Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Forecast for Stepan Earnings

Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stepan in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.35 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Stepan’s current full-year earnings is $3.55 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Stepan’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.64 EPS.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $590.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $593.65 million. Stepan had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 3.70%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.03 earnings per share.

SCL has been the subject of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Stepan from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut Stepan from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Stepan from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Stepan currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Stepan Price Performance

Shares of SCL opened at $44.50 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.48 and a beta of 1.00. Stepan has a fifty-two week low of $41.82 and a fifty-two week high of $79.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.38.

Stepan Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a $0.395 dividend. This is a boost from Stepan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. This represents a $1.58 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. Stepan’s payout ratio is 79.80%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Stepan by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 130,063 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $6,204,000 after acquiring an additional 12,187 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its stake in Stepan by 338.9% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 125,004 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $5,963,000 after purchasing an additional 96,526 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in Stepan by 1.5% in the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 41,500 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,980,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its holdings in Stepan by 3.2% during the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 24,867 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,186,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Stepan by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 209,207 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $9,979,000 after buying an additional 30,564 shares during the last quarter. 82.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.