Orion (OEC) Competitors

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

Is OEC or MEOH a better dividend stock?

Orion pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Orion pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 32.0% 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OEC or MEOH?

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
Orion	$1.88B	0.37	$103.50M	$0.75	16.49
Methanex	$3.72B	0.60	$163.99M	$2.31	14.34

Which has more volatility & risk, OEC or MEOH?

Orion has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OEC or MEOH 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
Orion	2.35%	20.94%	5.34%
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OEC or MEOH?

Methanex received 499 more outperform votes than Orion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.44% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 60.57% of users gave Orion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion	Outperform Votes 275 60.57%	Underperform Votes 179 39.43%
Methanex	Outperform Votes 774 63.44%	Underperform Votes 446 36.56%

Does the media prefer OEC or MEOH?

In the previous week, Methanex had 18 more articles in the media than Orion. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Methanex and 6 mentions for Orion. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Orion's score of 0.56 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methanex	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OEC or MEOH?

94.3% of Orion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Orion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer OEC or MEOH?

Orion presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.75%. Methanex has a consensus price target of $47.88, indicating a potential upside of 44.56%. Given Orion's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Orion is more favorable than Methanex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Methanex beats Orion on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.