SCL Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Friedman Industries, Inc. has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Stepan Co.'s net margin of 1.45%. Stepan Co.'s return on equity of 3.72% beat Friedman Industries, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.53%.

Stepan Co. has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 80.51%. On the other hand Friedman Industries, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Stepan Co. has higher upside potential than Friedman Industries, Inc., analysts believe Stepan Co. is more attractive than Friedman Industries, Inc..

Stepan Co. has a beta of 1.061, which suggesting that the stock is 6.117% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Friedman Industries, Inc. has a beta of 1.552, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 55.197%.

Stepan Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Friedman Industries, Inc. offers a yield of 0.77% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share. Stepan Co. pays 68.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Friedman Industries, Inc. pays out 18.32% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stepan Co. quarterly revenues are $590.3M, which are larger than Friedman Industries, Inc. quarterly revenues of $152.4M. Stepan Co.'s net income of $10.8M is higher than Friedman Industries, Inc.'s net income of $2.2M. Notably, Stepan Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 23.82x while Friedman Industries, Inc.'s PE ratio is 12.77x. 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 Co. is 0.47x versus 0.28x for Friedman Industries, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Stepan Co.'s net margin of 4.68%. Stepan Co.'s return on equity of 3.72% beat Kaiser Aluminum Corp.'s return on equity of 12.44%.

Stepan Co. has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 80.51%. On the other hand Kaiser Aluminum Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $106.50 which suggests that it could fall by -8.87%. Given that Stepan Co. has higher upside potential than Kaiser Aluminum Corp., analysts believe Stepan Co. is more attractive than Kaiser Aluminum Corp..

Stepan Co. has a beta of 1.061, which suggesting that the stock is 6.117% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Kaiser Aluminum Corp. has a beta of 1.511, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 51.066%.

Stepan Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Kaiser Aluminum Corp. offers a yield of 2.64% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share. Stepan Co. pays 68.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Kaiser Aluminum Corp. pays out 107.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Kaiser Aluminum Corp.'s is not.

Stepan Co. quarterly revenues are $590.3M, which are smaller than Kaiser Aluminum Corp. quarterly revenues of $843.5M. Stepan Co.'s net income of $10.8M is lower than Kaiser Aluminum Corp.'s net income of $39.5M. Notably, Stepan Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 23.82x while Kaiser Aluminum Corp.'s PE ratio is 21.11x. 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 Co. is 0.47x versus 0.60x for Kaiser Aluminum Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Stepan Co.'s net margin of --. Stepan Co.'s return on equity of 3.72% beat Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.'s return on equity of -34.36%.

Stepan Co. has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 80.51%. On the other hand Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $1.70 which suggests that it could grow by 44.07%. Given that Stepan Co. has higher upside potential than Paramount Gold Nevada Corp., analysts believe Stepan Co. is more attractive than Paramount Gold Nevada Corp..

Stepan Co. has a beta of 1.061, which suggesting that the stock is 6.117% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. has a beta of 1.319, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 31.91%.

Stepan Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan Co. pays 68.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stepan Co. quarterly revenues are $590.3M, which are larger than Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. quarterly revenues of --. Stepan Co.'s net income of $10.8M is higher than Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.'s net income of -$4.3M. Notably, Stepan Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 23.82x while Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.'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 Co. is 0.47x versus -- for Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Solitario Resources Corp. has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Stepan Co.'s net margin of --. Stepan Co.'s return on equity of 3.72% beat Solitario Resources Corp.'s return on equity of -20.59%.

Stepan Co. has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 80.51%. On the other hand Solitario Resources Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $1.50 which suggests that it could grow by 134.56%. Given that Solitario Resources Corp. has higher upside potential than Stepan Co., analysts believe Solitario Resources Corp. is more attractive than Stepan Co..

Stepan Co. has a beta of 1.061, which suggesting that the stock is 6.117% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Solitario Resources Corp. has a beta of 0.440, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 55.966%.

Stepan Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Solitario Resources Corp. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan Co. pays 68.74% of its earnings as a dividend. Solitario Resources Corp. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stepan Co. quarterly revenues are $590.3M, which are larger than Solitario Resources Corp. quarterly revenues of --. Stepan Co.'s net income of $10.8M is higher than Solitario Resources Corp.'s net income of -$1.9M. Notably, Stepan Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 23.82x while Solitario Resources Corp.'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 Co. is 0.47x versus -- for Solitario Resources Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.