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Stepan (SCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$67.12 -0.77 (-1.13%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Stepan Short Interest Data

Stepan (SCL) has a short interest of 349,100 shares, representing 1.63% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 13.16% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, indicating that it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 95,584 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
349,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
308,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+13.16%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$26.85 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
22,495,000 shares
Float Size
21,470,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.63%
Today's Trading Volume
257,105 shares
Average Trading Volume
95,584 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
269%
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SCL Short Interest Over Time

SCL Days to Cover Over Time

SCL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Stepan Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/2024349,100 shares $26.85 million +13.2%1.6%3.3 $76.90
11/15/2024308,500 shares $23.06 million -12.1%1.4%2.8 $74.74
10/31/2024350,900 shares $25.41 million +24.0%1.6%3.1 $72.41
10/15/2024283,000 shares $21.20 million +0.3%1.3%2.3 $74.91
9/30/2024282,200 shares $21.77 million +5.3%1.3%2.2 $77.16
9/15/2024267,900 shares $19.77 million -0.4%1.3%2.1 $73.81
8/31/2024269,000 shares $20.88 million +30.3%1.3%2.2 $77.63
8/15/2024206,400 shares $15.35 million -12.1%1.0%1.9 $74.36
7/31/2024234,800 shares $19.83 million -8.1%1.1%2.4 $84.45
7/15/2024255,500 shares $22.75 million +10.9%1.2%3.3 $89.03
6/30/2024230,400 shares $19.34 million -0.4%1.1%3.5 $83.96
6/15/2024231,300 shares $19.45 million -6.0%1.1%3.5 $84.09
5/31/2024246,000 shares $21.44 million -10.8%1.2%3.7 $87.17
5/15/2024275,800 shares $24.11 million -6.2%1.3%4.2 $87.41
4/30/2024294,100 shares $24.37 million -3.5%1.4%4 $82.88
4/15/2024304,900 shares $25.37 million -2.2%1.4%4 $83.20
3/31/2024311,800 shares $28.07 million -7.5%1.5%3.9 $90.04
3/15/2024336,900 shares $29.40 million -6.4%1.6%3.9 $87.28
2/29/2024359,800 shares $32.14 million +16.3%1.6%3.7 $89.33
2/15/2024309,300 shares $28.87 million -5.8%1.4%3 $93.35
1/31/2024328,300 shares $29.29 million +10.3%1.5%3.3 $89.22
1/15/2024297,600 shares $26.69 million -19.3%1.4%2.6 $89.67
12/31/2023368,700 shares $34.86 million -19.7%1.7%3 $94.55
12/15/2023458,900 shares $42.21 million +15.7%2.2%3.6 $91.97
11/30/2023396,600 shares $32.75 million +39.4%1.9%3.2 $82.57
11/15/2023284,600 shares $22.82 million -8.9%1.3%2.3 $80.19
10/31/2023312,300 shares $23.33 million +7.0%1.5%2.6 $74.71
10/15/2023292,000 shares $18.59 million +7.4%1.4%2.1 $63.66
9/30/2023271,800 shares $20.38 million +9.4%1.3%2.1 $74.97
9/15/2023248,400 shares $20.31 million -18.4%1.2%1.9 $81.75
8/31/2023304,300 shares $26.56 million -5.3%1.4%2.3 $87.27
8/15/2023321,400 shares $28.46 million -32.5%1.5%2.1 $88.56
7/31/2023476,300 shares $45.69 million +15.2%2.2%3.2 $95.92
7/15/2023413,600 shares $38.39 million +1.1%1.9%3.1 $92.82
6/30/2023409,300 shares $39.11 million +5.9%1.9%3.3 $95.56
6/15/2023386,600 shares $37.45 million -6.8%1.8%3.3 $96.88
5/31/2023414,700 shares $38.12 million +122.1%2.0%3.7 $91.92
5/15/2023186,700 shares $16.98 million +15.3%0.9%1.7 $90.94
4/30/2023162,000 shares $14.94 million -4.3%0.8%1.8 $92.20
