Stepan (SCL) Competitors $47.66 -0.31 (-0.65%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.10 -0.56 (-1.17%) As of 05:07 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SCL vs. SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, KWR, MTX, FTK, FF, SHW, and ECLShould you be buying Stepan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stepan include Sensient Technologies (SXT), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Flotek Industries (FTK), FutureFuel (FF), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Ecolab (ECL). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Stepan vs. Sensient Technologies H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Quaker Chemical Minerals Technologies Flotek Industries FutureFuel Sherwin-Williams Ecolab Stepan (NYSE:SCL) and Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SCL or SXT? Sensient Technologies received 50 more outperform votes than Stepan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.50% of users gave Sensient Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.19% of users gave Stepan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStepanOutperform Votes25055.19% Underperform Votes20344.81% Sensient TechnologiesOutperform Votes30062.50% Underperform Votes18037.50% Does the media prefer SCL or SXT? In the previous week, Stepan had 5 more articles in the media than Sensient Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Stepan and 6 mentions for Sensient Technologies. Stepan's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Sensient Technologies' score of 0.57 indicating that Stepan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stepan 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sensient Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SCL or SXT a better dividend stock? Stepan pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sensient Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Stepan pays out 69.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensient Technologies pays out 55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Stepan has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years. Stepan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SCL or SXT? Sensient Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stepan. Stepan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensient Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStepan$2.18B0.49$40.20M$2.2121.56Sensient Technologies$1.56B2.03$124.67M$2.9425.40 Do analysts rate SCL or SXT? Sensient Technologies has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Given Sensient Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sensient Technologies is more favorable than Stepan.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stepan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Sensient Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SCL or SXT more profitable? Sensient Technologies has a net margin of 8.01% compared to Stepan's net margin of 2.31%. Sensient Technologies' return on equity of 11.93% beat Stepan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stepan2.31% 4.21% 2.14% Sensient Technologies 8.01%11.93%6.30% Do insiders & institutionals believe in SCL or SXT? 82.7% of Stepan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Stepan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sensient Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, SCL or SXT? Stepan has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensient Technologies has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySensient Technologies beats Stepan on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Stepan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SCL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStepanSoap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.07B$109.77B$2.96B$18.52BDividend Yield3.10%1.95%5.23%4.22%P/E Ratio21.5623.8076.3631.15Price / Sales0.493.2024,272,056,611,906,300.0025.69Price / Cash9.1619.8924.3217.53Price / Book0.925.405.194.29Net Income$40.20M$4.03B$154.96M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.03%2.02%5.30%-0.79%1 Month Performance-17.31%-2.43%2.39%-6.88%1 Year Performance-42.17%1.27%15.95%1.74% Stepan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCLStepan4.6957 of 5 stars$47.66-0.7%N/A-42.7%$1.07B$2.18B21.562,450Positive NewsSXTSensient Technologies3.3205 of 5 stars$72.57-2.8%$85.00+17.1%+8.1%$3.08B$1.56B24.683,956Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFULH.B. Fuller3.6101 of 5 stars$51.21-2.9%$63.33+23.7%-29.4%$2.78B$3.55B22.177,000Dividend IncreaseASHAshland4.7188 of 5 stars$48.75-0.9%$85.40+75.2%-46.2%$2.30B$2.05B-73.873,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓IOSPInnospec3.4026 of 5 stars$85.19-0.7%N/A-28.4%$2.14B$1.85B59.992,100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKWRQuaker Chemical4.3621 of 5 stars$102.07-3.6%$163.67+60.3%-46.4%$1.80B$1.84B14.974,600Positive NewsMTXMinerals Technologies3.9006 of 5 stars$54.99-1.4%$101.00+83.7%-21.1%$1.75B$2.12B10.614,070Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑FTKFlotek Industries2.4174 of 5 stars$6.50-1.6%$7.50+15.5%+89.5%$193.73M$187.03M24.98130Gap DownFFFutureFuel3.949 of 5 stars$4.05+5.2%$0.80-80.2%-33.5%$177.40M$243.34M4.94470Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSHWSherwin-Williams4.6564 of 5 stars$323.32-2.6%$398.19+23.2%+7.3%$81.32B$23.10B30.6564,088Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsECLEcolab4.8269 of 5 stars$230.05-3.2%$289.20+25.7%+8.8%$65.25B$15.74B31.1747,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sensient Technologies Alternatives H.B. 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