Seaport Res Ptn Has Bullish Forecast for Stepan Q2 Earnings

Stepan (NYSE:SCL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Stepan in a report issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.92 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Stepan's current full-year earnings is $3.55 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Stepan's FY2025 earnings at $3.33 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Stepan from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday.

Stepan Price Performance

Shares of SCL traded up $2.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $56.51. The stock had a trading volume of 112,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 122,382. The firm has a market cap of $1.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.57 and a beta of 1.00. Stepan has a 12 month low of $44.23 and a 12 month high of $94.77. The business has a fifty day moving average of $52.17 and a 200 day moving average of $61.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.21.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $593.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $562.77 million. Stepan had a net margin of 2.31% and a return on equity of 4.21%. The company's revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share.

Stepan Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.385 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.73%. Stepan's dividend payout ratio is 62.60%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stepan

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Stepan by 781.4% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 617 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Stepan during the first quarter worth $50,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Stepan by 124.3% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,025 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Stepan by 67.9% during the first quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Stepan by 40.8% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,315 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 381 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.70% of the company's stock.

Stepan Company Profile

Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, and lubricating ingredients.