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Stepan (SCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$45.75 -0.48 (-1.04%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$45.62 -0.13 (-0.29%)
As of 10/17/2025 04:31 PM Eastern
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About Stepan Stock (NYSE:SCL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$45.60
$46.49
50-Day Range
$45.75
$51.96
52-Week Range
$44.23
$82.08
Volume
134,460 shs
Average Volume
142,721 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.03 billion
P/E Ratio
18.01
Dividend Yield
3.37%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
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Company Overview

Stepan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

SCL MarketRank™: 

Stepan scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 191 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Stepan are expected to grow by 34.93% in the coming year, from $3.55 to $4.79 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Stepan is 18.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 230.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Stepan is 18.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 156.51.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Stepan has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Stepan's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.58% of the float of Stepan has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stepan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stepan has recently decreased by 14.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Stepan pays a meaningful dividend of 3.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Stepan has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Stepan is 60.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Stepan will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.15% next year. This indicates that Stepan will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Stepan's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.58% of the float of Stepan has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Stepan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Stepan has recently decreased by 14.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Stepan has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Stepan this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Stepan insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 6.90% of the stock of Stepan is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.70% of the stock of Stepan is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Stepan's insider trading history.
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SCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Stepan's stock was trading at $64.70 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SCL shares have decreased by 29.3% and is now trading at $45.7510.

Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL) issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company's revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Stepan subsidiaries include these companies: Nanjing Stepan Jinling Chemical Limited Liability Company, PBC Industria Quimica Ltda., Stepan Asia Pte. Ltd., Stepan Canada Inc., Stepan CDMX S. de R.L. de C.V., Stepan Chemical (Nanjing) Co. Ltd., Stepan Chemical (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., and others.

Stepan's top institutional shareholders include Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (3.07%), O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc. (0.34%), CWM LLC (0.07%) and Inspire Investing LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include F Quinn Stepan Jr, Richard Finn Stepan, Arthur W Mergner, Scott R Behrens, Randall S Dearth, Susan Lewis and David Kabbes.
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Shares of SCL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stepan investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
8/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
8/29/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Today
10/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - DIVERSIFD
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:SCL
CIK
94049
Employees
2,396
Year Founded
1932

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.54
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.01
Forward P/E Ratio
12.89
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$50.37 million
Net Margins
2.57%
Pretax Margin
2.75%
Return on Equity
4.78%
Return on Assets
2.42%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.31
Current Ratio
1.35
Quick Ratio
0.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.18 billion
Price / Sales
0.47
Cash Flow
$7.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.51
Book Value
$52.01 per share
Price / Book
0.88

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
22,620,000
Free Float
21,055,000
Market Cap
$1.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NYSE:SCL) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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