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What the tape says about SXT
Sensient Technologies Corporation is +17% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 3.7 points behind the market.
+17%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +28%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 52
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 2.6%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $133.94
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- +4.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +17%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +67%
- vs 50-day average$124.91
- +7.2%
- 52-week high
- $137.49
- 52-week low
- $82.67
- Annualised volatility
- 35%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$233M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +44% |
| 2025 | +34% |
| 2024 | +10% |
| 2023 | −7.2% |
| 2022 | −26% |
| 2021 | +38% |
| 2020 | +15% |
| 2019 | +21% |
| 2018 | −22% |
| 2017 | −5.4% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +0.90% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.97% |
| Apr | 10 | 8 of 10 | +7.8% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.8% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.61% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.10% |
| Sep | 11 | 7 of 11 | −0.06% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.3% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +3.6% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.83% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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