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 ($3.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 32.4m as of 2024-07-18, 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 ≈ $152.94. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($15.0m notional), 2 hold puts ($15.4k).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 278 |
| Q4 2022 | 292 |
| Q1 2023 | 285 |
| Q2 2023 | 282 |
| Q3 2023 | 293 |
| Q4 2023 | 292 |
| Q1 2024 | 320 |
| Q2 2024 | 334 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 133 | 124 |
| Q4 2023 | 125 | 142 |
| Q1 2024 | 149 | 131 |
| Q2 2024 | 159 | 140 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.4m | $49.6k | 0.04 |
| Q4 2023 | $6.4m | $357.0k | 0.06 |
| Q1 2024 | $16.6m | $263.4k | 0.02 |
| Q2 2024 | $15.0m | $15.4k | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +54.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +41.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +41.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +34.9k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +29.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +28.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +24.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +20.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +19.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +18.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -902.9k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -204.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -112.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Sold out | -58.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -58.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -53.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -41.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | Reduced | -32.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -31.9k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | Sold out | -30.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.8m50.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.8m37.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $815.0k5.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $384.9k2.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $277.1k1.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.4k100 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 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $381.0k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $299.8k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $500.0k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $17.5m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-10 | Sestrick Michael Robert SVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $297.9k1.9k shares |
| 2024-05-08 | Fischer David B Director | Sold | $764.9k5.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $755.1m | Reduced -41.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $602.2m | Reduced -24.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.77% of their portfolio | 3.0m $431.7m | Reduced -31.9k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.7m $258.2m | Reduced -204.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $188.2m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 2.67% of their portfolio | 1.2m $177.8m | Added +29.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 902.5k $138.9m | Reduced -58.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 900.9k $138.7m | Added +54.7k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.15% of their portfolio | 767.1k $118.1m | Added +3.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 703.5k $108.3m | Reduced -902.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 697.5k $107.4m | Added +6.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 452.3k $69.6m | Reduced -53.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 431.0k $66.4m | Reduced -12.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 418.3k $64.4m | Added +5.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 387.5k $59.6m | Added +8.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.1k $58.2m | Reduced -12.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 354.4k $54.6m | Added +12.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 299.3k $46.1m | Reduced -27.4k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 289.2k $44.5m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.5k $42.7m | Added +3.3k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.30% of their portfolio | 268.1k $41.3m | Added +10.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 257.2k $39.6m | Added +1.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 233.8k $36.0m | Added +18.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.8k $32.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| SANTA MONICA PARTNERS LP 20.53% of their portfolio | 198.6k $30.6m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.3k $30.1m | Added +2.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 177.1k $27.3m | Added +5.6k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 174.6k $26.9m | Added +8.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 166.4k $25.6m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd 4.27% of their portfolio | 148.8k $22.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 135.2k $20.8m | Added +364 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.9k $20.5m | Added +562 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.9k $20.3m | Added +24.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 124.3k $19.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 120.6k $18.6m | Reduced -7.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.3k $17.6m | Added +10.3k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 112.2k $17.3m | Reduced -1.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.6k $16.3m | Added +2.8k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 99.5k $15.3m | Added +879 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.2k $14.8m | Added +11.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.0k $14.3m | Reduced -118 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.1k $14.2m | Reduced -229 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.4k $13.2m | Added +2.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.3k $12.5m | Added +19.0k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 79.3k $12.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.8k $12.1m | Added +41.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 71.3k $11.0m | Added +5.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.8k $10.0m | Added +485 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.6k $9.8m | Unchanged |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 62.6k $9.6m | Reduced -6.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.8k $8.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.3k $7.8m | Added +927 |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 48.0k $7.4m | Added +7.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $7.3m | Added +41.5k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.3k $7.1m | Added +509 |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 45.7k $7.0m | Added +2.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.2k $7.0m | Added +34.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.0k $6.9m | Reduced -8.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.6k $6.9m | Reduced -503 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $6.8m | Added +2.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.0k $6.6m | Added +1.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $6.6m | Reduced -313 |
| Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc. 1.60% of their portfolio | 43.0k $6.6m | Reduced -636 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.8k $6.6m | Added +6.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.0k $6.3m | Added +514 |
| Bath Savings Trust Co 0.61% of their portfolio | 37.0k $5.7m | Reduced -692 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.1k $5.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.14% of their portfolio | 32.5k $5.0m | Added +2.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.6k $4.9m | Added +28.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.5k $4.8m | Reduced -724 |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 30.3k $4.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.6k $4.6m | Added +600 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $4.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 28.3k $4.4m | Reduced -935 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.0k $4.3m | Reduced -112.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.9k $4.1m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $4.1m | Added +2.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.8k $4.0m | Added +17 |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.40% of their portfolio | 22.8k $3.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.58% of their portfolio | 22.6k $3.5m | Added +562 |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.8k $3.4m | Added +726 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.3k $3.3m | Added +375 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.9k $3.2m | New |
| WENDELL DAVID ASSOCIATES INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 20.8k $3.2m | Reduced -700 |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 20.6k $3.2m | Added +3.7k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.5k $3.1m | Reduced -32.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $3.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.3k $3.0m | Added +705 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.2k $3.0m | Reduced -2 |
| Laurus Global Equity Management Inc. 1.66% of their portfolio | 19.1k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.0k $2.9m | Reduced -604 |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 0.73% of their portfolio | 18.8k $2.9m | Reduced -43 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.8k $2.9m | First filing |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.6k $2.9m | Added +2.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $2.8m | Added +708 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.1k $2.8m | Reduced -4.2k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 18.0k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 17.8k $2.7m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.6k $2.7m | Reduced -761 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.6k $2.7m | Reduced -19.5k |