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US · SEC FORM 4
STEPAN CO
SCL · NYSE · CIK 0000094049 · Consumer Defensive · Specialty Chemicals
INSIDER SIGNAL
0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window
15 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
0 sales · 15 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines
WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.
Why is there no score?
- No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
- Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.
Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.
Insider activity timeline
Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.
Showing the six most active owners; 5 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.
Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying
These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.
SIGNAL HISTORY
Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2025-02-25 · Lewis Susan.
Recent Form 4 activity
P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.
Market context
Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 661,474
- Previous report
- 666,552
- Avg daily volume
- 172,631
- Days to cover
- 3.8
FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.
Historical equity purchases
Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.
| Transaction date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-25 | Lewis Susan | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 500 | USD 63.53 | USD 31,765 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2024-08-14 | Kabbes David | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,056 | USD 71.39 | USD 75,388 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2022-08-25 | Keiper Jason Scott | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 500 | USD 112.45 | USD 56,225 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-06-11 | Catlett Janet Anne | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2 | USD 132.04 | USD 215 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-03-12 | Keiper Jason Scott | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 650 | USD 129.54 | USD 84,201 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-03-11 | Catlett Janet Anne | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2 | USD 129.51 | USD 215 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-12-11 | Catlett Janet Anne | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2 | USD 118.25 | USD 214 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-09-15 | Catlett Janet Anne | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2 | USD 117.18 | USD 192 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-06-11 | Catlett Janet Anne | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1 | USD 95.86 | USD 97 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-05-12 | Keiper Jason Scott | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 275 | USD 92.00 | USD 25,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-05-04 | Keiper Jason Scott | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 850 | USD 90.00 | USD 76,500 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-03-16 | Rojo Luis | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 500 | USD 81.90 | USD 40,950 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-03-12 | Kabbes David | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,222 | USD 71.67 | USD 159,251 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-03-11 | Catlett Janet Anne | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1 | USD 78.10 | USD 97 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
51 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 570 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Lisle Shawn G | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 1,154 | USD 62.35 | USD 71,952 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | Lisle Shawn G | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 339 | USD 62.35 | USD 21,137 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-10 | Velasquez Ruben Dario | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 1,358 | USD 64.68 | USD 87,835 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Lisle Shawn G | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 1,154 | USD 62.35 | USD 71,952 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | Lisle Shawn G | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 339 | USD 62.35 | USD 21,137 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-10 | Velasquez Ruben Dario | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 1,358 | USD 64.68 | USD 87,835 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-10 | Velasquez Ruben Dario | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 398 | USD 64.68 | USD 25,743 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-11 | Weitkamp Robin Joseph | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 90 | USD 52.58 | USD 4,732 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-11 | Weitkamp Robin Joseph | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 50 | USD 52.58 | USD 2,629 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | STEPAN F QUINN JR | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,566 | USD 52.61 | USD 134,997 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | REED JAN STERN | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,566 | USD 52.61 | USD 134,997 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | Painter Corning F. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,566 | USD 52.61 | USD 134,997 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | Lewis Susan | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,566 | USD 52.61 | USD 134,997 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | Delgado Joaquin | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,566 | USD 52.61 | USD 134,997 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | Dearth Randall S. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,566 | USD 52.61 | USD 134,997 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | Burgess Lorinda | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,566 | USD 52.61 | USD 134,997 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-01 | Haire Robert Joseph | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 550 | USD 50.33 | USD 27,682 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-01 | Haire Robert Joseph | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 162 | USD 50.33 | USD 8,153 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Stepan Richard Finn | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 429 | USD 49.62 | USD 21,287 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Stepan Richard Finn | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 149 | USD 49.62 | USD 7,393 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Rojo Luis | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 857 | USD 49.62 | USD 42,524 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Rojo Luis | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 252 | USD 49.62 | USD 12,504 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Moriarty Sean Thomas | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 571 | USD 49.62 | USD 28,333 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Moriarty Sean Thomas | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 166 | USD 49.62 | USD 8,237 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Haire Robert Joseph | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 571 | USD 49.62 | USD 28,333 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Haire Robert Joseph | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 168 | USD 49.62 | USD 8,336 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | Stepan Richard Finn | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 1,253 | USD 48.99 | USD 61,384 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | Stepan Richard Finn | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 434 | USD 48.99 | USD 21,262 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | Rojo Luis | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 4,455 | USD 48.99 | USD 218,250 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | Rojo Luis | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 1,306 | USD 48.99 | USD 63,981 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | Moriarty Sean Thomas | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 1,670 | USD 48.99 | USD 81,813 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | Moriarty Sean Thomas | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 570 | USD 48.99 | USD 27,924 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | Haire Robert Joseph | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 1,670 | USD 48.99 | USD 81,813 | SEC filing ↗ |
Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.
Snapshot & identity
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-18 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | SCL |
| CIK | 0000094049 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | 2840 Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics |
| Exchange | NYSE |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 570 transaction lines from 2020-02-19 to 2026-08-26 14 P purchase lines · 86 S sale lines · 470 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.