Sensient Technologies (SXT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

SXT price $131.79 +0.20 +0.16%

Ticker
SXT
Price
$131.79
Change
+0.20 +0.16%
Market cap ?
$5.61B
P/E ?
35.36
Forward P/E ?
31.50
Dividend yield ?
1.24%
Beta ?
0.83
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
Stocklytics score
39
Value
19
Quality
52
Growth
46

Stocklytics score rationale: value 19, quality 52, growth 46.

Financials

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Sensient Technologies Corporation, operating alongside its various subsidiaries, specializes in the creation, production, and global distribution of colors, flavorings, and an array of other specialized ingredients. The company's extensive market presence spans across North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region, and numerous other international territories. Its operations are strategically organized into three…

Fair value

SXT fair value $107.34. Price $131.79. Price is 23% above fair value.

Above fair value, around its usual premium.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Starting free cash flow 72.73M. Growth 19.93%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 8.85% (beta 0.8). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 42.56M. Net debt 742.05M. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.

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Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2026-10-30—1.09—459.05M
2026-07-241.201.03462.08M448.84M
2026-04-241.040.80435.83M411.20M
2026-02-130.720.78393.45M397.52M
2025-10-310.960.79412.11M395.70M
2025-07-250.940.88414.23M417.60M
2025-04-250.860.82392.32M412.10M
2025-02-140.650.64376.42M399.40M
2024-10-250.800.80392.61M378.55M
2024-07-260.770.82403.52M395.00M
2024-04-260.790.70384.67M367.80M
2024-02-080.510.55349.30M371.00M
2023-10-200.750.75363.83M364.40M
2023-07-210.810.88374.31M382.62M
2023-04-280.800.79369.01M370.07M
2023-02-100.690.70348.74M352.42M
2022-10-210.850.82361.08M364.28M
2022-07-220.920.89371.71M358.70M
2022-04-290.880.83355.52M355.32M
2022-02-110.730.72340.45M341.27M
2021-10-150.850.80344.29M327.60M
2021-07-230.790.76335.83M327.60M
2021-04-230.770.74359.70M345.12M
2021-02-120.610.62334.67M310.74M
2020-10-160.770.68323.57M285.75M
2020-07-170.700.67323.09M309.24M
2020-04-290.720.62350.68M301.97M
2020-02-140.620.61318.58M318.58M
2019-10-180.750.80317.65M338.83M
2019-07-190.810.83339.19M347.56M
2019-05-010.780.77347.51M343.06M
2019-02-150.790.79324.56M324.56M
2018-10-190.950.95342.73M342.73M
2018-07-200.920.92363.04M363.00M
2018-04-250.890.88356.48M352.49M
2018-02-080.840.84328.87M328.90M
2017-10-190.890.88353.52M349.53M
2017-07-200.870.87338.48M338.50M
2017-04-250.820.79341.40M341.40M
2017-02-090.800.78330.24M321.94M

Dividends

Yield 1.24%. Payout ratio 44.17%. Frequency Quarterly.

