Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Stepan

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Stepan Company from $0.96 to $0.36, while also forecasting Q4 earnings of $0.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS.
• Wall Street Zen downgraded Stepan from a "buy" to a "hold" rating, reflecting a shift in market sentiment.
• Stepan Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.385 per share, with an annualized yield of 3.1%, set to be paid on September 15th, 2023.

Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Stepan in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.96. The consensus estimate for Stepan's current full-year earnings is $3.55 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Stepan's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.92 by ($0.40). The firm had revenue of $594.69 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $598.25 million. Stepan had a return on equity of 4.78% and a net margin of 2.57%.Stepan's revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.41 EPS.

SCL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Stepan from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Stepan from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Sell".

Stepan Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of SCL traded down $0.0060 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $49.5340. 25,976 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 125,717. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Stepan has a 52 week low of $44.23 and a 52 week high of $82.08. The company has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a PE ratio of 19.50 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SCL. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Stepan by 6.7% in the second quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,336,855 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $72,966,000 after acquiring an additional 83,941 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its stake in Stepan by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 72,307 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,947,000 after purchasing an additional 5,249 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Stepan in the 2nd quarter worth about $248,000. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Stepan by 58.2% in the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 10,272 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $561,000 after purchasing an additional 3,781 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Stepan during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,127,000. Institutional investors own 82.70% of the company's stock.

Stepan Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a $0.385 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Stepan's payout ratio is 60.63%.

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.