Stepan (SCL) Competitors

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a consensus price target of $42.89, indicating a potential upside of 11.60%. Given Atlantic Union Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atlantic Union Bankshares is more favorable than Stepan.

82.7% of Stepan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Stepan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Atlantic Union Bankshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stepan. Stepan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic Union Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a net margin of 15.53% compared to Stepan's net margin of -0.61%. Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity of 8.50% beat Stepan's return on equity.

Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Stepan pays out -254.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 62.7% 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 increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years and Atlantic Union Bankshares has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Atlantic Union Bankshares had 8 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares and 3 mentions for Stepan. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Stepan's score of -0.15 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Stepan has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Stepan pays out -254.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% 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 increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

First Financial Bancorp. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stepan. Stepan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bancorp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.60%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than Stepan.

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 20.92% compared to Stepan's net margin of -0.61%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.09% beat Stepan's return on equity.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 8 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 3 mentions for Stepan. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Stepan's score of -0.15 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

82.7% of Stepan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Stepan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Stepan has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Stepan pays out -254.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec pays out 37.2% 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 and Innospec has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Stepan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Innospec has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stepan. Stepan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innospec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Innospec has a net margin of 6.56% compared to Stepan's net margin of -0.61%. Innospec's return on equity of 10.18% beat Stepan's return on equity.

In the previous week, Stepan had 1 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Stepan and 2 mentions for Innospec. Innospec's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Stepan's score of -0.15 indicating that Innospec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

82.7% of Stepan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Innospec shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Stepan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Innospec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Stepan has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innospec has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stepan has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Northwest Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stepan. Stepan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Northwest Bancshares pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stepan pays out -254.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stepan has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years.

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Stepan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Stepan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Northwest Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Northwest Bancshares and 3 mentions for Stepan. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Stepan's score of -0.15 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 14.72% compared to Stepan's net margin of -0.61%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 9.79% beat Stepan's return on equity.

Northwest Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $14.80, indicating a potential upside of 5.11%. Given Northwest Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northwest Bancshares is more favorable than Stepan.