Stepan (SCL) Competitors $48.16 -0.62 (-1.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.15 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 04:10 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SCL vs. ABCB, AUB, FFBC, IOSP, NWBI, TOWN, UBSI, AVNT, FUL, and MTXShould you be buying Stepan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stepan include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Innospec (IOSP), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Avient (AVNT), H. B. Fuller (FUL), and Minerals Technologies (MTX). Stepan vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Atlantic Union Bankshares First Financial Bancorp. Innospec Northwest Bancshares Towne Bank United Bankshares Avient H. B. Fuller Minerals Technologies Stepan (NYSE:SCL) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCL or ABCB? 82.7% of Stepan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Stepan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SCL or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Stepan's net margin of 2.57%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Stepan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stepan2.57% 4.78% 2.42% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has more risk & volatility, SCL or ABCB? Stepan has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SCL or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.37%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stepan 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is SCL or ABCB a better dividend stock? Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Stepan pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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 better earnings and valuation, SCL or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stepan. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stepan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStepan$2.26B0.48$50.37M$2.5418.96Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.50$358.68M$5.6813.01 Does the media prefer SCL or ABCB? In the previous week, Stepan had 7 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Stepan and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that Stepan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stepan 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Stepan on 10 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ExcelMetricStepanCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.09B$11.16B$3.74B$21.85BDividend Yield3.17%3.27%5.04%3.61%P/E Ratio18.9625.23157.7829.60Price / Sales0.485.3725,026.5463.41Price / Cash6.607.5326.3524.43Price / Book0.931.627.194.61Net Income$50.37M$508.39M$148.88M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.27%-2.58%3.82%-0.46%1 Month Performance-1.18%-3.65%13.86%2.30%1 Year Performance-35.10%-6.94%64.50%14.51% Stepan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCLStepan3.9578 of 5 stars$48.16-1.3%N/A-34.4%$1.09B$2.26B18.962,396News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeABCBAmeris Bancorp3.0824 of 5 stars$74.83+1.4%$72.14-3.6%+23.4%$5.13B$1.13B14.362,850AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.8133 of 5 stars$36.16+1.3%$41.50+14.8%-0.6%$5.15B$1.05B15.791,880Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8955 of 5 stars$26.01-0.2%$29.80+14.6%+6.0%$2.49B$1.62B10.402,090Analyst ForecastIOSPInnospec3.5078 of 5 stars$78.81+0.0%N/A-29.2%$1.96B$1.79B101.042,450News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeNWBINorthwest Bancshares4.215 of 5 stars$12.56+0.7%$14.25+13.5%-3.2%$1.82B$597.41M11.212,027News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank4.3013 of 5 stars$34.37-0.2%$41.00+19.3%+1.9%$2.58B$1.03B14.942,720Analyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.7889 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%$40.50+7.8%+3.7%$5.32B$1.63B13.282,553Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAVNTAvient4.6169 of 5 stars$32.60-0.6%$46.00+41.1%-33.6%$2.98B$3.24B25.479,200News CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastFULH. B. Fuller4.6402 of 5 stars$59.07-0.4%$65.75+11.3%-21.9%$3.20B$3.57B31.937,500Dividend AnnouncementMTXMinerals Technologies3.1554 of 5 stars$61.36-2.2%$84.00+36.9%-19.4%$1.93B$2.12B1,022.843,891Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Atlantic Union Bankshares Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. Alternatives Innospec Alternatives Northwest Bancshares Alternatives Towne Bank Alternatives United Bankshares Alternatives Avient Alternatives H. B. 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