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SCL vs. SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, KWR, MTX, FTK, FF, SHW, and ECL

Should 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 Houghton (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. Its Competitors

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) and Stepan (NYSE:SCL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Sensient Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Stepan. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sensient Technologies and 2 mentions for Stepan. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Sensient Technologies' score of 0.73 indicating that Stepan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sensient Technologies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Stepan
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Sensient Technologies$1.56B2.86$124.67M$3.0234.79
Stepan$2.18B0.61$50.37M$2.4623.92

Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stepan has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Sensient Technologies pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stepan pays out 62.6% 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.

90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Stepan shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Stepan shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 8.19% compared to Stepan's net margin of 2.53%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 12.14% beat Stepan's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sensient Technologies8.19% 12.14% 6.40%
Stepan 2.53%4.61%2.33%

Sensient Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $94.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.53%. 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
Sensient Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Stepan
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Sensient Technologies beats Stepan on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SCL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SCL vs. The Competition

MetricStepanCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.29B$11.63B$3.24B$20.53B
Dividend Yield2.69%3.46%5.17%3.77%
P/E Ratio23.9222.3392.1827.85
Price / Sales0.614.5227,136,382,376,933,200.0037.49
Price / Cash7.917.3723.8321.91
Price / Book1.131.605.904.55
Net Income$50.37M$507.43M$147.62M$984.95M
7 Day Performance7.81%5.35%2.32%3.58%
1 Month Performance11.19%7.07%6.31%6.04%
1 Year Performance-29.29%-3.65%26.48%14.49%

Stepan Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SCL
Stepan
4.0972 of 5 stars
$58.84
+2.9%
N/A-31.2%$1.29B$2.18B23.922,396Positive News
SXT
Sensient Technologies
3.1654 of 5 stars
$98.34
+2.5%
$94.00
-4.4%
+41.3%$4.18B$1.56B32.564,014News Coverage
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.1112 of 5 stars
$56.16
+2.9%
$62.50
+11.3%
-19.0%$3.04B$3.57B28.087,500Earnings Report
ASH
Ashland
4.6224 of 5 stars
$50.11
+2.7%
$68.60
+36.9%
-42.9%$2.29B$1.95B-20.883,200Trending News
IOSP
Innospec
4.2088 of 5 stars
$83.64
+1.3%
N/A-28.3%$2.09B$1.85B77.442,450News Coverage
Positive News
KWR
Quaker Houghton
4.5324 of 5 stars
$114.66
+2.0%
$159.25
+38.9%
-29.7%$2.03B$1.84B21.684,400Positive News
MTX
Minerals Technologies
3.9268 of 5 stars
$54.49
+2.3%
$80.00
+46.8%
-29.6%$1.73B$2.08B-70.773,891
FTK
Flotek Industries
1.5959 of 5 stars
$14.26
+1.4%
$14.33
+0.5%
+209.3%$425.69M$187.02M31.69130High Trading Volume
FF
FutureFuel
3.0943 of 5 stars
$4.20
+3.3%
N/A-20.2%$183.74M$243.34M-27.96470News Coverage
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
4.8232 of 5 stars
$343.93
+3.1%
$391.31
+13.8%
+20.2%$86.19B$23.10B32.5163,890Positive News
ECL
Ecolab
4.8188 of 5 stars
$266.07
+1.9%
$283.13
+6.4%
+15.8%$75.47B$15.74B36.1548,000Positive News

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This page (NYSE:SCL) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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