Safety score 71/100 · Moderate. Payout ratio is 44% of earnings. Dividends use most of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 42 separate years. Yield is 1.2%, which is modest.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-08-03$0.412026-08-032026-09-01Quarterly
2026-05-11$0.412026-05-112026-06-01Quarterly
2026-02-03$0.412026-02-032026-03-02Quarterly
2025-11-10$0.412025-11-102025-12-01Quarterly
2025-08-04$0.412025-08-042025-09-02Quarterly
2025-05-12$0.412025-05-122025-06-02Quarterly
2025-02-04$0.412025-02-042025-03-03Quarterly
2024-11-04$0.412024-11-042024-12-02Quarterly
2024-08-05$0.412024-08-052024-09-03Quarterly
2024-05-03$0.412024-05-062024-06-03Quarterly
2024-02-05$0.412024-02-062024-03-01Quarterly
2023-11-03$0.412023-11-062023-12-01Quarterly
2023-08-04$0.412023-08-072023-09-01Quarterly
2023-05-05$0.412023-05-082023-06-01Quarterly
2023-02-06$0.412023-02-072023-03-01Quarterly
2022-11-04$0.412022-11-072022-12-01Quarterly
2022-07-29$0.412022-08-012022-09-01Quarterly
2022-05-06$0.412022-05-092022-06-01Quarterly
2022-02-01$0.412022-02-022022-03-01Quarterly
2021-10-29$0.412021-11-012021-12-01Quarterly
2021-07-30$0.392021-08-022021-09-01Quarterly
2021-04-30$0.392021-05-032021-06-01Quarterly
2021-02-01$0.392021-02-022021-03-01Quarterly
2020-10-30$0.392020-11-022020-12-01Quarterly
2020-07-31$0.392020-08-032020-09-01Quarterly
2020-05-07$0.392020-05-082020-06-01Quarterly
2020-02-03$0.392020-02-042020-03-02Quarterly
2019-11-01$0.392019-11-042019-12-02Quarterly
2019-08-01$0.362019-08-022019-09-03Quarterly
2019-05-09$0.362019-05-102019-06-03Quarterly
2019-02-01$0.362019-02-042019-03-01Quarterly
2018-11-02$0.362018-11-052018-12-03Quarterly
2018-08-02$0.332018-08-032018-09-04Quarterly
2018-05-10$0.332018-05-112018-06-01Quarterly
2018-02-05$0.332018-02-062018-03-01Quarterly
2017-11-03$0.332017-11-062017-12-01Quarterly
2017-08-02$0.302017-08-042017-09-01Quarterly
2017-05-10$0.302017-05-122017-06-01Quarterly
2017-02-03$0.302017-02-072017-03-01Quarterly
2016-11-03$0.302016-11-072016-12-01Quarterly
2016-08-03$0.272016-08-052016-09-01Quarterly
2016-05-04$0.272016-05-062016-06-01Quarterly
2016-02-04$0.272016-02-082016-03-01Quarterly
2015-11-04$0.272015-11-062015-12-01Quarterly
2015-08-05$0.272015-08-072015-09-01Quarterly
2015-05-06$0.252015-05-082015-06-01Quarterly
2015-02-05$0.252015-02-092015-03-02Quarterly
2014-11-05$0.252014-11-072014-12-01Quarterly
2014-08-06$0.252014-08-082014-09-02Quarterly
2014-05-07$0.252014-05-092014-06-02Quarterly
2014-02-05$0.232014-02-072014-03-03Quarterly
2013-11-06$0.232013-11-082013-12-02Quarterly
2013-08-06$0.232013-08-082013-09-03Quarterly
2013-05-07$0.232013-05-092013-06-03Quarterly
2013-02-06$0.222013-02-082013-03-01Quarterly
2012-11-07$0.222012-11-092012-12-03Quarterly
2012-08-06$0.222012-08-082012-09-04Quarterly
2012-05-07$0.222012-05-092012-06-01Quarterly
2012-02-07$0.212012-02-092012-03-01Quarterly
2011-11-07$0.212011-11-092011-12-01Quarterly
2011-08-04$0.212011-08-082011-09-01Quarterly
2011-05-05$0.212011-05-092011-06-01Quarterly
2011-02-07$0.212011-02-092011-03-01Quarterly
2010-11-05$0.202010-11-092010-12-01Quarterly
2010-08-04$0.202010-08-062010-09-01Quarterly
2010-05-04$0.202010-05-062010-06-01Quarterly
2010-02-05$0.192010-02-092010-03-01Quarterly
2009-11-05$0.192009-11-092009-12-01Quarterly
2009-08-05$0.192009-08-072009-09-01Quarterly
2009-05-06$0.192009-05-082009-06-01Quarterly
2009-02-05$0.192009-02-092009-03-02Quarterly
2008-11-05$0.192008-11-072008-12-01Quarterly
2008-08-06$0.192008-08-082008-09-02Quarterly
2008-05-07$0.182008-05-092008-06-02Quarterly
2008-02-06$0.182008-02-082008-03-03Quarterly
2007-11-06$0.182007-11-082007-12-03Quarterly
2007-08-07$0.182007-08-092007-09-04Quarterly
2007-05-08$0.162007-05-102007-06-01Quarterly
2007-02-07$0.162007-02-092007-03-01Quarterly
2006-11-06$0.162006-11-082006-12-01Quarterly

