Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Stepan

Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Stepan in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.96. The consensus estimate for Stepan’s current full-year earnings is $3.55 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Stepan’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by ($0.40). Stepan had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 4.78%. The company had revenue of $594.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $598.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.41 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Stepan from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd.

Stepan Stock Performance

Shares of SCL opened at $49.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.35. Stepan has a twelve month low of $44.23 and a twelve month high of $82.08. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $54.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.41. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.43 and a beta of 0.98.

Stepan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a $0.385 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Stepan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.63%.

Institutional Trading of Stepan

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SCL. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stepan by 206.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 521 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stepan by 45.4% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 589 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stepan by 781.4% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 617 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 547 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stepan by 231.4% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 865 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Stepan in the first quarter valued at approximately $50,000. 82.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Stepan

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.