BALCHEM CORP BCPC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 057665200 · ISIN US0576652004
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryChemicals & Allied Products
- HeadquartersMontvale, NJ
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 32.2m as of 2023-07-20, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $133.74. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($1.2m notional), 3 hold puts ($1.6m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 278 |
| Q4 2022 | 292 |
| Q1 2023 | 285 |
| Q2 2023 | 282 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 134 | 112 |
| Q1 2023 | 139 | 120 |
| Q2 2023 | 120 | 129 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $340.0k | $340.0k | 1.00 |
| Q4 2022 | $598.3k | $500.7k | 0.84 |
| Q1 2023 | $505.9k | $1.6m | 3.20 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.2m | $1.6m | 1.33 |
Biggest buyers
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +147.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +134.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +50.4k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | Added | +36.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +27.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +27.5k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | New | +26.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +23.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +20.5k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG | Added | +19.0k |
Biggest sellers
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -86.0k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -67.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -64.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -52.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -37.7k |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -36.8k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC | Reduced | -24.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -23.4k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ | Reduced | -16.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Sold out | -16.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $647.1k4.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $539.2k4.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| US BANCORP \DE\ | New | $1.5m11.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $27.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-18 | 14.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 6.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $381.0k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $299.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-02 | Sestrick Michael Robert SVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $299.8k2.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $659.3m | Reduced -14.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $507.6m | Reduced -52.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.7m $339.3m | Unchanged |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.62% of their portfolio | 2.0m $267.4m | Reduced -86.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $149.5m | Added +23.1k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $142.2m | Added +5.3k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 760.9k $102.6m | Reduced -3.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.13% of their portfolio | 685.8k $92.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 685.0k $92.3m | Added +27.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 663.8k $89.5m | Added +1.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.8k $71.8m | Added +50.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 524.8k $70.7m | Added +1.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.1k $53.8m | Added +5.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 366.6k $49.4m | Added +134.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 356.4k $48.0m | Added +11.4k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 333.0k $44.9m | Added +8.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 323.5k $43.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 311.9k $42.0m | Reduced -10.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 309.6k $41.7m | Added +5.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 300.8k $40.5m | Added +36.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.6k $34.0m | Added +246 |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 231.6k $31.2m | Reduced -67.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.8k $28.0m | Reduced -10.1k |
| SANTA MONICA PARTNERS LP 22.19% of their portfolio | 203.0k $27.4m | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 192.7k $26.0m | Added +4.5k |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd 4.01% of their portfolio | 188.0k $25.3m | Added +17.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 186.2k $25.1m | Reduced -10.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.8k $23.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.20% of their portfolio | 170.1k $22.9m | Added +12.8k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 147.2k $19.8m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.0k $19.0m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.65% of their portfolio | 136.3k $18.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.1k $17.7m | Reduced -64.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.0k $17.0m | Added +27.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.5k $15.7m | Reduced -9.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 113.6k $15.3m | Added +3.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.3k $15.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.6k $14.6m | Added +20.5k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 108.1k $14.6m | Added +583 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.7k $13.9m | Added +2.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.6k $13.3m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.1k $12.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.4k $12.5m | Reduced -24 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.4k $12.2m | Added +2.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 90.0k $12.1m | Reduced -37.7k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 86.8k $11.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 76.2k $9.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.5k $9.8m | Added +2.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.7k $9.7m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.1k $9.5m | Added +700 |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 69.5k $9.4m | Unchanged |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 68.3k $9.2m | Unchanged |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.3k $9.0m | Reduced -6.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 65.4k $8.8m | Reduced -9.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.2k $7.7m | Added +334 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.06% of their portfolio | 57.2k $7.7m | Added +687 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.5k $7.6m | Added +5.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.7k $7.2m | Reduced -300 |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 1.24% of their portfolio | 48.4k $6.5m | Reduced -5.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.3k $6.2m | Added +7.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.0k $6.2m | Added +7.4k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 45.2k $6.1m | Reduced -617 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.2k $6.0m | Added +900 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $5.8m | Reduced -898 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.3k $5.7m | Added +3.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.6k $5.6m | Reduced -36.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.2k $5.4m | Added +8.4k |
| Bath Savings Trust Co 0.62% of their portfolio | 39.1k $5.3m | Reduced -100 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.0k $5.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 38.0k $5.1m | Added +19.0k |
| Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc. 1.46% of their portfolio | 36.7k $5.0m | Added +380 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.4k $4.9m | Added +2.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.2k $4.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.8k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.3k $4.8m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.2k $4.7m | Added +146 |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 35.2k $4.7m | Reduced -24.7k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 32.0k $4.3m | Added +304 |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.8k $4.2m | Added +43 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.8k $4.2m | Reduced -1.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $4.1m | Added +10.1k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.15% of their portfolio | 30.3k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.1k $3.9m | Added +11.8k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 28.4k $3.8m | Reduced -442 |
| Annex Advisory Services, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 27.9k $3.8m | Added +6.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.1k $3.7m | Added +9.2k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 26.5k $3.6m | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.2k $3.5m | Reduced -15.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.2k $3.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.2k $3.3m | Added +949 |
| WENDELL DAVID ASSOCIATES INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 21.8k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.5k $2.9m | Reduced -1 |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.2k $2.9m | Reduced -799 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.1k $2.7m | Reduced -402 |
| Laurus Global Equity Management Inc. 1.28% of their portfolio | 20.0k $3.6m | Added +8.1k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 19.5k $2.6m | Added +429 |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.66% of their portfolio | 19.4k $2.6m | Reduced -528 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.4k $2.6m | Added +2.1k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.52% of their portfolio | 19.1k $2.6m | Added +127 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $2.5m | Reduced -7.5k |