Orion (OEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC) is a specialty chemicals company that develops, produces and markets carbon black. Its products are used as pigments, performance additives and conductive materials in applications including tires, rubber goods, coatings, printing inks, plastics, batteries and other industrial products.

The company supplies both specialty and high-performance carbon black products, which can provide coloration, ultraviolet protection, conductivity and reinforcement. Orion serves customers across a range of industries and operates internationally, with manufacturing and commercial activities spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Orion traces its roots to the carbon black operations formerly associated with Evonik Industries and became an independent publicly traded company in 2011. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg. Its chief executive officer is Corning F. Painter.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.68 to $5.98
• 50-Day Range: $5.30 to $7.57
• 52-Week Range: $4.34 to $9.30
• Volume: 390,214 shs
• Average Volume: 610,832 shs
• Market Capitalization: $332.75 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: $6.08
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Orion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Orion scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 173rd out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Orion has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Orion is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 337.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Orion are expected to grow by 337.50% in the coming year, from $0.08 to $0.35 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Orion is -3.40, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Orion is -3.40, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Orion has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.10% 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 5.14.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Orion has recently increased by 5.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Orion pays a meaningful dividend of 1.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Orion will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.86% next year. This indicates that Orion will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Orion has a news sentiment score of 1.54. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Orion this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for OEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.10% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:OEC
• CIK: 1609804
• Web: www.orioncarbons.com
• Phone: (352) 704-8060
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,639
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Orion: $6.08
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.73)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 73.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$70.10 million
• Net Margins: -5.28%
• Pretax Margin: -3.49%
• Return on Equity: -0.31%
• Return on Assets: -0.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.72
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.18
• Cash Flow: $2.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.01
• Book Value: $6.85 per share
• Price / Book: 0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 56,523,000
• Free Float: 54,771,000
• Market Cap: $332.75 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99