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 ($7.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 22.6m as of 2025-08-05, 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 ≈ $54.58. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($9.5m notional), 5 hold puts ($1.7m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 204 |
| Q4 2022 | 210 |
| Q1 2023 | 208 |
| Q2 2023 | 196 |
| Q3 2023 | 200 |
| Q4 2023 | 196 |
| Q1 2024 | 201 |
| Q2 2024 | 216 |
| Q3 2024 | 232 |
| Q4 2024 | 209 |
| Q1 2025 | 201 |
| Q2 2025 | 205 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 94 | 93 |
| Q4 2023 | 87 | 103 |
| Q1 2024 | 80 | 90 |
| Q2 2024 | 103 | 86 |
| Q3 2024 | 106 | 105 |
| Q4 2024 | 88 | 117 |
| Q1 2025 | 102 | 97 |
| Q2 2025 | 106 | 99 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.1m | $46.4k | 0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3m | $161.8k | 0.05 |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6m | $1.7m | 0.25 |
| Q2 2025 | $9.5m | $1.7m | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC | New | +158.7k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +102.1k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Added | +83.9k |
| CenterBook Partners LP | Added | +81.0k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | New | +62.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +58.0k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | Added | +53.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +46.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +46.8k |
| CastleKnight Management LP | New | +42.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -202.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -77.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -39.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -38.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -35.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -34.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -31.3k |
| NORGES BANK | Sold out | -29.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -27.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -26.7k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.9m163.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $354.8k6.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $262.0k4.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Unchanged | $1.3m24.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $300.2k5.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $38.0k700 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $5.5k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $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 Q2 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.0m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.5m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $75.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $31.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $176.9m | Reduced -31.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $141.2m | Added +15.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $82.3m | Reduced -3.5k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.3m $73.0m | Added +83.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.2m | Reduced -25.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 917.3k $50.1m | Reduced -16.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 739.4k $40.4m | Reduced -13.7k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 684.8k $37.4m | Added +53.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 541.0k $29.5m | Added +46.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 508.5k $27.8m | Added +9.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 456.4k $24.9m | Added +30.0k |
| SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.11% of their portfolio | 406.0k $22.2m | Added +30.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.7k $14.8m | Reduced -202.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.6k $13.4m | Reduced -35.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.8k $12.8m | Reduced -77.7k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 199.9k $10.9m | Added +232 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.6k $9.8m | Added +21.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 168.9k $9.2m | Reduced -3.1k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 158.7k $8.7m | New |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 1.43% of their portfolio | 143.4k $7.8m | Added +8.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.4k $6.9m | Reduced -25.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.9k $6.4m | Reduced -38.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.9k $6.4m | Added +11.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.7k $6.3m | Reduced -12.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.7k $5.9m | Reduced -7.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.1k $5.6m | Reduced -6.3k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 102.1k $5.6m | New |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 98.3k $5.4m | Added +81.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.2k $4.7m | Added +19.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.4k $4.6m | Added +46.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.1k $4.4m | Reduced -10.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.1k $4.1m | Reduced -39.9k |
| O'Keefe Stevens Advisory, Inc. 1.12% of their portfolio | 73.3k $4.0m | Added +6.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.8k $4.0m | Added +58.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 72.3k $3.9m | Added +5.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.7k $3.8m | Added +4.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.5k $3.7m | Added +7.0k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 62.1k $3.4m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.2k $3.2m | Reduced -141 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.3k $3.0m | Added +17.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.3k $3.0m | Reduced -27.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 52.0k $2.8m | Added +26.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $2.8m | Added +713 |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO 0.62% of their portfolio | 50.0k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.0k $2.6m | Reduced -20.7k |
| DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 45.3k $2.5m | Added +24.3k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 42.7k $2.3m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $2.2m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 38.6k $2.1m | Added +10.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| Dean Capital Management 0.82% of their portfolio | 36.5k $2.0m | Added +21.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $1.9m | Reduced -12.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.7m | Reduced -723 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.4k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $1.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Pullen Investment Management, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 28.2k $1.5m | Added +5.2k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 27.7k $1.5m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $1.5m | Added +74 |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.7k $1.5m | Added +6.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $1.4m | Added +15.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $1.4m | Reduced -25.2k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 24.1k $1.3m | Reduced -163 |
| ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY 0.16% of their portfolio | 23.7k $1.3m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 22.8k $1.2m | Added +13.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $1.2m | Added +17.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $1.2m | Added +1.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $1.2m | Reduced -990 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $1.1m | Reduced -216 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $1.1m | Added +6.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $1.1m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $1.1m | Reduced -10.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.6k $1.1m | Added +2.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $1.0m | Added +5.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.8k $972.0k | Reduced -3.9k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $943.1k | Added +8.2k |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.1k $933.0k | Added +5.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $867.8k | Added +10.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $851.4k | Reduced -2.2k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.3k $832.7k | Reduced -2.8k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.1k $824.0k | Added +7.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.3k $779.6k | Reduced -199 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.9k $759.3k | Reduced -2.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $726.6k | Reduced -34.6k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $690.9k | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.6k $688.0k | Added +916 |
| MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.5k $681.4k | Added +2.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $644.9k | Reduced -885 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.4k $623.6k | Added +6.8k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.9k $597.7k | Reduced -464 |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 10.9k $594.4k | Reduced -968 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $572.3k | Reduced -125 |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.5k $572.3k | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $561.4k | Unchanged |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $560.6k | Added +3.8k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.9k $540.3k | Reduced -100 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $532.5k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $529.4k | Added +200 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $528.0k | Added +4.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.6k $525.9k | New |
| Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.5k $518.5k | Unchanged |