A share price of Sensient Technologies Corp [SXT] is currently trading at $74.66, down -0.55%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SXT shares have gain 1.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.67%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE: SXT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 17, 2023, when Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $70 for it. Previously, Sidoti upgraded its rating to Buy on October 10, 2022, and kept the price target unchanged to $92. On May 27, 2021, Robert W. Baird initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $90 on the stock. Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $70 on July 10, 2020. Seaport Global Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral. In a note dated February 19, 2019, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded an Sector Weight rating on this stock.
Sensient Technologies Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $66.14 and $82.99. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $85 within the next 12 months. Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE: SXT] shares were valued at $74.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.85% based on the average SXT price forecast.
Analyzing the SXT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE:SXT] were 1.56B which represents 7.76% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.31.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 73.14 points at the first support level, and at 71.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 75.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 76.81.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE:SXT] is 3.55. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.34, and the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.03, the price to book ratio is 2.97 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.39.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Geraghty Michael C, President, Color Group, that happened on Nov 06 ’24 when 4000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Geraghty Michael C completed a deal on Nov 06 ’24 to buy 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director McKeithan Gebhardt Deborah sold 2000.0 shares on Aug 14 ’24.