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2026-09-30Carleone JosephBuy279——
2026-09-30Ferruzzi MarioBuy42——
2026-08-05Ferruzzi MarioSell1.20K$129.48155.37K
2026-07-01Singh ChandrabhushanOther0——
2026-07-01Singh ChandrabhushanOther324——
2026-06-30Carleone JosephBuy296——
2026-06-30Ferruzzi MarioBuy45——
2026-05-18Hoang ThierrySell400$115.1946.08K
2026-05-04Hoang ThierrySell439$114.1550.11K
2026-04-30Morris Steven BSell200$114.5822.92K
2026-04-30Winder Pte. Ltd.Sell2.13M$109.69233.37M
2026-04-23LANDRY DONALD WBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23LANDRY DONALD WSell674$99.2366.88K
2026-04-23Bruggeman Brett WBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23Bruggeman Brett WSell283$99.2328.08K
2026-04-23Carleone JosephBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23Ferruzzi MarioBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23Ferruzzi MarioSell674$99.2366.88K
2026-04-23Jackson Carol RBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23Jackson Carol RSell674$99.2366.88K
2026-04-23Jain Sharad PBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23MORRISON SCOTT CBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23MORRISON SCOTT CSell674$99.2366.88K
2026-04-23WHITELAW ESSIEBuy1.12K——
2026-04-23WHITELAW ESSIESell674$99.2366.88K
2026-03-31Carleone JosephBuy423——
2026-03-31Ferruzzi MarioBuy64——
2026-03-02Morris Steven BSell373$100.5837.52K
2026-03-02Vanderleest AdamSell133$100.5813.38K
2026-02-12Geraghty Michael CBuy4.92K——
2026-02-12Geraghty Michael CSell2.46K$97.93241.10K
2026-02-12Geraghty Michael CSell4.92K——
2026-02-12Hoang ThierryBuy1.29K——
2026-02-12Hoang ThierrySell1.29K——
2026-02-12Jones Amy SchmidtBuy3.39K——
2026-02-12Jones Amy SchmidtSell1.69K$97.93165.89K
2026-02-12Jones Amy SchmidtSell3.39K——
2026-02-12Manning John JBuy4.02K——
2026-02-12Manning John JSell2.01K$97.93196.64K
2026-02-12Manning John JSell4.02K——
2026-02-12Manning PaulBuy30.03K——
2026-02-12Manning PaulSell15.01K$97.931.47M
2026-02-12Manning PaulSell30.03K——
2026-02-12Tornehl TobinBuy1.50K——
2026-02-12Tornehl TobinSell751$97.9373.55K
2026-02-12Tornehl TobinSell1.50K——
2026-01-01Till Gregory T.Other0——
2026-01-01Till Gregory T.Other575——
2025-12-31Carleone JosephBuy389——
2025-12-31Ferruzzi MarioBuy59——
2025-12-31McKeithan Gebhardt DeborahBuy103——
2025-12-17Geraghty Michael CBuy3.42K——
2025-12-17Geraghty Michael CBuy5.13K——
2025-12-17Hoang ThierryBuy953——
2025-12-17Hoang ThierryBuy1.43K——
2025-12-17Jones Amy SchmidtBuy2.28K——
2025-12-17Jones Amy SchmidtBuy3.42K——
2025-12-17Manning John JBuy2.80K——
2025-12-17Manning John JBuy4.20K——
2025-12-17Manning PaulBuy19.68K——
2025-12-17Manning PaulBuy29.52K——
2025-12-17Morris Steven BBuy1.76K——
2025-12-17Morris Steven BBuy2.64K——
2025-12-17Plautz David J.Buy414——
2025-12-17Plautz David J.Buy622——
2025-12-17Tornehl TobinBuy2.90K——
2025-12-17Tornehl TobinBuy4.35K——
2025-12-17Vanderleest AdamBuy570——
2025-12-17Vanderleest AdamBuy854——
2025-12-08Tornehl TobinSell586$90.0252.75K
2025-12-08Manning PaulSell11.72K$90.021.06M
2025-12-08Manning John JSell1.57K$90.02141.06K
2025-12-08Jones Amy SchmidtSell1.32K$90.02119.01K
2025-12-08Geraghty Michael CSell1.92K$90.02172.93K
2025-12-03WHITELAW ESSIESell3.98K$95.02378.66K
2025-11-20WHITELAW ESSIESell533$93.2249.72K
2025-11-04Plautz David J.Buy2.15K$92.98199.91K
2025-11-03Carleone JosephBuy1.00K$91.2691.26K
2025-09-30Carleone JosephBuy389——
2025-09-30Ferruzzi MarioBuy58——
2025-09-30McKeithan Gebhardt DeborahBuy87——
2025-08-11Manning PaulBuy20$116.942.34K
2025-08-06Jain Sharad PSell1$114.14141
2025-07-24Plautz David J.Other0——
2025-07-24Plautz David J.Other0——
2025-06-30Carleone JosephBuy371——
2025-06-30Ferruzzi MarioBuy55——
2025-06-30McKeithan Gebhardt DeborahBuy83——
2025-05-09Ferruzzi MarioSell1.67K$95.45159.21K
2025-04-24Bruggeman Brett WBuy1.39K——
2025-04-24Bruggeman Brett WSell168$80.1413.46K
2025-04-24Carleone JosephBuy1.39K——
2025-04-24Ferruzzi MarioBuy1.39K——
2025-04-24Ferruzzi MarioSell619$80.1449.61K
2025-04-24Jackson Carol RBuy1.39K——
2025-04-24Jackson Carol RSell619$80.1449.61K
2025-04-24Jain Sharad PBuy1.39K——
2025-04-24LANDRY DONALD WBuy1.39K——
2025-04-24LANDRY DONALD WSell619$80.1449.61K
2025-04-24McKeithan Gebhardt DeborahBuy1.39K——

