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SXT

Sensient Technologies Corp

Apr 24 • 04:00PM ET

123.15

+23.92 24.11 %

Basic Materials • Specialty Chemicals • USA • Mid • NYSE

Apr 24, 1:15 PMSensient beats Q1 2026 estimates, raises 2026 outlook and plans $225–$250M natural color investments over next few years

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Index	RUT	P/E	36.37	EPS (ttm)	3.39	Insider Own	1.29%	Shs Outstand	42.55M	Perf Week	22.83%
Market Cap	5.24B	Forward P/E	27.20	EPS next Y	4.53	Insider Trans	-0.25%	Shs Float	42.00M	Perf Month	41.89%
Enterprise Value	5.97B	PEG	1.49	EPS next Q	0.99	Inst Own	100.19%	Short Float	2.58%	Perf Quarter	28.25%
Income	144.20M	P/S	3.17	EPS this Y	7.58%	Inst Trans	1.14%	Short Ratio	3.19	Perf Half Y	28.68%
Sales	1.66B	P/B	4.36	EPS next Y	20.94%	ROA	6.58%	Short Interest	1.09M	Perf YTD	31.08%
Book/sh	28.24	P/C	135.97	EPS next 5Y	18.31%	ROE	12.46%	52W High	121.54 1.32%	Perf Year	53.67%
Cash/sh	0.91	P/FCF	239.39	EPS past 3/5Y	-1.83% 4.08%	ROIC	7.26%	52W Low	78.27 57.34%	Perf 3Y	66.31%
Dividend Est.	1.68 (1.37%)	EV/EBITDA	21.18	Sales past 3/5Y	3.91% 3.89%	Gross Margin	33.84%	Volatility	6.65% 3.91%	Perf 5Y	44.97%
Dividend TTM	1.64 (1.33%)	EV/Sales	3.61	EPS Y/Y TTM	7.65%	Oper. Margin	13.31%	ATR (14)	4.81	Perf 10Y	81.61%
Dividend Ex-Date	May 11, 2026	Quick Ratio	1.97	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.80%	Profit Margin	8.71%	RSI (14)	81.56	Recom	1.75
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	0.00% 1.01%	Current Ratio	5.01	EPS Q/Q	28.16%	SMA20	29.68%	Beta	0.66	Target Price	119.75
Payout	51.94%	Debt/Eq	0.63	Sales Q/Q	11.09%	SMA50	32.50%	Rel Volume	5.17	Prev Close	99.23
Employees	4070	LT Debt/Eq	0.63	Earnings	Apr 24 BMO	SMA200	24.73%	Avg Volume	340.09K	Price	123.15
IPO	Feb 10, 1977	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	23.31% 5.99%	Trades		Volume	1,758,981	Change	24.11%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-01-26	Initiated	UBS	Buy	$115
Jun-10-25	Initiated	CJS Securities	Market Perform	$95
Oct-17-23	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$70
Oct-10-22	Upgrade	Sidoti	Neutral → Buy	$92
May-27-21	Initiated	Robert W. Baird	Neutral	$90
Jul-10-20	Initiated	Stephens	Overweight	$70
Oct-21-19	Downgrade	Seaport Global Securities	Buy → Neutral
Feb-21-19	Initiated	Seaport Global Securities	Buy
Feb-19-19	Downgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight → Sector Weight
Jan-11-19	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Outperform	$74
Feb-12-18	Upgrade	Gabelli & Co	Hold → Buy	$94
Sep-22-17	Initiated	Berenberg	Buy
Jul-25-16	Downgrade	Gabelli & Co	Buy → Hold
Feb-08-16	Upgrade	Gabelli & Co	Hold → Buy	$71
Mar-31-15	Initiated	BB&T Capital Mkts	Buy	$81
Feb-07-11	Downgrade	Oppenheimer	Outperform → Perform
Jan-12-11	Downgrade	KeyBanc Capital Mkts	Buy → Hold
Apr-21-09	Reiterated	KeyBanc Capital Mkts	Buy	$31 → $30
Dec-23-08	Reiterated	KeyBanc Capital Mkts	Buy	$34 → $31
Jul-09-08	Upgrade	KeyBanc Capital Mkts	Hold → Buy	$34

