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Orion (OEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$12.03 -0.19 (-1.55%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$12.02 0.00 (-0.04%)
As of 04/25/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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About Orion Stock (NYSE:OEC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.79
$12.12
50-Day Range
$10.76
$15.15
52-Week Range
$10.50
$26.05
Volume
346,339 shs
Average Volume
509,589 shs
Market Capitalization
$681.55 million
P/E Ratio
16.04
Dividend Yield
0.67%
Price Target
$20.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Orion S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of carbon black products. It operates in two segments, Specialty Carbon Black and Rubber Carbon Black. The company offers post-treated specialty carbon black grades for coatings and printing applications; high purity carbon black grades for the fiber industry; and conductive carbon black grades for batteries, polymers, and coatings. It also provides rubber carbon black products for applications in mechanical rubber goods, as well as in tires under the ECORAX brand name; and acetylene-based conductive additives for lithium-ion batteries and other applications. It operates in the United States, Brazil, rest of the Americas, Germany, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Turkey, France, Rest of EMEA, China, the Republic of Korea, and rest of Asia. The company was formerly known as Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. and changed its name to Orion S.A. in June 2023. Orion S.A. was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Senningerberg, Luxembourg.

Orion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

OEC MarketRank™: 

Orion scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 186 stocks in the basic 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Orion has only been the subject of 2 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 20.23% in the coming year, from $1.73 to $2.08 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Orion is 16.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Orion is 16.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 74.77.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Orion has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Orion's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.26% 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 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Orion has recently decreased by 0.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Orion has a dividend yield of 0.70%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Orion does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Orion is 10.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Orion will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.85% next year. This indicates that Orion will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Orion's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.26% 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 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Orion has recently decreased by 0.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Orion has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Orion this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Orion to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Orion insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $43,131.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.20% 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 News Headlines

JP Morgan downgrades Orion amid economic uncertainty
JP Morgan Downgrades Orion (OEC)
Trump’s tariffs just split the AI market in two
Trump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. One group of AI companies—the ones relying on cheap foreign hardware—just saw their costs shoot through the roof. For the other group of AI companies, they were just handed a massive competitive advantage. Make no mistake, AI as a whole is still a game-changer for the global economy. But within the AI sector, Trump’s tariffs have created a huge divergence.
Orion Engineered price target lowered to $13 from $15 at Mizuho
Jefferies Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Orion Engineered (OEC)
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OEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Orion's stock was trading at $15.79 at the beginning of the year. Since then, OEC shares have decreased by 23.8% and is now trading at $12.03.
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Orion S.A. (NYSE:OEC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 19th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.10. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $434.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $437.03 million. Orion had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.94% and a net margin of 2.35%.
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Top institutional investors of Orion include Rhumbline Advisers (0.15%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.05%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.04%) and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (0.03%). 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

Last Earnings
2/19/2025
Record date for 4/4 Dividend
3/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/4 Dividend
3/13/2025
Dividend Payable
4/04/2025
Today
4/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Miscellaneous chemical products
Sub-Industry
Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:OEC
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,600
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$20.00
High Stock Price Target
$26.00
Low Stock Price Target
$12.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+66.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
16.04
Forward P/E Ratio
6.95
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$103.50 million
Pretax Margin
3.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.88 billion
Cash Flow
$3.16 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.81
Book Value
$8.24 per share
Price / Book
1.46

Miscellaneous

Free Float
56,450,000
Market Cap
$681.55 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.25
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This page (NYSE:OEC) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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