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SCL Insider Trading (Stepan)

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Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.40%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $234.36

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $6,880,883.36

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Stepan Share Price & Price History

^$130.10

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As of 06/14/2021 01:00 AM ET

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Stepan Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/25/2021	Arthur W Mergner	VP	Sell	2,251	$133.82	$301,228.82	25,954
5/10/2021	Luis Rojo	CFO	Sell	1,000	$137.70	$137,700.00
5/10/2021	Scott R Behrens	COO	Sell	2,690	$137.70	$370,413.00
5/5/2021	Richard Finn Stepan	VP	Sell	1,043	$135.11	$140,919.73	211,203
5/4/2021	Edward J. Wehmer	Director	Sell	500	$134.30	$67,150.00
3/16/2021	Luis Rojo	CFO	Sell	350	$128.04	$44,814.00	5,307
3/12/2021	Debra Stefaniak	VP	Sell	760	$130.69	$99,324.40	8,164
3/10/2021	Luis Rojo	CFO	Sell	400	$129.49	$51,796.00	4,207
3/1/2021	Debra Stefaniak	VP	Sell	402	$121.85	$48,983.70
12/9/2020	Janet Anne Catlett	VP	Sell	642	$118.25	$75,916.50	2,275
11/5/2020	F Quinn Stepan Jr	CEO	Sell	12,281	$120.04	$1,474,211.24	232,484
11/2/2020	F Quinn Stepan Jr	CEO	Sell	10,430	$117.05	$1,220,831.50	226,626
9/15/2020	Janet Anne Catlett	VP	Buy	2	$117.18	$234.36	2,693
9/9/2020	Sean Thomas Moriarty	VP	Sell	2,755	$117.04	$322,445.20	10,360
8/24/2020	Debra Stefaniak	VP	Sell	453	$116.34	$52,702.02	8,617
8/17/2020	Scott R Behrens	VP	Sell	7,316	$117.75	$861,459.00	11,953
8/13/2020	F Quinn Stepan Jr	CEO	Sell	10,777	$115.68	$1,246,683.36	197,404
8/5/2020	Gregory E Lawton	Director	Sell	1,087	$110.00	$119,570.00	16,041
7/31/2020	Scott R Behrens	VP	Sell	1,813	$108.23	$196,220.99	20,670
7/27/2020	Scott R Behrens	VP	Sell	445	$109.02	$48,513.90	11,176
6/11/2020	Janet Anne Catlett	VP	Buy	1	$95.86	$95.86	2,834
5/12/2020	Jason Scott Keiper	VP	Buy	275	$92.00	$25,300.00	1,370
5/8/2020	Edward J. Wehmer	Director	Sell	1,183	$93.43	$110,527.69
5/4/2020	Jason Scott Keiper	VP	Buy	850	$90.00	$76,500.00	1,095
3/12/2020	David Kabbes	VP	Buy	2,222	$71.67	$159,250.74	2,833
12/11/2019	Janet Anne Catlett	VP	Buy	1	$97.96	$97.96	2,832
11/26/2019	Arthur W Mergner	VP	Sell	3,803	$99.20	$377,257.60
11/13/2019	David Kabbes	VP	Buy	821	$97.50	$80,047.50
11/7/2019	Gregory E Lawton	Director	Sell	1,290	$99.75	$128,677.50	16,025
9/13/2019	Sean Thomas Moriarty	VP	Sell	1,961	$99.30	$194,727.30	5,077
9/10/2019	Frank Pacholec	VP	Sell	2,383	$97.23	$231,699.09	34,726
9/4/2019	Arthur W Mergner	VP	Sell	3,232	$96.16	$310,789.12	15,219
8/9/2019	Sean Thomas Moriarty	VP	Sell	1,092	$95.11	$103,860.12	5,075
7/31/2019	Sean Thomas Moriarty	VP	Sell	3,418	$98.97	$338,279.46	5,075
7/29/2019	Scott R Behrens	VP	Sell	7,090	$98.70	$699,783.00	12,355
7/26/2019	Scott R Behrens	VP	Sell	2,004	$97.39	$195,169.56	13,825
6/11/2019	Frank Pacholec	VP	Sell	1,931	$91.94	$177,536.14	8,664
6/10/2019	Edward J Wehmer	Director	Sell	1,200	$90.52	$108,624.00	10,253
5/22/2019	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	300	$86.64	$25,992.00	1,900
5/14/2019	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	200	$87.19	$17,438.00	1,600
5/7/2019	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	250	$88.23	$22,057.50	1,400
5/3/2019	Gregory E Lawton	Director	Sell	2,201	$91.14	$200,599.14	17,315
5/3/2019	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	250	$89.57	$22,392.50	1,150
3/15/2019	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	200	$89.75	$17,950.00
3/15/2019	Scott R Behrens	VP	Sell	2,000	$89.78	$179,560.00
3/13/2019	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	200	$90.87	$18,174.00	700
3/11/2019	Scott R Behrens	VP	Sell	2,000	$91.24	$182,480.00	13,768
3/7/2019	Arthur W Mergner	VP	Sell	1,038	$90.01	$93,430.38
3/7/2019	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	100	$90.17	$9,017.00
3/1/2019	F Quinn Stepan Jr	Chairman	Sell	12,889	$93.83	$1,209,374.87	202,576
1/7/2019	Robert Victor Slone	VP	Sell	517	$75.17	$38,862.89	7,565
12/14/2018	Luis Rojo	CFO	Buy	400	$78.72	$31,488.00	400
12/12/2018	Debra Stefaniak	VP	Sell	200	$79.88	$15,976.00	6,799
11/29/2018	Robert Victor Slone	VP	Sell	3,741	$80.32	$300,477.12	4,619
11/7/2018	Gregory E Lawton	Director	Sell	2,114	$87.75	$185,503.50	18,429
11/2/2018	Arthur W Mergner	VP	Sell	1,500	$83.75	$125,625.00	9,225
10/29/2018	Edward J Wehmer	Director	Sell	1,400	$84.91	$118,874.00
9/13/2018	Frank Pacholec	VP	Sell	500	$89.49	$44,745.00	36,482
9/6/2018	Frank Pacholec	VP	Sell	699	$87.59	$61,225.41	36,782
8/10/2018	Frank Pacholec	VP	Sell	25	$87.10	$2,177.50	37,506
8/8/2018	Frank Pacholec	VP	Sell	2,000	$88.55	$177,100.00	38,306
7/31/2018	F Quinn Stepan	Director	Sell	3,433	$87.59	$300,696.47	275,574

SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Stepan (NYSE:SCL)

75.67% of Stepan stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Stepan Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
5/24/2021	Principal Financial Group Inc.	149,176	$18.96M	0.0%	+0.4%	0.663%
5/19/2021	Arabesque Asset Management Ltd	12,037	$1.53M	0.7%	N/A	0.053%
5/18/2021	Millennium Management LLC	6,084	$0.77M	0.0%	-46.9%	0.027%
5/18/2021	Amundi Asset Management US Inc.	2,352	$0.30M	0.0%	N/A	0.010%
5/18/2021	Morgan Stanley	57,722	$7.34M	0.0%	-36.7%	0.256%
5/18/2021	Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC	3,354	$0.43M	0.0%	+3.2%	0.015%
5/18/2021	Holocene Advisors LP	8,113	$1.03M	0.0%	N/A	0.036%
5/18/2021	Zebra Capital Management LLC	9,088	$1.16M	1.3%	N/A	0.040%
5/18/2021	California State Teachers Retirement System	32,498	$4.13M	0.0%	-0.3%	0.144%
5/18/2021	Jane Street Group LLC	17,694	$2.25M	0.0%	N/A	0.079%
5/17/2021	Great West Life Assurance Co. Can	18,318	$2.33M	0.0%	-12.0%	0.081%
5/17/2021	AQR Capital Management LLC	13,335	$1.70M	0.0%	-15.8%	0.059%
5/17/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	1,626	$0.21M	0.0%	-82.6%	0.007%
5/17/2021	Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD	207,201	$26.34M	0.0%	-1.2%	0.920%
5/17/2021	NFJ Investment Group LLC	46,719	$5.94M	0.1%	N/A	0.207%
5/17/2021	Captrust Financial Advisors	1,134	$0.14M	0.0%	+2,735.0%	0.005%
5/17/2021	Quadrature Capital Ltd	4,593	$0.59M	0.0%	N/A	0.020%
5/17/2021	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	99,667	$12.67M	0.0%	+1.4%	0.443%
5/17/2021	HRT Financial LP	2,651	$0.34M	0.0%	N/A	0.012%
5/17/2021	Nuveen Asset Management LLC	230,688	$29.32M	0.0%	-1.3%	1.025%
5/17/2021	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	17,541	$2.23M	0.0%	-0.7%	0.078%
5/17/2021	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	50,896	$6.47M	0.0%	-28.9%	0.226%
5/14/2021	Brown Advisory Inc.	6,219	$0.79M	0.0%	N/A	0.028%
5/14/2021	Profund Advisors LLC	2,493	$0.32M	0.0%	+8.0%	0.011%
5/14/2021	Westwood Holdings Group Inc.	388,444	$49.38M	0.5%	+21.2%	1.725%
5/14/2021	Kennedy Capital Management Inc.	51,566	$6.56M	0.1%	-2.2%	0.229%
5/14/2021	Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.	9,060	$1.15M	0.0%	+0.9%	0.040%
5/14/2021	Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership	78,088	$9.93M	0.0%	-39.0%	0.347%
5/14/2021	Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio	60,231	$7.66M	0.0%	+20.7%	0.267%
5/14/2021	Lazard Asset Management LLC	44,768	$5.69M	0.0%	-0.4%	0.199%
