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SCL Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Last price:
$57.27
Seasonality move :
-0.23%
Day range:
$55.71 - $57.25
52-week range:
$44.23 - $94.77
Dividend yield:
2.69%
P/E ratio:
23.09x
P/S ratio:
0.59x
P/B ratio:
1.07x
Volume:
97.3K
Avg. volume:
92.2K
1-year change:
-38.96%
Market cap:
$1.3B
Revenue:
$2.2B
EPS (TTM):
$2.46

Price Performance History

Performance vs. Valuation Benchmarks

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Competitors

Company Revenue Forecast Earnings Forecast Revenue Growth Forecast Earnings Growth Forecast Analyst Price Target Median
SCL
Stepan
$598.3M $0.90 8.11% 113.49% $85.00
CENX
Century Aluminum
$611.6M $0.33 8.08% -73.89% $22.50
ECL
Ecolab
$4B $1.90 1.09% 10.77% $276.21
FRD
Friedman Industries
-- -- -- -- --
PZG
Paramount Gold Nevada
-- -$0.02 -- -33.33% $1.70
XPL
Solitario Resources
-- -$0.02 -- -100% $1.50
Company Price Analyst Target Market Cap P/E Ratio Dividend per Share Dividend Yield Price / LTM Sales
SCL
Stepan
$56.81 $85.00 $1.3B 23.09x $0.39 2.69% 0.59x
CENX
Century Aluminum
$19.53 $22.50 $1.8B 16.84x $0.00 0% 0.80x
ECL
Ecolab
$267.72 $276.21 $75.9B 36.38x $0.65 0.94% 4.88x
FRD
Friedman Industries
$15.66 -- $110.6M 18.21x $0.04 1.02% 0.24x
PZG
Paramount Gold Nevada
$0.68 $1.70 $48.7M -- $0.00 0% --
XPL
Solitario Resources
$0.66 $1.50 $58.8M -- $0.00 0% --
Company Total Debt / Total Capital Beta Debt to Equity Quick Ratio
SCL
Stepan
35.45% 1.598 53.05% 0.74x
CENX
Century Aluminum
39.92% 1.825 28.46% 0.54x
ECL
Ecolab
46.17% 0.794 10.84% 0.91x
FRD
Friedman Industries
26.49% 0.363 46.25% 1.34x
PZG
Paramount Gold Nevada
-- 1.260 -- --
XPL
Solitario Resources
-- 0.385 -- --
Company Gross Profit Operating Income Return on Invested Capital Return on Common Equity EBIT Margin Free Cash Flow
SCL
Stepan
$75.5M $28.3M 3.03% 4.69% 4.77% -$25.8M
CENX
Century Aluminum
$60.6M $46.1M 10.58% 18.99% 6.17% $51.1M
ECL
Ecolab
$1.6B $584.8M 13.03% 24.56% 15.77% $131.5M
FRD
Friedman Industries
$17.3M $5.7M 3.59% 4.71% 5.9% -$12.8M
PZG
Paramount Gold Nevada
-$185.4K -$2.2M -- -- -- -$1.6M
XPL
Solitario Resources
-$7K -$736K -- -- -- -$598K

Stepan vs. Competitors

  • Which has Higher Returns SCL or CENX?

    Century Aluminum has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of 4.69%. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.99%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SCL
    Stepan
    12.72% $0.86 $1.9B
    CENX
    Century Aluminum
    9.56% $0.29 $1.2B
  • What do Analysts Say About SCL or CENX?

    Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 49.62%. On the other hand Century Aluminum has an analysts' consensus of $22.50 which suggests that it could grow by 15.21%. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Century Aluminum, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Century Aluminum.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SCL
    Stepan
    0 1 0
    CENX
    Century Aluminum
    2 0 0
  • Is SCL or CENX More Risky?

    Stepan has a beta of 1.013, which suggesting that the stock is 1.337% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.547, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 154.749%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SCL or CENX?

    Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.69%. Century Aluminum offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Century Aluminum pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SCL or CENX?

    Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are smaller than Century Aluminum quarterly revenues of $633.9M. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is lower than Century Aluminum's net income of $29.7M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 23.09x while Century Aluminum's PE ratio is 16.84x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.59x versus 0.80x for Century Aluminum. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SCL
    Stepan
    0.59x 23.09x $593.3M $19.7M
    CENX
    Century Aluminum
    0.80x 16.84x $633.9M $29.7M
  • Which has Higher Returns SCL or ECL?

    Ecolab has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of 10.89%. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Ecolab's return on equity of 24.56%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SCL
    Stepan
    12.72% $0.86 $1.9B
    ECL
    Ecolab
    44.24% $1.41 $16.5B
  • What do Analysts Say About SCL or ECL?

    Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 49.62%. On the other hand Ecolab has an analysts' consensus of $276.21 which suggests that it could grow by 3.17%. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Ecolab, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Ecolab.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SCL
    Stepan
    0 1 0
    ECL
    Ecolab
    9 13 0
  • Is SCL or ECL More Risky?

    Stepan has a beta of 1.013, which suggesting that the stock is 1.337% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Ecolab has a beta of 1.029, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 2.876%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SCL or ECL?

    Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.69%. Ecolab offers a yield of 0.94% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Ecolab pays out 31.45% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SCL or ECL?

    Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are smaller than Ecolab quarterly revenues of $3.7B. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is lower than Ecolab's net income of $402.5M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 23.09x while Ecolab's PE ratio is 36.38x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.59x versus 4.88x for Ecolab. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SCL
    Stepan
    0.59x 23.09x $593.3M $19.7M
    ECL
    Ecolab
    4.88x 36.38x $3.7B $402.5M
  • Which has Higher Returns SCL or FRD?

    Friedman Industries has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of 4.14%. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Friedman Industries's return on equity of 4.71%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SCL
    Stepan
    12.72% $0.86 $1.9B
    FRD
    Friedman Industries
    13.38% $0.76 $180.2M
  • What do Analysts Say About SCL or FRD?

    Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 49.62%. On the other hand Friedman Industries has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Friedman Industries, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Friedman Industries.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SCL
    Stepan
    0 1 0
    FRD
    Friedman Industries
    0 0 0
  • Is SCL or FRD More Risky?

    Stepan has a beta of 1.013, which suggesting that the stock is 1.337% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.485, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 48.545%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SCL or FRD?

    Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.69%. Friedman Industries offers a yield of 1.02% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Friedman Industries pays out 18.32% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SCL or FRD?

    Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are larger than Friedman Industries quarterly revenues of $129.2M. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is higher than Friedman Industries's net income of $5.3M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 23.09x while Friedman Industries's PE ratio is 18.21x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.59x versus 0.24x for Friedman Industries. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SCL
    Stepan
    0.59x 23.09x $593.3M $19.7M
    FRD
    Friedman Industries
    0.24x 18.21x $129.2M $5.3M
  • Which has Higher Returns SCL or PZG?

    Paramount Gold Nevada has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Paramount Gold Nevada's return on equity of --.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SCL
    Stepan
    12.72% $0.86 $1.9B
    PZG
    Paramount Gold Nevada
    -- -$0.04 --
  • What do Analysts Say About SCL or PZG?

    Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 49.62%. On the other hand Paramount Gold Nevada has an analysts' consensus of $1.70 which suggests that it could grow by 149.19%. Given that Paramount Gold Nevada has higher upside potential than Stepan, analysts believe Paramount Gold Nevada is more attractive than Stepan.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SCL
    Stepan
    0 1 0
    PZG
    Paramount Gold Nevada
    1 0 0
  • Is SCL or PZG More Risky?

    Stepan has a beta of 1.013, which suggesting that the stock is 1.337% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Paramount Gold Nevada has a beta of 1.135, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 13.451%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SCL or PZG?

    Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.69%. Paramount Gold Nevada offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Paramount Gold Nevada pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SCL or PZG?

    Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are larger than Paramount Gold Nevada quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is higher than Paramount Gold Nevada's net income of -$2.6M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 23.09x while Paramount Gold Nevada's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.59x versus -- for Paramount Gold Nevada. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SCL
    Stepan
    0.59x 23.09x $593.3M $19.7M
    PZG
    Paramount Gold Nevada
    -- -- -- -$2.6M
  • Which has Higher Returns SCL or XPL?

    Solitario Resources has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Solitario Resources's return on equity of --.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    SCL
    Stepan
    12.72% $0.86 $1.9B
    XPL
    Solitario Resources
    -- -$0.01 --
  • What do Analysts Say About SCL or XPL?

    Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 49.62%. On the other hand Solitario Resources has an analysts' consensus of $1.50 which suggests that it could grow by 128.94%. Given that Solitario Resources has higher upside potential than Stepan, analysts believe Solitario Resources is more attractive than Stepan.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    SCL
    Stepan
    0 1 0
    XPL
    Solitario Resources
    0 0 0
  • Is SCL or XPL More Risky?

    Stepan has a beta of 1.013, which suggesting that the stock is 1.337% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Solitario Resources has a beta of 0.465, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 53.534%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock SCL or XPL?

    Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.69%. Solitario Resources offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Solitario Resources pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios SCL or XPL?

    Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are larger than Solitario Resources quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is higher than Solitario Resources's net income of -$511K. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 23.09x while Solitario Resources's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.59x versus -- for Solitario Resources. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    SCL
    Stepan
    0.59x 23.09x $593.3M $19.7M
    XPL
    Solitario Resources
    -- -- -- -$511K

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