SCL Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Friedman Industries has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Stepan's net margin of -1.23%. Stepan's return on equity of 4.19% beat Friedman Industries's return on equity of 4.48%.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.43%. 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 0.972, which suggesting that the stock is 2.833% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.390, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 39.042%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.76%. Friedman Industries offers a yield of 1.11% 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 $525.6M, which are larger than Friedman Industries quarterly revenues of $94.1M. Stepan's net income of $3.4M is higher than Friedman Industries's net income of -$1.2M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.91x while Friedman Industries's PE ratio is 17.77x. 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 is 0.58x versus 0.22x for Friedman Industries. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Kaiser Aluminum has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Stepan's net margin of 0.93%. Stepan's return on equity of 4.19% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity of 7.06%.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.43%. On the other hand Kaiser Aluminum has an analysts' consensus of $79.67 which suggests that it could grow by 31.42%. Given that Stepan has higher upside potential than Kaiser Aluminum, analysts believe Stepan is more attractive than Kaiser Aluminum.

Stepan has a beta of 0.972, which suggesting that the stock is 2.833% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.319, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 31.862%.

Stepan has a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.76%. Kaiser Aluminum offers a yield of 5.08% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share. Stepan pays 67.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Kaiser Aluminum pays out 108.33% 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 $525.6M, which are smaller than Kaiser Aluminum quarterly revenues of $765.4M. Stepan's net income of $3.4M is lower than Kaiser Aluminum's net income of $7.1M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.91x while Kaiser Aluminum's PE ratio is 21.12x. 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 0.58x versus 0.33x for Kaiser Aluminum. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Paramount Gold Nevada has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 4.19% beat Paramount Gold Nevada's return on equity of --.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.43%. On the other hand Paramount Gold Nevada has an analysts' consensus of $1.40 which suggests that it could grow by 278.38%. 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 0.972, which suggesting that the stock is 2.833% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Paramount Gold Nevada has a beta of 1.856, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 85.622%.

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 $525.6M, which are larger than Paramount Gold Nevada quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $3.4M is higher than Paramount Gold Nevada's net income of -$2M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.91x 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 0.58x versus -- for Paramount Gold Nevada. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Solitario Resources has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Stepan's net margin of --. Stepan's return on equity of 4.19% beat Solitario Resources's return on equity of --.

Stepan has a consensus price target of $85.00, signalling upside risk potential of 54.43%. On the other hand Solitario Resources has an analysts' consensus of $1.50 which suggests that it could grow by 150%. Given that Solitario Resources has higher upside potential than Stepan, analysts believe Solitario Resources is more attractive than Stepan.

Stepan has a beta of 0.972, which suggesting that the stock is 2.833% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Solitario Resources has a beta of 0.767, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 23.283%.

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 $525.6M, which are larger than Solitario Resources quarterly revenues of --. Stepan's net income of $3.4M is higher than Solitario Resources's net income of -$1.6M. Notably, Stepan's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.91x 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 0.58x versus -- for Solitario Resources. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.