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Stepan shares have a market-typical stock price level. They show above average growth and are good value, but are riskily financed. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company Stepan is typical for this industry which the market average price level of the shares suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is above average, that could be an argument for buying the shares and vice versa.


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Country USA
Industry Specialty Chemicals
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Size class Large

Large companies - similar industry as Stepan

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1. Albemarle (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
1. Albemarle (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 58 81 56 87
2. Dupont De Nemours (XXL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
2. Dupont De Nemours (XXL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 68 47 71 81
3. Eastman Chemical (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
3. Eastman Chemical (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 89 53 41 76
4. PolyOne (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
4. PolyOne (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 82 69 31 73
5. H.B. Fuller (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
5. H.B. Fuller (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 67 65 26 59
6. PPG (XXL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
6. PPG (XXL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 64 17 51 25
7. International Flavors & Fragrances (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
7. International Flavors & Fragrances (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 63 13 37 19
8. RPM (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
8. RPM (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 27 27 61 18
9. Celanese (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
9. Celanese (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 79 11 25 15
10. Axalta Coating Systems (XL, US)  Specialty Chemicals
10. Axalta Coating Systems (XL, US)   Specialty Chemicals 34 21 50 15

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Large companies - similar region as Stepan

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Cognizant Technology (XXL, US)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
1. Cognizant Technology (XXL, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 96 54 95 100
2. Jones Lang LaSalle (XXL, US)  Real Estate Services
2. Jones Lang LaSalle (XXL, US)   Real Estate Services 70 88 94 100
3. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)  Auto Parts & Equipment
3. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)   Auto Parts & Equipment 73 93 98 100
4. Fluor (XXL, US)  Construction & Engineering
4. Fluor (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering 87 71 98 100
5. Micron (XXL, US)  Semiconductors
5. Micron (XXL, US)   Semiconductors 96 80 56 100
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6. Zimmer (XL, US)   Health Care Equipment 96 49 83 100
7. Voya Financial (XL, US)  Other Financial Services
7. Voya Financial (XL, US)   Other Financial Services 95 28 67 100
8. Plains GP Holdings (XXL, US)  Oil & Gas Transportation
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10. Mueller Industries (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery 73 93 100 100

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Mid sized companies - similar industry as Stepan

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Innospec (L, US)  Specialty Chemicals
1. Innospec (L, US)   Specialty Chemicals 45 45 100 100
2. AdvanSix (L, US)  Commodity Chemicals
2. AdvanSix (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 97 87 98 100
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3. Ashland (L, US)   Specialty Chemicals 92 7 92 87
4. Minerals Technologies (L, US)  Specialty Chemicals
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5. Hawkins (L, US)  Commodity Chemicals
5. Hawkins (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 3 95 98 82
6. Mativ (L, US)  Commodity Chemicals
6. Mativ (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 99 29 51 65
7. Tronox (L, US)  Commodity Chemicals
7. Tronox (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 100 41 28 58
8. Element Solutions (L, US)  Specialty Chemicals
8. Element Solutions (L, US)   Specialty Chemicals 47 41 71 53
9. Sensient Technologies (L, US)  Specialty Chemicals
9. Sensient Technologies (L, US)   Specialty Chemicals 14 85 58 47
10. Balchem (L, US)  Specialty Chemicals
10. Balchem (L, US)   Specialty Chemicals 31 55 66 47

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Mid sized companies - similar region as Stepan

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1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)  Packaged Foods & Meats
1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)   Packaged Foods & Meats 72 89 100 100
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2. ACM Research (M, US)   Semiconductor Equipment 98 82 93 100
3. Federated Investors (L, US)  Asset Management & Custody
3. Federated Investors (L, US)   Asset Management & Custody 81 91 89 100
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4. Axway Software (M, US)   Application Software 100 55 93 100
5. Bel Fuse (M, US)  Electronic Components
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