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Stocks Info
Sensient Technologies Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Basic Materials sector while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Sensient Technologies Corp is $4.09B. A total of 0.35 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 393.29K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Ferruzzi Mario sold 1,668 shares of SXT for 95.45 per share on May 09 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 7,946 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 07 ’25, Ferruzzi Mario bought 1,668 shares at 94.72 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Geraghty Michael C disposed of 4,000 shares on Nov 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $80.48. This resulted in the President, Color Group holding 36,518 shares of SXT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Geraghty Michael C bought 4,000 shares at $75.28 per share on Nov 06 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Sensient Technologies Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.64, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.70%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.90. SXT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.05% when it declared a $0.41 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/12/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/4/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.22%. The SXT stock dividend was $0.41 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SXT has a high of $98.27 and a low of $66.14.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SXT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $25.74M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $511.55M in debt and $232.31M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $25.92, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $938.42M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SXT is Buy with a score of 4.00.
