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Orion (OEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$5.74 -0.09 (-1.46%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$5.64
$5.79
50-Day Range
$5.69
$7.57
52-Week Range
$4.34
$8.66
Volume
117,400 shs
Average Volume
603,912 shs
Market Capitalization
$324.71 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.39%
Price Target
$6.08
Consensus Rating
Strong Sell

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.

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Orion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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OEC MarketRank™: 

Orion scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 181st out of 229 stocks in the 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 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.

  • Read more about Orion's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 -3.30, 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 -3.30, 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 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Orion's valuation and earnings.
  • 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 Yield

    Orion pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, 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.

  • Read more about Orion's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Orion has a news sentiment score of 0.63. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Orion this week, compared to 2 articles 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 -50% compared to the previous 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

    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.

  • Read more about Orion's insider trading history.
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OEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Orion's stock was trading at $5.29 at the beginning of the year. Since then, OEC shares have increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $5.7370.

Orion S.A. (NYSE:OEC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.02. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $500.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $474.43 million. Orion had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.31% and a negative net margin of 5.28%.
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Orion (OEC) raised $0 in an IPO on Friday, July 25th 2014. The company issued 0 shares at $18.00 per share.

Orion's top institutional shareholders include Pzena Investment Management LLC (8.46%), BlackRock Inc. (7.46%), JB Capital Partners LP (0.59%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Corning F Painter, Jeffrey Glajch, Carlos Quinones, Dan F Smith and Sandra Niewiem.
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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 AUO (AUOTY).

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
9/18/2026
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
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,639
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$8.00
Low Price Target
$5.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.7%
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
71.94
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
$1.81 billion
Price / Sales
0.18
Cash Flow
$2.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.99
Book Value
$6.85 per share
Price / Book
0.84

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
56,520,000
Free Float
54,771,000
Market Cap
$325.27 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.99
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This page (NYSE:OEC) was last updated on 9/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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