4/15/2023169,300 shares $16.88 million -3.4%0.8%2 $99.71
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3/31/2023175,300 shares $18.06 million -10.4%0.8%2.1 $103.03
3/15/2023195,700 shares $18.79 million +14.2%0.9%2.4 $96.00
2/28/2023171,400 shares $17.84 million +10.0%0.8%2 $104.09
2/15/2023155,800 shares $17.06 million +0.6%0.7%1.9 $109.49
1/31/2023154,900 shares $17.01 million -8.9%0.7%2.1 $109.84
1/15/2023170,000 shares $19.28 million -22.8%0.8%2.3 $113.42
12/30/2022220,200 shares $23.44 million +0.6%1.0%2.9 $106.46
12/15/2022218,900 shares $23.19 million +55.0%1.0%2.9 $105.93
11/30/2022141,200 shares $15.75 million -29.2%0.7%2 $111.57
11/15/2022199,500 shares $21.77 million -42.1%0.9%2.9 $109.13
10/31/2022344,600 shares $35.99 million +19.0%1.6%5 $104.44
10/15/2022289,600 shares $27.43 million +1.1%1.4%3.9 $94.70
9/30/2022286,600 shares $26.85 million -0.5%1.4%3.9 $93.67
9/15/2022288,000 shares $27.93 million +19.2%1.4%3.7 $96.98
8/31/2022241,600 shares $25.18 million -9.3%1.1%3.2 $104.23
8/15/2022266,500 shares $30.47 million -11.3%1.3%3.5 $114.35
7/31/2022300,600 shares $33.73 million -1.5%1.4%3.7 $112.21
7/15/2022305,200 shares $30.57 million +12.0%1.5%3.7 $100.18
6/30/2022272,400 shares $27.61 million -13.3%1.4%3.4 $101.35
6/15/2022314,300 shares $31.53 million -5.4%1.6%3.9 $100.32
5/31/2022332,100 shares $37.23 million +14.5%1.6%4 $112.11
5/15/2022290,000 shares $30.66 million -2.0%1.4%3.3 $105.74
4/30/2022295,800 shares $30.20 million +1.1%1.4%3.5 $102.11
4/15/2022292,500 shares $29.12 million +3.4%1.4%3.6 $99.56
3/31/2022283,000 shares $27.96 million -6.9%1.3%3.6 $98.81
3/15/2022303,900 shares $29.79 million +33.6%1.4%4 $98.04
2/28/2022227,500 shares $23.57 million +18.1%1.1%2.9 $103.62
2/15/2022192,600 shares $21.33 million -5.3%0.9%2.5 $110.74
1/31/2022203,300 shares $22.40 million +50.7%1.0%2.8 $110.16
1/15/2022134,900 shares $16.42 million -21.5%0.6%1.9 $121.69
12/31/2021171,900 shares $21.37 million -8.9%0.8%2.3 $124.29
12/15/2021188,700 shares $23.05 million +7.6%0.9%2.5 $122.13
11/30/2021175,400 shares $19.77 million -9.8%0.8%2.4 $112.71
11/15/2021194,500 shares $24.14 million -23.2%0.9%2.8 $124.09
10/29/2021253,400 shares $30.41 million -1.6%1.2%3.6 $120.02
10/15/2021257,400 shares $30.76 million -2.2%1.2%3.4 $119.52
9/30/2021263,200 shares $29.73 million -6.4%1.2%3.6 $112.94
9/15/2021281,300 shares $32.25 million +9.2%1.3%3.7 $114.66
8/31/2021257,600 shares $30.28 million -13.8%1.2%3.6 $117.56
8/13/2021298,800 shares $34.16 million +1.4%1.4%4.2 $114.32
7/30/2021294,800 shares $34.77 million +1.8%1.4%4.1 $117.95
7/15/2021289,500 shares $34.34 million +11.5%1.4%4.3 $118.63
6/30/2021259,700 shares $31.23 million -16.3%1.2%4 $120.27
6/15/2021310,400 shares $40.62 million +12.4%1.5%5.1 $130.87
5/28/2021276,200 shares $37.19 million +8.7%1.3%4.3 $134.66
5/14/2021254,200 shares $34.92 million -9.5%1.2%3.8 $137.36
4/30/2021280,800 shares $36.90 million -2.2%1.3%3.8 $131.41
4/15/2021287,100 shares $36.87 million -5.0%1.3%3.9 $128.43
3/31/2021302,200 shares $38.89 million -5.6%1.4%3.9 $128.70
3/15/2021320,100 shares $41.81 million -4.8%1.5%3.8 $130.63
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2/26/2021336,200 shares $41.16 million +2.4%1.6%3.9 $122.42
2/12/2021328,200 shares $40.80 million -6.2%1.5%3.6 $124.32
1/29/2021350,000 shares $40.42 million +4.1%1.6%3.9 $115.48
1/15/2021336,100 shares $41.76 million -10.4%1.6%3.8 $124.26
12/31/2020375,100 shares $44.42 million +23.0%1.8%4.3 $118.42
