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SCL

STEPAN CO
NYSE· Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics· Inc. DE· CIK 0000094049 Consumer & Retail
$65.06 +1.15 (+1.79%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $63.91
Market cap
$1.5B
Small cap
Median target
$85.00
+31% · range $85.00–85.00
Next earnings
Oct 28
in 2 days
1 year
+43.7%
from $45.28 · Oct 27
30 days
+1.8%
from $63.92
52-week range
$42.31–67.23
−3% from high · low Nov 4
Avg volume 20D
136.8K
shares / day
Short interest
661.5K
≈2.9% of shares · −0.8%
Days to cover
3.8
at average volume
Insider net
$0
no open-market trades · since Mar 2
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
4
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BULLISH 3 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 1 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/3 ·Next Earnings date, Oct 28, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL Stepan Company entered into a new $500 million credit agreement on September 25, 2026, replacing its prior…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersNO TRADES

    No open-market buys or sells since Mar 2. Recent filings are awards, exercises and tax withholding.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 23 added (0 new), 7 trimmed or exited.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −0.8% to 661.5K shares. 3.8 days to cover, ≈2.9% of shares.

  • TrendRANGE

    4% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCADD948,532$52.9M
UBS Group AGDOUBLED146,528$8.2M
Trexquant Investment LPADD117,151$6.5M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED93,929$5.2M
Empowered Funds, LLCTRIM88,869$5.0M
Creative PlanningADD87,213$4.9M
JPMORGAN CHASE & COADD74,219$4.1M
HRT FINANCIAL LPADD44,817$2.5M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Jan 2026
12-month targets · 1 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +31%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jan 23, 2026Seaport Global
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy
Oct 19, 2023CL King
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy
Jan 11, 2021Seaport Global
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADENeutral
Jun 18, 2020Stifel
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Mar 24, 2020Stifel
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Dec 11, 2018Stifel
INITIATE
INITIATEBuy

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
open-market buys or sells · since Mar 2
DateInsiderTypeValue
Aug 26, 2026
Lisle Shawn G
VP GC & Secretary
EXERCISE$71.9K
Aug 26, 2026
Lisle Shawn G
VP GC & Secretary
TAX W/H$21.1K
Aug 10, 2026
Velasquez Ruben Dario
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
EXERCISE$87.8K
Aug 10, 2026
Velasquez Ruben Dario
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$25.7K
May 11, 2026
Weitkamp Robin Joseph
VP and GM Surfactants-INT
EXERCISE$4.7K
May 11, 2026
Weitkamp Robin Joseph
VP and GM Surfactants-INT
TAX W/H$2.6K
May 8, 2026
Dearth Randall S.
Director
AWARD$135.0K
May 8, 2026
Burgess Lorinda
Director
AWARD$135.0K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Oct 28
reports in 2 days

Revision history: 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY$2.69$2.52–$2.86+6.1%$2.5B
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
661,474
shares short
-0.8%
vs prior settlement
3.8
days to cover
≈2.9%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 8, 2026 SEC
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP filed a Schedule 13G disclosing a 5.2% passive stake in Stepan Co as of September 30…
SC 13G — Impact 3/10
Sep 25, 2026 SEC
Stepan Company entered into a new $500 million credit agreement on September 25, 2026, replacing its prior $350…
8-K — Impact 4/10
Aug 26, 2026 Insider
Lisle Shawn G acquired via exercise 1,154 shares
VP GC & Secretary @ $62.35 ($71.9K)
Aug 26, 2026 Insider
Lisle Shawn G surrendered for taxes 339 shares
VP GC & Secretary @ $62.35 ($21.1K)
Aug 10, 2026 Insider
Velasquez Ruben Dario acquired via exercise 1,358 shares
SVP & Chief Financial Officer @ $64.68 ($87.8K)
Jul 29, 2026 SEC
Stepan reported a strong Q2 2026 beat on adjusted EPS ($1.18 vs $0.61 consensus) and revenue ($684.1M vs $635.9M…
8-K — Impact 7/10
Jul 29, 2026 Dividend
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today reported: The Board
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC — ADD
948,532 shares ($52.9M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Oct 28, 2026
Earnings date
SCL Q3 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-10-28
Recent
Jul 29, 2026
Dividend
Stepan Declares Quarterly Dividend
NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today reported: The Board of Directors of Stepan Company has declared a…
Jul 29, 2026
Earnings
Stepan Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today reported: Second Quarter 2026 Highlights Reported net income was…
Jul 29, 2026
Earnings date
SCL Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-29
Jul 8, 2026
Earnings
Stepan to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on July 29, 2026
NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) will issue its second quarter 2026 earnings results on Wednesday, July 29…
Apr 28, 2026
Earnings date
SCL Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-28

SecBot reports

4 filings · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 neutral
All SCL filing & press-release reports (4)