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Apr-25-26 03:04AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-24-26 12:51PM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby) +24.11%
09:58AM	Sensient Technologies Jumps on Strong Q1 Earnings Beat (InvestorsHub)
07:01AM	Sensient: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 (Business Wire)
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Apr-23-26 04:30PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Apr-20-26 07:02AM	Sensient invests $250M to expand natural food dye production (Food Dive)
Apr-10-26 05:23PM	Beyond Oil Hits Growth Inflection as Margins Top 50% Quarterly Update Report (Exec Edge)
04:30PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Apr-03-26 12:51PM	I'm All For Natural Colorants. But I'm Dying for a FireBall. (Barrons.com)
Mar-30-26 08:23PM	Beyond Oil: Food-Tech Solution Drives Revenue Ramp Up Exec Edge Initiation (Exec Edge)
Mar-26-26 08:00AM	Sensient Scales Up Natural Color Production to Fuel U.S. Shift from Synthetic Dyes (PR Newswire)
Feb-13-26 04:02PM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth in Color Group ... (GuruFocus.com) -5.00%
12:33PM	Sensient Technologies Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
12:32PM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
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07:12AM	Sensient: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 (Business Wire)
Jan-30-26 04:05PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jan-28-26 02:59PM	Sensient's Certasure Program Delivers Critical Safeguard During the U.S. Transition to Natural Food Colors (PR Newswire)
Jan-16-26 04:05PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-31-25 05:00PM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth in Color Group ... (GuruFocus.com) +5.06%
11:21AM	Why Sensient Technologies Stock Is Soaring Today (Motley Fool)
07:01AM	Sensient: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 (Business Wire)
Oct-30-25 04:39PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-17-25 05:06PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Sep-26-25 09:31AM	Strong Results Lifted Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) in Q2 (Insider Monkey)
Sep-16-25 01:59PM	Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Jul-26-25 03:06AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth in Color Group ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-25-25 08:05AM	Sensient: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
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06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2025 (Business Wire)
Jul-24-25 04:45PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Jul-17-25 06:47AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) Poised for $105M Capital Boost (Insider Monkey)
Jul-11-25 04:15PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jul-08-25 12:01AM	Why Phasing Out Artificial Food Dyes Is So Complex (WSJ)
Jun-02-25 06:20AM	Is First Trust Value Line Dividend ETF (FVD) a Strong ETF Right Now? (Zacks)
Apr-27-25 12:12PM	How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food (Associated Press Finance)
Apr-26-25 12:20PM	China weighs U.S. tariff exemptions, Alphabet reports Q1 beat: Morning Buzz (TipRanks)
05:16AM	Q1 2025 Sensient Technologies Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
03:05AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth Driven by ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-25-25 12:36PM	Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha) +13.54%
07:02AM	Sensient: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025 (Business Wire)
Apr-24-25 06:37PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
05:10PM	This Stock Could Win as RFK Jr. Moves to Ban Synthetic Dyes (Barrons.com)
Apr-11-25 05:30PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Feb-15-25 02:05AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Robust Growth in Revenue and ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:40AM	Q4 2024 Sensient Technologies Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Feb-14-25 07:16AM	Sensient: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance) -7.49%
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 (Business Wire)
Jan-31-25 06:49PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jan-17-25 05:41PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-26-24 07:29AM	Sensient Technologies Reports Strong Q3 2024 Performance (TipRanks)
03:06AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-25-24 06:56AM	Sensient: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:50AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024 (Business Wire)
Oct-24-24 06:37PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-11-24 05:00PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jul-26-24 07:43AM	Sensient Technologies Boosts FY24 Adj. EPS, Revenue Growth Outlook (RTT News)
07:01AM	Sensient: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2024 and Raises Full Year Guidance (Business Wire)
Jul-25-24 05:00PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Jul-12-24 05:17PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
May-01-24 08:33AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Apr-29-24 10:28AM	Baird Raises Price Target on Sensient Technologies to $80 From $70, Maintains Outperform Rating (MT Newswires)
Apr-27-24 03:08AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Key Financial ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-26-24 11:19PM	Q1 2024 Sensient Technologies Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
11:53AM	SXT Stock Earnings: Sensient Technologies Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024 (InvestorPlace)
08:31AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Q1 Earnings: Mixed Results Amidst Market Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
08:03AM	Sensient Technologies Q1 Adjusted Earnings Decline, Revenue Rises; 2024 Revenue Outlook Updated (MT Newswires)
07:12AM	Sensient Technologies Q1 Net Income Declines; Raises Full Year Guidance (RTT News)
07:02AM	Sensient: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024 and Raises Full Year Guidance (Business Wire)
Apr-25-24 06:00PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Apr-12-24 05:00PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Feb-10-24 08:41AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Feb-09-24 11:09PM	Q4 2023 Sensient Technologies Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Feb-08-24 05:54PM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Navigates Transitional Market with Optimistic Outlook for 2024 (GuruFocus.com)
05:52PM	Sensient: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
05:20PM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2023 (Business Wire)
Jan-26-24 05:28PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jan-19-24 04:53PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Nov-03-23 07:14AM	Sensient Technologies Corp's Dividend Analysis (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-23-23 08:42AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Oct-21-23 12:51AM	Q3 2023 Sensient Technologies Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Oct-20-23 09:40AM	Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings Amid Market Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
07:03AM	Sensient: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:55AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation Reports Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023 (Business Wire)
Oct-19-23 06:01PM	Sensient Declares Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-17-23 11:38AM	Investing in Sensient Technologies (SXT): Navigating the Thin Line Between Value and Trap (GuruFocus.com) +8.91%
Oct-06-23 06:50PM	Sensient Announces Conference Call (Business Wire)
Oct-03-23 03:00PM	Q4 Stock Predictions: 3 Small-Cap Stocks Set to Soar (InvestorPlace)
Sep-05-23 07:36PM	Unveiling Sensient Technologies (SXT)'s Value: Is It Really Priced Right? A Comprehensive Guide (GuruFocus.com)
Sep-01-23 06:51PM	Blackstone and Airbnb Set to Join S&P 500; Others to Join S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 (PR Newswire)
Aug-12-23 08:18AM	Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) stock falls 4.3% in past week as one-year earnings and shareholder returns continue downward trend (Simply Wall St.)
Jul-29-23 08:05AM	Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.41 (Simply Wall St.)
Jul-27-23 09:15AM	Sensient Appoints Steve Morris as President, Flavors & Extracts Group (Business Wire)
Jul-26-23 11:42AM	Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Jul-22-23 03:02AM	Q2 2023 Sensient Technologies Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Jul-21-23 07:02AM	Sensient: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (AP Finance) -5.74%