5/14/2021	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	1,024,296	$130.20M	0.0%	-3.8%	4.549%
5/14/2021	First Mercantile Trust Co.	873	$0.11M	0.0%	-10.9%	0.004%
5/14/2021	TD Asset Management Inc.	23,600	$3M	0.0%	+26.7%	0.105%
5/14/2021	UBS Asset Management Americas Inc.	23,084	$2.93M	0.0%	-2.1%	0.103%
5/14/2021	Employees Retirement System of Texas	13,781	$1.75M	0.0%	N/A	0.061%
5/14/2021	Credit Suisse AG	16,114	$2.05M	0.0%	+6.8%	0.072%
5/14/2021	Quantbot Technologies LP	287	$36K	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
5/13/2021	SG Americas Securities LLC	4,412	$0.56M	0.0%	-59.4%	0.020%
5/13/2021	Barclays PLC	31,980	$4.07M	0.0%	+1.5%	0.142%
5/13/2021	Renaissance Technologies LLC	57,400	$7.30M	0.0%	-53.3%	0.255%
5/13/2021	Duality Advisers LP	6,370	$0.81M	0.1%	-21.2%	0.028%
5/13/2021	Mutual of America Capital Management LLC	33,176	$4.22M	0.0%	-9.8%	0.147%
5/13/2021	Amalgamated Bank	2,035	$0.26M	0.0%	-6.0%	0.009%
5/13/2021	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	432,834	$55.02M	0.0%	+2.3%	1.922%
5/13/2021	Citigroup Inc.	2,489	$0.32M	0.0%	-60.0%	0.011%
5/13/2021	Howe & Rusling Inc.	2,097	$0.27M	0.0%	+29.4%	0.009%
5/13/2021	Martingale Asset Management L P	5,305	$0.68M	0.0%	+1.9%	0.024%
5/13/2021	Granite Investment Partners LLC	18,026	$2.29M	0.1%	+2.9%	0.080%
5/13/2021	Federated Hermes Inc.	528	$67K	0.0%	+122.8%	0.002%
5/13/2021	Bank of Montreal Can	29,543	$3.73M	0.0%	+1.2%	0.131%
5/13/2021	Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC	11,325	$1.44M	0.0%	-75.2%	0.050%
5/12/2021	Northern Trust Corp	310,440	$39.46M	0.0%	-13.5%	1.379%
5/12/2021	Geode Capital Management LLC	386,655	$49.15M	0.0%	+7.8%	1.717%
5/12/2021	Wilen Investment Management CORP.	4,873	$0.62M	0.5%	-12.6%	0.022%
5/12/2021	Prudential Financial Inc.	102,786	$13.07M	0.0%	-25.4%	0.456%
5/12/2021	Ensign Peak Advisors Inc	16,686	$2.12M	0.0%	+9.9%	0.074%
5/12/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	93,146	$11.84M	0.0%	+44.4%	0.414%
5/12/2021	Panagora Asset Management Inc.	8,849	$1.13M	0.0%	-81.8%	0.039%
5/12/2021	Sei Investments Co.	17,012	$2.11M	0.0%	-12.0%	0.076%
5/12/2021	UBS Group AG	32,142	$4.09M	0.0%	-8.7%	0.143%
5/11/2021	Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV	3,318	$0.42M	0.0%	-6.4%	0.015%
5/11/2021	Aigen Investment Management LP	1,991	$0.25M	0.0%	-20.6%	0.009%
5/11/2021	Acadian Asset Management LLC	162,545	$20.66M	0.1%	+31.6%	0.722%
5/11/2021	Teacher Retirement System of Texas	2,260	$0.29M	0.0%	+22.4%	0.010%
5/11/2021	Bahl & Gaynor Inc.	41,502	$5.28M	0.0%	+2.5%	0.185%
5/11/2021	AdvisorShares Investments LLC	8,493	$1.08M	0.1%	+6.4%	0.038%
