Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Forecast for Stepan Earnings

Stepan (NYSE:SCL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stepan in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $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 raised Stepan from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, May 25th.

Stepan Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SCL traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $54.76. The company had a trading volume of 1,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 122,897. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $52.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.11. The firm has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.00. 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 has a one year low of $44.23 and a one year high of $94.77.

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

Stepan Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.385 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.81%. Stepan's dividend payout ratio is 62.60%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Stepan by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,571,545 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $141,538,000 after acquiring an additional 10,940 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Stepan by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,310,760 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $84,806,000 after purchasing an additional 18,392 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in Stepan by 35.9% during the 1st quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,252,914 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $68,960,000 after buying an additional 331,210 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Stepan by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 660,048 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $42,705,000 after purchasing an additional 17,283 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Stepan by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 638,500 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $41,311,000 after purchasing an additional 108,556 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.70% of the company's stock.

About Stepan

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.