SCL Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Ecolab has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of 10.89%. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Ecolab's return on equity of 24.56%.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.18%. On the other hand Ecolab has an analysts' consensus of $274.41 which suggests that it could grow by 4.44%. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Ecolab, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Ecolab.

Stepan has a beta of 1.005, which suggesting that the stock is 0.458% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Ecolab has a beta of 1.049, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 4.92%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.76%. Ecolab offers a yield of 0.93% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Ecolab pays out 31.45% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are smaller than Ecolab quarterly revenues of $3.7B. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is lower than Ecolab's net income of $402.5M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 22.41x while Ecolab's PE ratio is 35.70x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.57x versus 4.79x for Ecolab. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Friedman Industries has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of -1.23%. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Friedman Industries's return on equity of 4.48%.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.18%. On the other hand Friedman Industries has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Friedman Industries, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Friedman Industries.

Stepan has a beta of 1.005, which suggesting that the stock is 0.458% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.564, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 56.38%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.76%. Friedman Industries offers a yield of 1% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Friedman Industries pays out 3.35% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are larger than Friedman Industries quarterly revenues of $94.1M. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is higher than Friedman Industries's net income of -$1.2M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 22.41x while Friedman Industries's PE ratio is 19.81x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.57x versus 0.25x for Friedman Industries. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Paramount Gold Nevada has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Paramount Gold Nevada's return on equity of --.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.18%. On the other hand Paramount Gold Nevada has an analysts' consensus of $1.40 which suggests that it could grow by 169.23%. Given that Paramount Gold Nevada has higher upside potential than Stepan, analysts believe Paramount Gold Nevada is more attractive than Stepan.

Stepan has a beta of 1.005, which suggesting that the stock is 0.458% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Paramount Gold Nevada has a beta of 1.017, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 1.74%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.76%. Paramount Gold Nevada offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Paramount Gold Nevada pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are larger than Paramount Gold Nevada quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is higher than Paramount Gold Nevada's net income of -$2.6M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 22.41x while Paramount Gold Nevada's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.57x versus -- for Paramount Gold Nevada. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Solitario Resources has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 4.69% beat Solitario Resources's return on equity of --.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.18%. On the other hand Solitario Resources has an analysts' consensus of $1.50 which suggests that it could grow by 136.22%. Given that Solitario Resources has higher upside potential than Stepan, analysts believe Solitario Resources is more attractive than Stepan.

Stepan has a beta of 1.005, which suggesting that the stock is 0.458% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Solitario Resources has a beta of 0.498, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 50.16%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.76%. Solitario Resources offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Solitario Resources pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stepan quarterly revenues are $593.3M, which are larger than Solitario Resources quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $19.7M is higher than Solitario Resources's net income of -$511K. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 22.41x while Solitario Resources's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stepan is 0.57x versus -- for Solitario Resources. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.