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Orion (OEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.47 +0.05 (+0.51%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$10.46 -0.01 (-0.12%)
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About Orion Stock (NYSE:OEC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.23
$10.49
50-Day Range
$9.09
$11.54
52-Week Range
$9.03
$19.48
Volume
559,916 shs
Average Volume
692,014 shs
Market Capitalization
$588.06 million
P/E Ratio
38.79
Dividend Yield
0.76%
Price Target
$12.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Orion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

OEC MarketRank™: 

Orion scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Orion has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Orion has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Orion's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Orion are expected to grow by 20.23% in the coming year, from $1.73 to $2.08 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Orion is 38.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Orion is 38.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 110.58.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Orion has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Orion's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.22% of the float of Orion has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Orion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Orion has recently decreased by 17.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Orion has a dividend yield of 0.79%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Orion does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Orion is 29.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Orion will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.85% next year. This indicates that Orion will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Orion's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.22% of the float of Orion has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Orion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Orion has recently decreased by 17.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Orion has a news sentiment score of 1.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Orion this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Orion to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Orion insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.70% of the stock of Orion is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.33% of the stock of Orion is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Orion's insider trading history.
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OEC Stock News Headlines

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OEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Orion's stock was trading at $15.79 at the beginning of the year. Since then, OEC shares have decreased by 33.7% and is now trading at $10.4730.

Orion S.A. (NYSE:OEC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
.

Orion's top institutional investors include Pzena Investment Management LLC (8.13%), Brown Advisory Inc. (4.40%), Harvey Partners LLC (4.32%) and American Century Companies Inc. (3.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Corning F Painter, Jeffrey Glajch, Carlos Quinones, Dan F Smith and Sandra Niewiem.
View institutional ownership trends
.

Shares of OEC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Orion investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/2 Dividend
6/11/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend
6/11/2025
Dividend Payable
7/02/2025
Record date for 10/8 Dividend
7/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend
7/07/2025
Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Dividend Payable
10/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:OEC
CIK
1609804
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,658
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$17.00
Low Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.6%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.27
Trailing P/E Ratio
38.79
Forward P/E Ratio
6.05
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$44.20 million
Net Margins
0.82%
Pretax Margin
0.78%
Return on Equity
16.67%
Return on Assets
4.00%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.46
Current Ratio
1.10
Quick Ratio
0.64

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.84 billion
Price / Sales
0.32
Cash Flow
$3.98 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.63
Book Value
$8.31 per share
Price / Book
1.26

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
56,150,000
Free Float
54,634,000
Market Cap
$588.06 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10
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This page (NYSE:OEC) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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