UBS Group AG Sells 9,830 Shares of Sensient Technologies Corporation $SXT

UBS Group AG lowered its position in Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE:SXT) by 10.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 84,806 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 9,830 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Sensient Technologies were worth $7,968,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SXT. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in Sensient Technologies in the third quarter worth $1,324,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new position in Sensient Technologies during the third quarter valued at $4,142,000. Western Standard LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sensient Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,233,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Sensient Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $5,497,000. Finally, Yost Capital Management LP grew its position in shares of Sensient Technologies by 43.8% in the 3rd quarter. Yost Capital Management LP now owns 86,300 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $8,099,000 after buying an additional 26,300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Thierry Hoang sold 439 shares of Sensient Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.15, for a total value of $50,111.85. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 14,309 shares in the company, valued at $1,633,372.35. The trade was a 2.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sensient Technologies Stock Down 0.2%

SXT stock opened at $113.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.55 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 5.01 and a quick ratio of 1.97. Sensient Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $82.60 and a 1-year high of $129.35. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $99.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $96.58.

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.24. Sensient Technologies had a return on equity of 13.12% and a net margin of 8.71%.The company had revenue of $435.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $411.39 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. Sensient Technologies’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensient Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.90 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Sensient Technologies Corporation will post 3.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensient Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 11th. Sensient Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.38%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SXT. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Sensient Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sensient Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Sensient Technologies from $115.00 to $143.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.00.

Sensient Technologies Profile

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of colors, flavors and fragrances for a broad range of end-markets. The company develops and produces ingredients that enhance the appearance, taste and scent of products in the food, beverage, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, personal care and household sectors. Its portfolio includes natural and synthetic colorants, botanical and artificial flavor systems, fragrance compounds and specialty chemical offerings tailored to customer specifications.

Within its flavor and fragrance division, Sensient provides custom formulations for sweet, savory and umami taste profiles along with fragrance blends for personal care and cosmetic applications.