Sensient Technologies Corp (NYSE: SXT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.90x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for SXT is 0.54. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SXT is 41.80M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.17% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SXT on June 19, 2025 was 393.29K shares.
SXT) stock’s latest price update
Sensient Technologies Corp (NYSE: SXT)’s stock price has soared by 1.90 in relation to previous closing price of 94.57. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.31% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-30 that As of April 30, 2025, two stocks in the materials sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
SXT’s Market Performance
Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) has experienced a 1.31% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 2.03% rise in the past month, and a 30.44% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.86% for SXT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.44% for SXT’s stock, with a 22.26% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SXT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SXT stocks, with CJS Securities repeating the rating for SXT by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for SXT in the upcoming period, according to CJS Securities is $95 based on the research report published on June 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SXT reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for SXT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 17th, 2023.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Buy” to SXT, setting the target price at $92 in the report published on October 10th of the previous year.
SXT Trading at 7.40% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SXT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.93% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SXT starting from Ferruzzi Mario, who sale 1,668 shares at the price of $95.45 back on May 09 ’25. After this action, Ferruzzi Mario now owns 7,946 shares of Sensient Technologies Corp, valued at $159,215 using the latest closing price.
Ferruzzi Mario, the Director of Sensient Technologies Corp, proposed sale 1,668 shares at $94.72 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’25, which means that Ferruzzi Mario is holding shares at $157,993 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SXT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sensient Technologies Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 11.87, with 6.26 for asset returns.
Based on Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.73.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 251.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.34.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
