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What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are split on Balchem, as equal numbers rate the stock a buy, sell, and hold. Analysts don't like Balchem as much as competitor Innophos overall. Two out of three analysts rate Innophos a buy compared to one of three for Balchem. Analysts haven't adjusted their rating of Balchem for the past three months.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $77.4 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 10.9% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.35 per share. Estimates range from $0.35 to $0.36.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are strongly supporting the stock, with 100% assigning it an "outperform" rating. The community at large agrees with the All-Stars, with 97.8% giving it a rating of "outperform." Balchem has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Balchem's profit has risen year over year by an average of 25.9% over the past five quarters.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 30.4% | 29.1% | 28.5% | 30.5% |
Operating Margin | 20.4% | 18.8% | 18.2% | 19.8% |
Net Margin | 14.5% | 12.8% | 12.2% | 13.5% |
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