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SCL

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SCL

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Materials
Specialty Chemicals

Performance overview

SCL Price
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Forward-looking statistics

Beta
0.71
Risk
27.84%

Detailed forecast

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Individual forecast components (weighted-sum)

Company Profile

Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. Majority of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States.

Company info

SectorMaterials
IndustrySpecialty Chemicals
Employees2K
Market cap$1.9B

Fundamentals

Enterprise value$1.9B
Revenue$2.2B
Revenue per employee
Profit margin2.53%
Debt to equity60.91

Security info

ExchangeNyse American
Type of shareCommon Stock
Earnings per share (EPS)$2.45
Dividend per share$1.54
Revenue per share$97.28
Avg trading volume (30 day)$6M
Avg trading volume (10 day)$6M
Put-call ratio

Macro factor sensitivity

Growth+2.1
Credit+6.9
Liquidity-1.2
Inflation-1.9
Commodities+0.4
Interest Rates-0.3

Valuation

Dividend yield2.65%
PEG Ratio14.41
Price to sales0.60
P/E Ratio14.41
Enterprise Value to Revenue0.83
Price to book1.10

Upcoming events

Next earnings dayApril 29, 2025
Next dividend day
Ex. dividend dayMay 30, 2025

News

Ex-Dividend Reminder: Cabot, Dow And Stepan

On 5/30/25, Cabot, Dow and Stepan will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Cabot will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.45 on 6/13/25, Dow will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.70 on 6/13/25, and Stepan will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.385 on 6/13/25.

Forbes (May 28, 2025)
Stepan Co. (SCL) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Stepan Co. (SCL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.84 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.64 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research (April 29, 2025)
Top 3 Materials Stocks That May Rocket Higher This Quarter

The most oversold stocks in the materials sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

Benzinga (March 31, 2025)

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