Stepan (NYSE:SCL) to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $1.20 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Stepan in a report released on Wednesday, July 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.35. The consensus estimate for Stepan’s current full-year earnings is $2.80 per share.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.26). The business had revenue of $556.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $581.30 million. Stepan had a return on equity of 3.82% and a net margin of 1.58%. The firm’s revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.53 earnings per share.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stepan from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 28th.

Stepan Stock Down 5.5 %

Shares of SCL stock opened at $79.94 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.16 and a beta of 0.81. Stepan has a one year low of $63.60 and a one year high of $96.68. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $85.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Institutional Trading of Stepan

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Stepan by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,541 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $717,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in Stepan by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 10,700 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $898,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its holdings in Stepan by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 18,597 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,674,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Stepan by 2,141.7% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 269 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. increased its holdings in Stepan by 60.0% in the 2nd quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. 82.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Stepan Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be issued a $0.375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.88%. Stepan’s dividend payout ratio is currently 90.36%.

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.