SCL Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Friedman Industries has a net margin of 4.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of -0.63%. Stepan's return on equity of 3.79% beat Friedman Industries's return on equity of 6.32%.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $100.50, signalling upside risk potential of 44.6%. 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 0.822, which suggesting that the stock is 17.822% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.410, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 41.002%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.25%. Friedman Industries offers a yield of 0.9% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share. Stepan pays 81.75% 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 $546.8M, which are larger than Friedman Industries quarterly revenues of $106.8M. Stepan's net income of $23.6M is higher than Friedman Industries's net income of -$675K. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.37x while Friedman Industries's PE ratio is 13.66x. 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 0.70x versus 0.23x for Friedman Industries. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Kaiser Aluminum has a net margin of 4.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of 1.61%. Stepan's return on equity of 3.79% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity of 7.2%.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $100.50, signalling upside risk potential of 44.6%. On the other hand Kaiser Aluminum has an analysts' consensus of $67.33 which suggests that it could grow by 14.39%. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Kaiser Aluminum, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Kaiser Aluminum.

Stepan has a beta of 0.822, which suggesting that the stock is 17.822% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.328, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 32.793%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.25%. Kaiser Aluminum offers a yield of 4.35% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share. Stepan pays 81.75% of its earnings as a dividend. Kaiser Aluminum pays out 106.78% of its earnings as a dividend. Stepan's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Kaiser Aluminum's is not.

Stepan quarterly revenues are $546.8M, which are smaller than Kaiser Aluminum quarterly revenues of $747.7M. Stepan's net income of $23.6M is higher than Kaiser Aluminum's net income of $12M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.37x while Kaiser Aluminum's PE ratio is 24.42x. 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 0.70x versus 0.39x for Kaiser Aluminum. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Paramount Gold Nevada has a net margin of 4.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 3.79% beat Paramount Gold Nevada's return on equity of --.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $100.50, signalling upside risk potential of 44.6%. On the other hand Paramount Gold Nevada has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 256.72%. 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 0.822, which suggesting that the stock is 17.822% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Paramount Gold Nevada has a beta of 1.854, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 85.435%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.25%. Paramount Gold Nevada offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan pays 81.75% 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 $546.8M, which are larger than Paramount Gold Nevada quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $23.6M is higher than Paramount Gold Nevada's net income of -$1.6M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.37x 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 0.70x versus -- for Paramount Gold Nevada. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Solitario Resources has a net margin of 4.32% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 3.79% beat Solitario Resources's return on equity of --.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $100.50, signalling upside risk potential of 44.6%. On the other hand Solitario Resources has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 157.73%. Given that Solitario Resources has higher upside potential than Stepan, analysts believe Solitario Resources is more attractive than Stepan.

Stepan has a beta of 0.822, which suggesting that the stock is 17.822% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Solitario Resources has a beta of 0.895, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 10.55%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.25%. Solitario Resources offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Stepan pays 81.75% 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 $546.8M, which are larger than Solitario Resources quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $23.6M is higher than Solitario Resources's net income of -$2.3M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.37x 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 0.70x versus -- for Solitario Resources. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.