |
| Keybanc | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2016-02-09 |
| KeyBanc | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2016-02-09 |
| Keybanc | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2016-02-08 |
| Gabelli & Co. | upgrade | Hold | Buy | 2016-02-08 |
| Gabelli & Co. | upgrade | Hold | Buy | 2016-02-07 |
| Keybanc | maintain | Overweight | Overweight | 2015-04-14 |