Stock Research: Stepan

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Stepan

NYSE:SCL US8585861003
94
  • Value
    65
  • Growth
    87
  • Safety
    Safety
    77
  • Combined
    96
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    94
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Company Description

Stepan Company manufactures specialty and intermediate chemicals. It operates in the Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products segments. Stepan's products are used in consumer and industrial cleaning, agricultural products, and various industrial applications. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,277 million, profits of $272 million, and revenue of $2,180 million, with 2,396 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 94 (better than 94% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Stepan are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators above average for Stepan. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 77, which means that the share price of Stepan is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 77% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 87, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 65. Finally, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 59. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
77 71 47 55
Growth
87 65 7 33
Safety
Safety
65 57 79 92
Sentiment
59 35 53 49
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360° View
94 66 24 55
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
9 36 89 44
Opinions Change
50 23 50 13
Pro Holdings
n/a 19 20 59
Market Pulse
94 80 56 68
Sentiment
59 35 53 49
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
77 71 47 55
Growth
87 65 7 33
Safety Safety
65 57 79 92
Combined
96 79 30 62
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
51 51 16 50
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
79 80 71 63
Price vs. Book (P/B)
90 72 56 60
Dividend Yield
75 75 51 41
Value
77 71 47 55
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
92 61 33 22
Profit Growth
72 92 20 32
Capital Growth
59 39 11 89
Stock Returns
27 17 29 21
Growth
87 65 7 33
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
70 67 68 88
Refinancing
49 41 41 47
Liquidity
41 45 82 84
Safety Safety
65 57 79 92

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