Stepan Co· SCL

🇺🇸 US · SmallSP600NYSE

Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty Website

Price: $61.88
Day: -1.57%
Mkt Cap: $1.41B
52W Range: $41.82 – $68.00
Volume: 489.2K
Beta: 0.94

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 4.0 / 5 (Bullish), from 2 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 236 institutions hold; 127 added, 66 reduced

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SCL|Basic Materials|Chemicals - Specialty

Current price: $62

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q1 2024

N/A

insufficient history to compare

Seller breadth · Q1 2024

3 sellers

vs 2.0 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+70

161 adding vs 91 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

89.0%

236 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

3.5M

+4.4%

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

1.6M

-0.0%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

1.4M

+1.7%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

1.1M

+0.7%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

949.9K

+0.8%

AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC

948.5K

+29.5%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

114

48 buying114 unchanged35 selling

197 funds held SCL in Q2 2026, holding 11.8M shares between them, down 0.0% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST331.0K sh

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS16.5K sh

Voya INVESTORS TRUST2.4K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q1 2024

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Aug 4

STEPAN F QUINN JR

$314.8K

Sale · Aug 5

STEPAN F QUINN JR

$186.8K

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 21, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

SCL Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

4.0/5

Bullish

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (2 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

No data

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+54

Fund Flow

10% weight

+25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 4.0/5 (Bullish) based on a weighted combination of 2 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for SCL

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

No Data

No recent insider signal

Most recent insider filing was Q3 2025.

Notable Recent Transactions, SCL

Top 2 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

STEPAN F QUINN JR

Director

Sell

6,300 shares at $49.96

≈3.7% of their stake at the time

Aug 4, 2025$314.76K

STEPAN F QUINN JR

Director

Sell

3,700 shares at $50.49

≈2.3% of their stake at the time

Aug 5, 2025$186.81K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for SCL

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bullish Signal

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

89.0% institutional ownership

Moderate accumulation: 161 adding vs 91 reducing

13F shares increased by 3.5%, a notable change

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

+70

Net breadth

161 adding vs 91 reducing

Accumulating

1.77

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

New − closed

34 initiated, 25 exited

7 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+161 growing-91 shrinkingNet: +70

127

New (34)

Increased (127)

Reduced (66)

Closed (25)

Top Institutional Holders, SCL

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

3.5M

$192.7M

Ownership

15.11%

+4.4%

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

1.6M

$88.6M

Ownership

6.94%

-0.0%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

1.4M

$77.0M

Ownership

6.04%

+1.7%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

1.1M

$62.7M

Ownership

4.91%

+0.7%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

949.9K

$52.9M

Ownership

4.15%

+0.8%

AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC

948.5K

$52.9M

Ownership

4.14%

+29.5%

DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC

936.6K

$52.2M

Ownership

4.09%

-1.2%

STATE STREET CORP

888.7K

$49.5M

Ownership

3.88%

-1.6%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 197 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

48 buying35 sellingNet: +13

114

Buying (48)

Unchanged (114)

Selling (35)

In total, funds bought 343.2K shares and sold 343.4K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bullish Signal

Funds accumulating in Q2 2026

197 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

48 buying vs 35 selling (balanced)

Top Fund Holders, SCL

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

331.0K

Weight

1.64%

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

16.5K

Weight

0.00%

Jul 31, 2026Increased

Voya INVESTORS TRUST

2.4K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026No change

BNY Mellon Investment Funds I

2.4K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026No change

WESMARK FUNDS

2.3K

Weight

0.06%

Jun 30, 2026No change

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II

2.3K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS

2.3K

Weight

0.08%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV

2.0K

Weight

0.04%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Stepan Co· SCL

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History27Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings116Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History27Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings116Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights