Origin Enterprises (OGN) Competitors

Grainger (LON:GRI) and Origin Enterprises (LON:OGN) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is GRI or OGN a better dividend stock?

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Origin Enterprises pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 453.3%. Grainger pays out -4,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Enterprises pays out 4,915.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor GRI or OGN?

In the previous week, Grainger had 4 more articles in the media than Origin Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Grainger and 1 mentions for Origin Enterprises. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Origin Enterprises' score of 0.67 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GRI or OGN?

Grainger has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Enterprises has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GRI or OGN?

Grainger presently has a consensus target price of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.50%. Given Grainger's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Grainger is more favorable than Origin Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Origin Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GRI or OGN?

85.8% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Origin Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Grainger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Origin Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GRI or OGN?

Origin Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grainger	£276.05M	5.50	-£1.11M	-£0.15	-1,370.00
Origin Enterprises	£183.08B	0.00	£3.62B	£0.35	10.84

Is GRI or OGN more profitable?

Origin Enterprises has a net margin of 1.98% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.40%. Origin Enterprises' return on equity of 10.29% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	-0.40%	-0.06%	2.14%
Origin Enterprises	1.98%	10.29%	2.96%

Summary

Origin Enterprises beats Grainger on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.