Stepan Co (NYSE: SCL) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.75% compared to its previous closing price of $58.81. However, the company has seen a gain of 7.22% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-09 that NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) announced today the appointment of Corning Painter as a Director of Stepan, effective immediately.
Is It Worth Investing in Stepan Co (NYSE: SCL) Right Now?
Stepan Co (NYSE: SCL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for SCL is 0.97. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 rating it as “overweight”, 1 rating it as “hold”, and 0 rating it as “sell”.
The public float for SCL is 21.39M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.79% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SCL on July 04, 2025 was 134.88K shares.
SCL’s Market Performance
The stock of Stepan Co (SCL) has seen a 7.22% increase in the past week, with a 8.84% rise in the past month, and a 8.62% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.48% for SCL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.73% for SCL’s stock, with a simple moving average of -6.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SCL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SCL stocks, with CL King repeating the rating for SCL by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for SCL in the upcoming period, according to CL King is $89 based on the research report published on October 19, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
SCL Trading at 8.99% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SCL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.61%, as shares surge +8.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SCL rose by +7.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $55.51. In addition, Stepan Co saw -28.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SCL starting from Lewis Susan, who purchase 500 shares at the price of $63.53 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, Lewis Susan now owns 1,896 shares of Stepan Co, valued at $31,765 using the latest closing price.
Behrens Scott R., the Former Officer of Stepan Co, proposed sale 1,266 shares at $77.48 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that Behrens Scott R. is holding N/A shares at $98,090 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SCL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04% for the present operating margin
- 0.12% for the gross margin
The net margin for Stepan Co stands at 0.03%. The total capital return value is set at 0.05%. Equity return is now at value 4.65%, with 2.36% for asset returns.
Based on Stepan Co (SCL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 21.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 192.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.88. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.85. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.09for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.21.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Stepan Co (SCL) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
