Origin Agritech (SEED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Origin Agritech Limited is an agricultural biotechnology and seed company focused on crop breeding, seed development and related technologies. The company’s activities center primarily on corn, including the development and commercialization of hybrid corn seed varieties and biotechnology traits designed to support crop productivity and other agronomic characteristics.

Based in China, Origin Agritech has historically served the Chinese agricultural market through research, breeding, production and distribution activities. Its product and technology portfolio has included corn seed varieties, plant biotechnology and crop-improvement platforms, with research directed toward developing improved traits and higher-performing commercial hybrids.

Origin Agritech was established in 1997 and became a publicly traded company in the United States in 2005. The company has also pursued collaborations and licensing opportunities related to agricultural biotechnology. Its operations and product development are primarily associated with China’s crop-seed industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.73 to $0.75
• 50-Day Range: $0.68 to $1.07
• 52-Week Range: $0.66 to $2.49
• Volume: 2,119 shs
• Average Volume: 92,847 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.44 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Origin Agritech Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Origin Agritech scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Origin Agritech has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: N/A
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.16% of the float of Origin Agritech has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Origin Agritech has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Origin Agritech has recently decreased by 42.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Origin Agritech does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Origin Agritech has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Origin Agritech this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SEED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.44% of the stock of Origin Agritech is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.70% of the stock of Origin Agritech is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SEED
• CIK: 1321851
• Web: originagritech.com
• Phone: 861058907588
• Fax: 86-10-5890-7577
• Employees: 97
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.85 million
• Price / Sales: 0.73
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($1.20) per share
• Price / Book: -0.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,920,000
• Free Float: 10,083,000
• Market Cap: $9.44 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.56