12/15/2020304,900 shares $35.78 million +34.4%1.4%3.6 $117.36
11/30/2020226,900 shares $27.03 million -4.0%1.1%2.7 $119.11
11/15/2020236,300 shares $29.44 million -24.1%1.1%3.1 $124.58
10/30/2020311,500 shares $36.39 million +20.0%1.4%4 $116.81
10/15/2020259,700 shares $29.87 million +1.8%1.2%3.2 $115.01
9/30/2020255,000 shares $27.80 million -5.7%1.2%3.1 $109.00
9/15/2020270,300 shares $31.44 million -8.4%1.3%3.1 $116.32
8/31/2020295,200 shares $34.03 million +9.5%1.4%3.4 $115.29
8/14/2020269,700 shares $31.47 million +4.4%1.3%3 $116.68
7/31/2020258,400 shares $28.22 million +2.5%1.2%2.6 $109.20
7/15/2020252,100 shares $24.33 million -4.8%1.2%2.4 $96.51
6/30/2020264,700 shares $25.25 million +8.7%1.2%2.6 $95.40
6/15/2020243,500 shares $23.40 million +2.5%1.1%2.3 $96.08
5/29/2020237,600 shares $23.56 million -19.0%1.1%2 $99.14
5/15/2020293,400 shares $26.25 million -27.7%1.4%2.4 $89.47
4/30/2020405,700 shares $38.70 million +11.2%1.9%3.6 $95.40
4/15/2020364,900 shares $32.99 million +2.2%1.7%2.8 $90.40
3/31/2020356,900 shares $32.49 million -0.1%1.7%2.7 $91.03
3/13/2020357,100 shares $34.54 million -16.3%1.7%3.2 $96.73
2/28/2020426,800 shares $34.06 million -16.7%2.1%3.8 $79.81
2/14/2020512,400 shares $41.95 million +51.8%2.5%4.8 $81.86
1/31/2020337,500 shares $31.25 million +10.6%1.7%3.3 $92.58
1/15/2020305,300 shares $31.21 million -0.1%1.5%3.7 $102.22
12/31/2019305,500 shares $30.95 million +5.1%1.5%4.1 $101.31

SCL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stepan's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Stepan shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 349,100 shares of SCL short. 1.63% of Stepan's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Stepan's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Stepan?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SCL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Stepan's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Stepan?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.63% of Stepan's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Stepan's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Stepan saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 349,100 shares, an increase of 13.2% from the previous total of 308,500 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Stepan's float size?

Stepan currently has issued a total of 22,495,000 shares. Some of Stepan's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Stepan currently has a public float of 21,470,000 shares.

How does Stepan's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.63% of Stepan's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Stepan: Balchem Co. (1.35%), NewMarket Co. (0.99%), H.B. Fuller (2.22%), Ashland Inc. (2.28%), Sensient Technologies Co. (1.48%), Innospec Inc. (1.13%), Quaker Chemical Co. (12.75%), Minerals Technologies Inc. (1.39%), Flotek Industries, Inc. (1.94%), FutureFuel Corp. (2.18%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Stepan stock?

Short selling SCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Stepan as its price is falling. SCL shares are trading down $0.77 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Stepan?

A short squeeze for Stepan occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SCL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Stepan's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NYSE:SCL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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