Sensient Technologies Corp. engages in the manufacture of colors, flavors, and fragrances. It operates through the following segments: Flavors and Fragrances Group, Color Group, and Asia Pacific Group. The Flavors and Fragrances segment includes beverage flavors, bionutrients, savory flavors, sweet flavors, natural ingredients, and fragrance compounds and ingredients. The Color segment consists of natural and synthetic color solutions for the food and beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets. The Asia Pacific segment markets product lines in the Pacific Rim under the Sensient name. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Geraghty Michael C	President, Color Group	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	4,924	0	47,683	Feb 13 04:31 PM
Hoang Thierry	VP, Asia Pacific Group	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,293	0	14,748	Feb 13 04:27 PM
Jones Amy Schmidt	VP, HR and Senior Counsel	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,388	0	27,358	Feb 13 04:25 PM
Manning John J	SVP, GC & Secretary	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	4,016	0	37,208	Feb 13 04:18 PM
Manning Paul	Chairman, President & CEO	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	30,027	0	290,967	Feb 13 04:16 PM
Tornehl Tobin	VP and Chief Financial Officer	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,502	0	16,255	Feb 13 04:13 PM
WHITELAW ESSIE	Director	Dec 03 '25	Sale	95.02	3,985	378,659	17,128	Dec 04 05:27 PM
WHITELAW ESSIE	Director	Nov 20 '25	Sale	93.22	533	49,724	21,101	Dec 04 05:27 PM
Plautz David J.	VP and Treasurer	Nov 04 '25	Buy	92.98	2,150	199,907	2,999	Nov 05 02:48 PM
Carleone Joseph	Director	Nov 03 '25	Buy	91.26	1,000	91,258	22,414	Nov 03 04:27 PM
Manning Paul	Chairman, President & CEO	Aug 11 '25	Buy	116.94	20	2,339	80	Aug 13 10:06 AM
Jain Sharad P	Director	Aug 06 '25	Sale	114.14	1	141	5,808	Aug 07 09:19 AM
Ferruzzi Mario	Director	May 09 '25	Sale	95.45	1,668	159,215	7,946	May 12 05:26 PM
Ferruzzi Mario	Director	May 07 '25	Proposed Sale	94.72	1,668	157,993		May 07 01:31 PM

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