5/10/2021	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	43,476	$5.53M	0.0%	-34.3%	0.193%
5/10/2021	Freedom Day Solutions LLC	16,712	$2.12M	1.1%	+1.6%	0.074%
5/10/2021	State of Tennessee Treasury Department	12,936	$1.64M	0.0%	-11.9%	0.058%
5/10/2021	HighTower Advisors LLC	1,989,375	$252.87M	0.8%	+0.4%	8.845%
5/10/2021	Royce & Associates LP	2,205	$0.28M	0.0%	-20.1%	0.010%
5/10/2021	Principal Financial Group Inc.	149,176	$18.96M	0.0%	+0.4%	0.663%
5/10/2021	GSA Capital Partners LLP	1,725	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.008%
5/7/2021	Advisors Asset Management Inc.	3,693	$0.47M	0.0%	-23.6%	0.016%
5/7/2021	BlackRock Inc.	3,493,424	$444.05M	0.0%	+5.2%	15.532%
5/7/2021	American International Group Inc.	14,331	$1.82M	0.0%	-1.1%	0.064%
5/7/2021	BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA	12,648	$1.61M	0.0%	+67.2%	0.056%
5/7/2021	Swiss National Bank	46,200	$5.87M	0.0%	+1.3%	0.205%
5/7/2021	IndexIQ Advisors LLC	3,119	$0.40M	0.0%	+31.7%	0.014%
5/7/2021	Fifth Third Bancorp	1,937	$0.25M	0.0%	+7.1%	0.009%
5/6/2021	Rhumbline Advisers	82,548	$10.49M	0.0%	+10.2%	0.367%
5/6/2021	Alliancebernstein L.P.	55,290	$7.03M	0.0%	-1.5%	0.246%
5/4/2021	Envestnet Asset Management Inc.	12,605	$1.60M	0.0%	+4.6%	0.056%
5/4/2021	Victory Capital Management Inc.	40,789	$5.18M	0.0%	+154.1%	0.181%
5/4/2021	Gratus Capital LLC	3,497	$0.45M	0.1%	-9.0%	0.016%
5/3/2021	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	11,678	$1.48M	0.0%	-7.3%	0.052%
5/3/2021	Texas Permanent School Fund	15,953	$2.03M	0.0%	-6.9%	0.071%
4/29/2021	Mitchell Capital Management Co.	27,658	$3.52M	0.9%	+33.7%	0.123%
4/28/2021	Meeder Asset Management Inc.	2,773	$0.35M	0.0%	+27,630.0%	0.012%
4/28/2021	Comerica Bank	21,558	$2.86M	0.0%	-3.7%	0.096%
4/27/2021	CWM LLC	12,854	$1.63M	0.0%	+21.3%	0.057%
4/26/2021	J. W. Coons Advisors LLC	2,185	$0.28M	0.1%	+9.8%	0.010%
4/26/2021	Nisa Investment Advisors LLC	12,150	$1.54M	0.0%	-6.2%	0.054%
4/22/2021	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	5,600	$0.71M	0.1%	-84.2%	0.025%
4/22/2021	New York State Teachers Retirement System	43,533	$5.53M	0.0%	-4.2%	0.194%
4/20/2021	Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC	4,486	$0.57M	0.3%	+2.3%	0.020%
4/20/2021	Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund	8,815	$1.12M	0.0%	+2.3%	0.039%
4/20/2021	Exchange Traded Concepts LLC	3,867	$0.49M	0.0%	+2.2%	0.017%
4/19/2021	International Assets Investment Management LLC	201	$25K	0.0%	+101.0%	0.001%
4/14/2021	Louisiana State Employees Retirement System	9,700	$1.23M	0.0%	-1.0%	0.043%

