Orion (OEC) Competitors

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) and Orion (NYSE:OEC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Is MEOH or OEC a better dividend stock?

Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Orion pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Methanex pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orion pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Methanex has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Methanex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MEOH or OEC?

73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Orion shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Orion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MEOH or OEC more profitable?

Methanex has a net margin of 4.41% compared to Orion's net margin of 2.35%. Orion's return on equity of 20.94% beat Methanex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%
Orion	2.35%	20.94%	5.34%

Do analysts recommend MEOH or OEC?

Methanex currently has a consensus price target of $44.88, suggesting a potential upside of 30.32%. Orion has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.54%. Given Methanex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than Orion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Orion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, MEOH or OEC?

Methanex has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MEOH or OEC?

Methanex received 500 more outperform votes than Orion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.35% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Orion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methanex	Outperform Votes 776 63.35%	Underperform Votes 449 36.65%
Orion	Outperform Votes 276 60.66%	Underperform Votes 179 39.34%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MEOH or OEC?

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than Orion. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion, 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
Methanex	$3.70B	0.63	$163.99M	$2.98	11.56
Orion	$1.85B	0.36	$103.50M	$0.46	25.93

Does the media favor MEOH or OEC?

In the previous week, Methanex had 5 more articles in the media than Orion. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Methanex and 3 mentions for Orion. Orion's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Methanex's score of 0.48 indicating that Orion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methanex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Orion	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Methanex beats Orion on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.