Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Stepan

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) – Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Stepan in a research note issued on Monday, November 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.15 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Stepan’s current full-year earnings is $2.09 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Stepan’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.41 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Stepan from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th.

Stepan Trading Down 0.7 %

SCL stock opened at $75.85 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.33. Stepan has a fifty-two week low of $69.78 and a fifty-two week high of $96.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market cap of $1.71 billion, a PE ratio of 37.74 and a beta of 0.81.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.38. Stepan had a net margin of 2.10% and a return on equity of 4.56%. The firm had revenue of $546.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $577.23 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. Stepan’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Stepan Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a $0.385 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This is an increase from Stepan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.03%. Stepan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 74.63%.

Institutional Trading of Stepan

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SCL. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Stepan by 3,053.3% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 473 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Stepan in the third quarter valued at about $48,000. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in Stepan in the second quarter valued at about $59,000. Adirondack Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Stepan by 60.0% during the second quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Stepan by 43.9% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 934 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. 82.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Stepan Company Profile

Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, and lubricating ingredients.