Data available starting January 2016

Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used as principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, and lubricating ingredients. Its surfactants are also used in various applications, including emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins, including liquid and powdered products, which are used in CASE applications; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in the food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois.

Today's Range

Now: $130.10

$129.56

$131.58

50 Day Range

MA: $132.53

$126.10

$137.95

52 Week Range

Now: $130.10

$87.60

$139.30

Volume

50,572 shs

Average Volume

72,608 shs

Market Capitalization

$2.93 billion

P/E Ratio

21.65

Dividend Yield

0.93%

Beta

0.71

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Stepan?

Stepan's top insider investors include:

F Quinn Stepan Jr (CEO)
Richard Finn Stepan (VP)
Frank Pacholec (VP)
Arthur W Mergner (VP)
Scott R Behrens (VP)
Gregory E Lawton (Director)
Sean Thomas Moriarty (VP)
Debra Stefaniak (VP)
Luis Rojo (CFO)
Janet Anne Catlett (VP)
David Kabbes (VP)
Jason Scott Keiper (VP)
Edward J Wehmer (Director)
Scott R Behrens (COO)

Who are the major institutional investors of Stepan?

Stepan's top institutional shareholders include:

BlackRock Inc. — 15.53%
HighTower Advisors LLC — 8.84%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 4.55%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp — 1.92%
Westwood Holdings Group Inc. — 1.73%
Geode Capital Management LLC — 1.72%

Which institutional investors are selling Stepan stock?

During the last quarter, SCL stock was sold by these institutional investors:

Renaissance Technologies LLC
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership
Northern Trust Corp
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Panagora Asset Management Inc.
Prudential Financial Inc.
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley

During the previous year, company insiders that have sold Stepan company stock include:

F Quinn Stepan Jr (CEO)
Richard Finn Stepan (VP)
Frank Pacholec (VP)
Arthur W Mergner (VP)
Scott R Behrens (VP)
Gregory E Lawton (Director)
Sean Thomas Moriarty (VP)
Debra Stefaniak (VP)
Luis Rojo (CFO)
Janet Anne Catlett (VP)
David Kabbes (VP)

Which institutional investors are buying Stepan stock?

In the last quarter, SCL stock was purchased by institutional investors including:

BlackRock Inc.
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.
NFJ Investment Group LLC
Acadian Asset Management LLC
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Geode Capital Management LLC
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Jane Street Group LLC

During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Stepan stock:

F Quinn Stepan Jr (CEO)
Richard Finn Stepan (VP)
Frank Pacholec (VP)

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