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 385, holders +54 vs prior quarter. Ownership 101.09%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
BLACKROCK, INC.6.64M355.90K+5.67%818.40M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC2.78M32.38K+1.18%342.31M
FREEMONT CAPITAL PTE LTD2.05M-4.26M-67.49%252.72M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1.92M5.41K+0.28%236.51M
STATE STREET CORP1.72M90.79K+5.58%211.69M
JUPITER TOPCO LLC1.71M1.71MNew211.26M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1.11M67.31K+6.46%136.77M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.06M14.58K+1.39%130.85M
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.1.01M108.62K+12.04%124.58M
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO930.34K81.38K+9.59%114.70M
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC884.34K-293.40K-24.91%109.03M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC822.64K822.64KNew101.42M
SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P746.62K-18.95K-2.48%92.05M
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.611.88K611.88KNew75.44M
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC608.56K24.52K+4.20%75.03M
RIVERMONT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP564.21K11.78K+2.13%69.56M
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.540.54K540.54KNew66.64M
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC540.54K11.70K+2.21%66.64M
NORGES BANK498.57K498.57KNew61.47M
FMR LLC489.60K-90.05K-15.53%60.36M
NORTHERN TRUST CORP471.63K30.07K+6.81%58.15M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC403.91K251.76K+165.47%49.80M
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA396.28K-96.35K-19.56%48.86M
EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC394.93K394.93KNew48.69M
MORGAN STANLEY391.43K33.98K+9.51%48.26M

Forecast

Consensus Buy from 5 analysts. Average price target $140.67, +6.7% versus the current price. Low $125.00. High $157.00.

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Analysts have an average 12-month price target of $140.67 for Sensient Technologies (SXT), 6.7% above the current price of $131.79. Of 5 analysts covering the stock, 3 rate it Buy or Strong Buy, 2 Hold, and 0 Sell or Strong Sell, giving a consensus of Buy.

Forecasts are third-party estimates and often wrong. They are not investment advice.

SXT price target

12-month price target
Low$125.00
Average$140.67
High$157.00

The average is 6.7% above the current price of $131.79.

Is Sensient Technologies a buy or sell?

Of 5 analysts, 3 rate Sensient Technologies Buy or Strong Buy, 2 Hold, and 0 Sell or Strong Sell. The consensus label is Buy. That split is not a recommendation.

Sensient Technologies earnings and revenue forecast

Analyst averages on file: 2026, EPS $4.18, revenue $1.80 billion. 2027, EPS $4.99, revenue $2.05 billion.

SXT score and fair value

The Stocklytics Score for SXT is 39 out of 100. It averages value, quality, and growth against a large-cap US universe. It is not a price target and not a buy or sell rating. Fair value is a separate estimate on the fair value tab.

SXT forecast FAQs

What is the SXT price target?

$140.67 average, with a published range of $125.00 to $157.00.

Is Sensient Technologies a buy or sell?

The consensus is Buy from 5 analysts. This is not a recommendation.

What is the Sensient Technologies stock forecast for 2026?

Analysts' average EPS estimate for 2026 on file is $4.18. The average revenue estimate is $1.80 billion.

What will SXT be worth in 2030?

No reliable forecast exists that far out.

When is Sensient Technologies's next earnings report?

The next earnings date is shown on the stock page when a future report is on the calendar. This forecast does not invent a date.

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Sensient Technologies (SXT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

SXT$131.79+0.20 +0.16%

$5.61B

Market Cap

35.36

P/E

31.50

Forward P/E

39

Score

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