Origin Materials (ORGN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Origin Materials, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a carbon-negative materials company. The company develops a proprietary biomass conversion platform to convert biomass, or plant-based carbon into building block chemicals chloromethylfurfural and hydrothermal carbon, as well as other oils and extractives and other co-products. Origin Materials, Inc. is headquartered in West Sacramento, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.46 to $0.50
• 50-Day Range: $0.44 to $0.85
• 52-Week Range: $0.40 to $1.90
• Volume: 758,167 shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $71.77 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $1.50
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Origin Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Origin Materials scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 204th out of 259 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Origin Materials has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Origin Materials has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Origin Materials are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.60) to ($0.41) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Origin Materials is -0.84, 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 Origin Materials is -0.84, 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

Origin Materials has a P/B Ratio of 0.17. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.60% of the float of Origin Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Origin Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Origin Materials has recently increased by 9.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Origin Materials does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Origin Materials does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.60% of the float of Origin Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Origin Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Origin Materials has recently increased by 9.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Origin Materials has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Origin Materials this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Origin Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.49% of the stock of Origin Materials is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 29.91% of the stock of Origin Materials is held by institutions.

ORGN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ORGN shares performed this year?

Origin Materials' stock was trading at $1.28 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ORGN shares have decreased by 62.5% and is now trading at $0.4805.
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How were Origin Materials' earnings last quarter?

Origin Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORGN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The financial services provider reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.10. The financial services provider earned $5.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $29.10 million. Origin Materials had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.26% and a negative net margin of 229.52%.
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Who are Origin Materials' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Origin Materials include HighTower Advisors LLC (0.49%), Rehmann Capital Advisory Group (0.41%), Invesco Ltd. (0.31%) and Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Boon Sim, John Bissell, Matthew T Plavan, Richard J Riley, Joshua C Lee, John Hickox, Stephen Galowitz, Nathan S Whaley and Cook Pia Johanna Heidenmark.
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How do I buy shares of Origin Materials?

Shares of ORGN 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Origin Materials own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Origin Materials investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Alphabet (GOOG) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 5/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Industrial organic chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ORGN
• CIK: 1268039
• Web: www.origenfinancial.com
• Phone: 916-231-9329
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 160
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $1.50
• High Stock Price Target: $1.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $1.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +212.2%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.67)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $23.80 million
• Net Margins: -229.52%
• Pretax Margin: -232.10%
• Return on Equity: -21.26%
• Return on Assets: -19.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 16.27
• Quick Ratio: 16.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $29.89 million
• Price / Sales: 2.40
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.90 per share
• Price / Book: 0.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 149,355,000
• Free Float: 120,671,000
• Market Cap: $71.77 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98