Orion (OEC) Competitors

Orion (NYSE:OEC) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer OEC or AVNT?

Orion currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.67%. Avient has a consensus target price of $45.60, indicating a potential upside of 34.23%. Given Orion's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Orion is more favorable than Avient.

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
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility & risk, OEC or AVNT?

Orion has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, OEC or AVNT?

Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Orion. Orion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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	0.28	$44.20M	$0.46	20.38
Avient	$3.24B	0.96	$169.50M	$1.28	26.54

Is OEC or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 3.65% compared to Orion's net margin of 1.44%. Orion's return on equity of 17.66% beat Avient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion	1.44%	17.66%	4.39%
Avient	3.65%	10.57%	4.17%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OEC or AVNT?

94.3% of Orion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Orion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer OEC or AVNT?

In the previous week, Avient had 22 more articles in the media than Orion. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Avient and 5 mentions for Orion. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Orion's score of 0.11 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avient	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is OEC or AVNT a better dividend stock?

Orion pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Orion pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avient is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Avient beats Orion on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.