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Balchem Corporation (BCPC)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Montvale, United States | NasdaqGS
177.46 USD +3.01 (1.725%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:32 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT

Balchem Corporation (BCPC) presents a compelling opportunity for both short-term and long-term investors. The recent price action shows a positive trend with the stock hitting a 52-week high, and the fundamentals are strong with solid earnings growth and revenue growth. The stock is undervalued relative to its forward PE and target prices. While the dividend yield is modest, the consistent payout and low payout ratio suggest sustainability. The options activity suggests a bullish bias, with significant call positions at higher strikes, which may indicate that traders are anticipating further price appreciation. Overall, BCPC is a solid investment with potential for both capital appreciation and income generation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.030594
MSTL0.040412
AutoETS0.042170
AutoARIMA0.042170

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.437
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2025-12-22
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 14.37
Revenue per Share 32.145
Market Cap 5,747,266,048
Trailing P/E 37.36
Forward P/E 29.22
Beta 0.95
Profit Margins 14.93%
Website https://www.balchem.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment. Calls are heavily positioned around strikes above the current price, especially for expirations in August and May, indicating potential for upward movement. However, puts are showing limited activity, with most activity concentrated around lower strikes, suggesting some cautiousness. The IV is low across most expirations, which could indicate complacency or uncertainty about future price direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.61% 0.61% 0.56% 0.53%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-23 0.960000 0.612909
2024-12-26 0.870000 0.524289
2023-12-26 0.790000 0.538967
2022-12-23 0.710000 0.592768
2021-12-27 0.640000 0.394042
2020-12-24 0.580000 0.524040
2019-12-27 0.520000 0.534255
2018-12-24 0.470000 0.664382
2017-12-26 0.420000 0.549960
2016-12-22 0.380000 0.492451
2015-12-23 0.340000 0.571896
2014-12-24 0.300000 0.476031
2013-12-19 0.260000 0.479898
2012-12-12 0.220000 0.658457
2011-12-12 0.180000 0.476295
2010-12-17 0.150000 0.486875
2009-12-28 0.073333 0.348913
2008-12-18 0.073333 0.482799
2007-12-18 0.073333 0.547816
2006-12-27 0.040000 0.378851
2005-12-28 0.026667 0.336655
2004-12-28 0.017778 0.285442
2003-12-24 0.015802 0.381018
2002-12-23 0.015802 0.369633
2001-12-21 0.012840 0.341783
2000-12-21 0.011852 0.566303
1999-12-22 0.009877 0.693236
1998-12-22 0.006519 0.665060
1997-12-23 0.006584 0.345552
1996-12-24 0.005926 0.596785
1995-12-22 0.004609 0.469995
1994-12-21 0.003687 0.550165
1993-12-06 0.002985 0.701157
1992-12-07 0.002985 0.566857
1991-11-29 0.002963 0.620859
1990-11-27 0.002107 1.143421
1989-12-11 0.001580 1.360580
1988-11-17 0.001580 0.849629
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.96
dividendYield 0.55
exDividendDate 2025-12-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.96
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0055030095
lastDividendValue 0.96
lastDividendDate 2025-12-23
dividendDate 2026-01-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.11171293
Address1 5 Paragon Drive
All Time High 186.03
All Time Low 0.131687
Ask 224.62
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 178,560
Average Daily Volume3 Month 184,719
Average Volume 184,719
Average Volume10Days 178,560
Beta 0.946
Bid 128.34
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 39.223
City Montvale
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 177.46
Current Ratio 2.073
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 178.6
Day Low 173.16
Debt To Equity 14.37
Display Name Balchem
Dividend Date 1,768,867,200
Dividend Rate 0.96
Dividend Yield 0.55
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,561,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,561,200
Earnings Growth 0.173
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.168
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 254,728,000
Ebitda Margins 0.2456
Enterprise To Ebitda 22.349
Enterprise To Revenue 5.489
Enterprise Value 5,692,946,432
Eps Current Year 5.68574
Eps Forward 6.07403
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.75
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,766,448,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 173.1746
Fifty Day Average Change 4.2854004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.024746124
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.171293
Fifty Two Week High 183.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.439987
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.035018962
Fifty Two Week Low 139.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 38.29001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2751312
Fifty Two Week Range 139.17 - 183.9
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 518,189,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.51
Float Shares 31,804,737
Forward Eps 6.07403
Forward P E 29.216188
Free Cashflow 136,118,880
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,352
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.35735
Gross Profits 370,632,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00428
Held Percent Institutions 0.92039
Implied Shares Outstanding 32,386,261
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,766,448,000
Last Dividend Value 0.96
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,264,032,000
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty performance ingredients and products for the nutritional, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, medical device sterilization, plant nutrition, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products. The Human Nutrition & Health segment supplies ingredients in the food and beverage industry. Its products include spray dried and emulsified powders, extrusion and agglomeration, blended lipid systems, liquid flavor delivery systems, juice and dairy bases, chocolate systems, and cereal systems, as well as ice cream bases and variegates. This segment offers specialty vitamin K2; microencapsulation solutions for various applications; and human grade choline nutrients and mineral amino acid chelated products for nutrition and health applications. The Animal Nutrition & Health segment provides microencapsulated products to enhance health and milk production and delivering nutrient supplements in ruminant animals; chelation technology, which offers enhanced nutrient absorption for various species of production and companion animals; methylsulfonylmethane; and choline chloride, a nutrient for monogastric animal health. The Specialty Products segment distributes ethylene oxide and ammonia primarily for use in the health care industry; and single use canisters for sterilizing re-usable devices. This segment also markets and sells propylene oxide, a fumigant to aid in the control of insects and microbiological spoilage, as well as to reduce bacterial and mold contamination in shell and processed nut meats, processed spices, cacao beans, cocoa powder, raisins, figs, and prunes; and chelated minerals for high value crops. It sells its products through sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey.
Long Name Balchem Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,747,266,048
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_253076
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 154,844,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,591,313,189
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 175.38
Operating Cashflow 216,556,000
Operating Margins 0.19836001
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.2021
Peg Ratio 4.0792
Phone 845 326 5600
Previous Close 174.45
Price Eps Current Year 31.211418
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.5243864
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.541344
Profit Margins 0.14930001
Quick Ratio 1.237
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.0100098
Regular Market Change Percent 1.7254283
Regular Market Day High 178.6
Regular Market Day Low 173.16
Regular Market Day Range 173.16 - 178.6
Regular Market Open 175.38
Regular Market Previous Close 174.45
Regular Market Price 177.46
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,320
Regular Market Volume 168,911
Return On Assets 0.08022001
Return On Equity 0.12864
Revenue Growth 0.098
Revenue Per Share 32.145
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 32,025,392
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0119
Shares Short 380,559
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 337,598
Short Name Balchem Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0165
Short Ratio 1.85
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol BCPC
Target High Price 234.0
Target Low Price 163.0
Target Mean Price 200.5
Target Median Price 202.5
Total Cash 74,570,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.328
Total Debt 180,687,008
Total Revenue 1,037,161,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.96
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0055030095
Trailing Eps 4.75
Trailing P E 37.36
Trailing Peg Ratio 4.0792
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 160.58875
Two Hundred Day Average Change 16.871262
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.105058804
Type Disp Equity
Volume 168,911
Website https://www.balchem.com
Zip 7,645