12-1 Month Momentum % is the total return of the stock from 12-month ago to 1-month ago. As of today (2024-04-26), Stepan Co's 12-1 Month Momentum % is -2.77%.
The industry rank for Stepan Co's 12-1 Month Momentum % or its related term are showing as below:
SCL's 12-1 Month Momentum % is ranked better than 52.89% of 1558
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: -4.945
vs SCL: -2.77
Competitive Comparison of Stepan Co's 12-1 Month Momentum %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Stepan Co's 12-1 Month Momentum %, along with its competitors' market caps and 12-1 Month Momentum % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Stepan Co's 12-1 Month Momentum % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Stepan Co's 12-1 Month Momentum % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stepan Co's 12-1 Month Momentum % falls into.
Stepan Co (NYSE:SCL) 12-1 Month Momentum % Calculation
12-1 Month Momentum % is calculated as following:
12-1 Month Momentum %
=
( Price 1-month ago
/
Price 12-month ago
- 1 )
*
100 %
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Stepan Co (NYSE:SCL) 12-1 Month Momentum % Explanation
Momentum investing is a trading strategy in which investors buy securities that are rising and sell before the prices start to go back down. The 12-1 Month Momentum % measures the total return to a stock over the past twelve months, but ignores the previous month.
The reason why the most recent month’s return dropped related to the short-term reversal effect associated with momentum. There is an academic finding that short-term momentum actually has a reversal effect, whereby the previous winners (measured over the past months) do poorly the next month, while the previous losers do well the next month. In order to eliminate the short-term reversal effect, the previous month return was not included in this calculation.
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Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. Most of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States.
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