Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) Price Target Raised to $140.00 at Robert W. Baird

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) had its price target raised by investment analysts at Robert W. Baird from $125.00 to $140.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the specialty chemicals company’s stock. Robert W. Baird’s price target points to a potential upside of 10.43% from the stock’s previous close.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Sensient Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Sensient Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Zacks Research cut Sensient Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Sensient Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $136.00.

Sensient Technologies Price Performance

NYSE SXT opened at $126.78 on Monday. Sensient Technologies has a one year low of $82.60 and a one year high of $129.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $116.74 and a 200 day moving average of $104.31. The company has a market capitalization of $5.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 4.39.

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $462.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $448.84 million. Sensient Technologies had a return on equity of 13.77% and a net margin of 9.27%.Sensient Technologies’s revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS. Sensient Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Sensient Technologies will post 4.15 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensient Technologies news, VP Thierry Hoang sold 400 shares of Sensient Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.19, for a total transaction of $46,076.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 13,909 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,602,177.71. The trade was a 2.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its stake in Sensient Technologies by 146.2% in the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 293 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Sensient Technologies by 313.5% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 306 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Sensient Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Sensient Technologies by 53.1% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 401 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Sensient Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.86% of the company’s stock.

Sensient Technologies Company 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.