Stepan (SCL) Competitors $50.59 -1.01 (-1.96%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SCL vs. SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, MTX, KWR, 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), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Quaker Chemical (KWR), 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 Minerals Technologies Quaker Chemical Flotek Industries FutureFuel Sherwin-Williams Ecolab Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) and Stepan (NYSE:SCL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SXT or SCL? Sensient Technologies received 51 more outperform votes than Stepan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.58% of users gave Sensient Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.19% of users gave Stepan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSensient TechnologiesOutperform Votes30162.58% Underperform Votes18037.42% StepanOutperform Votes25055.19% Underperform Votes20344.81% Do analysts rate SXT or SCL? Sensient Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $93.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.13%. Given Sensient Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sensient Technologies is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sensient Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Stepan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, SXT or SCL? Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stepan has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SXT or SCL? Sensient Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioSensient Technologies$1.56B2.55$124.67M$3.0231.15Stepan$2.18B0.52$40.20M$2.2122.89 Is SXT or SCL 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 Sensient Technologies8.01% 11.93% 6.30% Stepan 2.31%4.21%2.14% Does the media favor SXT or SCL? In the previous week, Sensient Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Sensient Technologies and 29 mentions for Stepan. Sensient Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Stepan's score of 0.68 indicating that Sensient Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sensient Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stepan 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SXT or SCL a better dividend stock? Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Sensient Technologies pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stepan pays out 69.7% 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. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SXT or SCL? 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Stepan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Stepan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummarySensient Technologies beats Stepan on 16 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$1.14B$108.51B$3.03B$18.97BDividend Yield3.17%1.96%5.18%4.03%P/E Ratio22.8923.8574.7132.71Price / Sales0.523.2225,549,533,275,675,700.0027.90Price / Cash9.1619.8924.3217.53Price / Book0.975.455.214.47Net Income$40.20M$4.03B$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.99%1.59%1.18%2.26%1 Month Performance-8.68%-0.21%3.06%-2.86%1 Year Performance-38.96%-1.01%19.04%5.48% Stepan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCLStepan4.2395 of 5 stars$50.59-2.0%N/A-39.0%$1.14B$2.18B22.892,450Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownSXTSensient Technologies2.7429 of 5 stars$74.78+0.3%$85.00+13.7%+29.9%$3.17B$1.56B25.444,090Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFULH.B. Fuller3.9279 of 5 stars$53.690.0%$62.50+16.4%-28.2%$2.91B$3.55B23.247,000ASHAshland4.6121 of 5 stars$50.34-0.3%$73.20+45.4%-45.0%$2.38B$2.05B-76.273,900Earnings ReportIOSPInnospec3.482 of 5 stars$86.70+0.9%N/A-25.8%$2.18B$1.85B61.062,100Analyst UpgradePositive NewsMTXMinerals Technologies3.9144 of 5 stars$56.09-1.1%$92.00+64.0%-32.1%$1.78B$2.12B10.834,070Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastKWRQuaker Chemical4.0821 of 5 stars$100.81-0.8%$163.67+62.4%-44.2%$1.78B$1.84B14.784,600Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageFTKFlotek Industries2.398 of 5 stars$6.56-3.8%$7.50+14.3%+102.3%$195.67M$187.03M25.23130Upcoming EarningsFFFutureFuel4.5051 of 5 stars$3.93-0.3%$0.80-79.6%-26.4%$172.15M$243.34M4.79470Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsSHWSherwin-Williams4.7253 of 5 stars$322.77-3.2%$392.50+21.6%+13.7%$81.18B$23.10B30.5961,000Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsECLEcolab4.8471 of 5 stars$231.67-3.0%$282.33+21.9%+11.4%$65.71B$15.74B31.3947,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sensient Technologies Alternatives H.B. 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