After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
SCL belongs to the Basic Materials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Stepan Co is $1.44B. A total of 0.11 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 112.18K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Behrens Scott R. bought 1,266 shares of SCL for 77.48 per share on Nov 25 ’24. In a previous transaction on Nov 13 ’24, Behrens Scott R. bought 1,250 shares at 76.30 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Behrens Scott R. acquired of 250 shares on Nov 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $77.68. In another insider transaction, Kabbes David bought 1,056 shares at $71.39 per share on Aug 14 ’24. Company shares held by the VP GC & Secretary now total 1,056.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Stepan Co pays an annual dividend of $1.51, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.36%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.97. SCL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.07% when it declared a $0.3850 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.78%. The SCL stock dividend was $0.3750 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SCL has a high of $95.33 and a low of $59.70.
As of this writing, SCL has an earnings estimate of $0.45 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 3.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.52 per share and a lower estimate of $0.39.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. SCL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $159.19M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $420.25M in debt and $500.48M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $54.21, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.07B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SCL is Buy with a score of 3.50.
