Stepan (SCL) Competitors $56.76 +0.84 (+1.50%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.74 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SCL vs. SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, KWR, MTX, FTK, FF, SHW, and ECLShould you be buying Stepan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stepan include Sensient Technologies (SXT), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Flotek Industries (FTK), FutureFuel (FF), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Ecolab (ECL). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Stepan vs. Sensient Technologies H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Quaker Chemical Minerals Technologies Flotek Industries FutureFuel Sherwin-Williams Ecolab Stepan (NYSE:SCL) and Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends. Is SCL or SXT more profitable? Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 8.01% compared to Stepan's net margin of 2.31%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 11.93% beat Stepan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stepan2.31% 4.21% 2.14% Sensient Technologies 8.01%11.93%6.30% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCL or SXT? Sensient Technologies received 48 more outperform votes than Stepan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.58% of users gave Sensient Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.24% of users gave Stepan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStepanOutperform Votes25355.24% Underperform Votes20544.76% Sensient TechnologiesOutperform Votes30162.58% Underperform Votes18037.42% Do institutionals & insiders believe in SCL or SXT? 82.7% of Stepan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Stepan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SCL or SXT a better dividend stock? Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Stepan pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensient Technologies pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Stepan has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years. Stepan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, SCL or SXT? Stepan has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend SCL or SXT? Sensient Technologies has a consensus target price of $93.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.10%. Given Sensient Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sensient Technologies is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stepan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Sensient Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SCL or SXT? Sensient Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stepan. Stepan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensient Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStepan$2.22B0.57$40.20M$2.4622.96Sensient Technologies$1.56B2.60$124.67M$3.0231.78 Does the media prefer SCL or SXT? In the previous week, Stepan had 10 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Stepan and 2 mentions for Sensient Technologies. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Stepan's score of 0.52 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stepan 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sensient Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummarySensient Technologies beats Stepan on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stepan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SCL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStepanSoap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.27B$108.81B$3.19B$19.72BDividend Yield2.81%1.90%5.05%3.85%P/E Ratio25.5024.4970.1635.75Price / Sales0.573.2828,196,331,330,669,000.0045.92Price / Cash9.1619.8924.2617.51Price / Book1.095.545.414.82Net Income$40.20M$4.03B$155.01M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.70%-0.30%3.11%1.56%1 Month Performance5.02%3.64%7.30%5.05%1 Year Performance-32.97%-3.49%25.98%13.96% Stepan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCLStepan3.758 of 5 stars$56.76+1.5%N/A-33.4%$1.28B$2.22B25.682,450News CoverageSXTSensient Technologies3.1423 of 5 stars$94.47-0.1%$93.00-1.6%+27.1%$4.01B$1.56B32.134,090Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFULH.B. Fuller3.4047 of 5 stars$54.80-1.8%$62.50+14.1%-24.9%$2.97B$3.55B23.727,000ASHAshland4.4892 of 5 stars$48.36-2.3%$68.60+41.8%-48.2%$2.21B$1.95B-73.273,900IOSPInnospec4.2654 of 5 stars$85.14+0.1%N/A-30.7%$2.13B$1.79B59.962,100Positive NewsKWRQuaker Chemical4.428 of 5 stars$104.13-4.0%$163.67+57.2%-31.4%$1.84B$1.81B15.274,600News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeMTXMinerals Technologies4.115 of 5 stars$55.94-1.5%$80.00+43.0%-29.7%$1.78B$2.08B10.804,070News CoveragePositive NewsFTKFlotek Industries1.9065 of 5 stars$14.59-0.5%$8.00-45.2%+214.1%$435.16M$202.01M56.12130Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeFFFutureFuel3.9404 of 5 stars$3.93-0.5%N/A-9.8%$172.19M$202.60M4.79470Positive NewsSHWSherwin-Williams4.4975 of 5 stars$355.40-1.0%$397.00+11.7%+22.6%$89.06B$23.04B33.6961,000Positive NewsECLEcolab4.7339 of 5 stars$265.25-0.1%$283.13+6.7%+11.4%$75.23B$15.68B35.9447,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sensient Technologies Alternatives H.B. 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