STEPAN CO SCL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 858586100 · ISIN US8585861003
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustrySoap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics
- HeadquartersNorthfield, IL
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 22.2m as of 2022-10-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $93.72. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($2.4m notional), 2 hold puts ($9.0k).
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $1.8m18.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $646.0k6.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $28.0k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | — | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $9.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | — | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-29 | 14.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.0% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution +0.2 pts · filed 2026-10-08 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $436.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $56.2k | 3 | $361.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-25 | Keiper Jason Scott VP & Chief Tech & Sust Officer | Bought | $56.2k500 shares |
| 2022-08-15 | Behrens Scott R. President & COO | Sold | $114.1k1.0k shares |
| 2022-08-12 | LAWTON GREGORY E Director | Sold | $141.1k1.2k shares |
| 2022-08-10 | Behrens Scott R. President & COO | Sold | $60.1k550 shares |
| 2022-07-29 | Rojo Luis VP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $46.1k400 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $343.2m | — |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $236.8m | — |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $186.5m | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $173.8m | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $96.9m | — |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 548.9k $51.4m | — |
| SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.60% of their portfolio | 397.7k $37.3m | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.9k $34.9m | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.7k $31.7m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 266.0k $24.9m | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.3k $24.4m | — |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.6k $19.9m | — |
| ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C 0.09% of their portfolio | 210.2k $19.7m | — |
| PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 172.2k $16.1m | — |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 152.4k $14.3m | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.3k $14.1m | — |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 145.1k $13.6m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.3k $13.1m | — |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.7k $12.2m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.5k $11.9m | — |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 104.6k $9.8m | — |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.4k $8.7m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.5k $8.7m | — |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 91.8k $9.3m | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.0k $8.1m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.5k $7.8m | — |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 81.4k $7.6m | — |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 1.56% of their portfolio | 77.4k $7.2m | — |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 76.3k $7.1m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.4k $6.8m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.3k $5.9m | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.9k $5.7m | — |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.3k $5.6m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $5.0m | — |
| O'Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc. 3.28% of their portfolio | 51.8k $4.9m | — |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.3k $4.6m | — |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 45.0k $4.2m | — |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.6k $3.9m | — |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.0k $3.8m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.1k $3.8m | — |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.8k $3.6m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.2k $3.5m | — |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 33.2k $3.1m | — |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.1k $2.8m | — |
| ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY 0.43% of their portfolio | 28.6k $2.7m | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.9k $2.6m | — |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.8k $2.7m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $2.6m | — |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 26.9k $2.5m | — |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $2.5m | — |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.1k $2.5m | — |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.7k $2.3m | — |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.9k $2.1m | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $2.0m | — |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $2.1m | — |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.3k $2.0m | — |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $2.0m | — |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.1k $2.0m | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $2.0m | — |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $1.9m | — |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.6k $1.8m | — |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.3k $1.8m | — |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.1k $1.6m | — |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.0k $1.6m | — |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.2k $1.6m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $1.5m | — |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 15.5k $1.5m | — |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.2k $1.4m | — |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.7k $1.4m | — |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $1.4m | — |
| Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 14.5k $1.4m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $1.2m | — |
| DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 13.0k $1.2m | — |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $1.1m | — |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.9k $1.1m | — |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7k $1.1m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $1.1m | — |
| AdvisorShares Investments LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 11.3k $1.1m | — |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $1.0m | — |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.1k $1.0m | — |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.1k $1.0m | — |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.4k $975.0k | — |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.2k $958.0k | — |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.1k $946.0k | — |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $946.0k | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $926.0k | — |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.8k $918.0k | — |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.7k $907.0k | — |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.7k $906.0k | — |
| Savant Capital, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.6k $898.0k | — |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4k $880.0k | — |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $767.0k | — |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.1k $763.2k | — |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $740.1k | — |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $735.0k | — |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $726.0k | — |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6k $710.0k | — |
| Swedbank AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $674.5k | — |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $671.0k | — |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.1k $666.0k | — |