Origin Materials (ORGN) Competitors

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) and Origin Materials (NASDAQ:ORGN) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LXFR or ORGN?

90.8% of Luxfer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of Origin Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Luxfer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Origin Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LXFR or ORGN?

In the previous week, Luxfer and Luxfer both had 2 articles in the media. Origin Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Luxfer's score of 0.24 indicating that Origin Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Luxfer	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Origin Materials	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, LXFR or ORGN?

Luxfer has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Materials has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LXFR or ORGN?

Origin Materials has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 152.53%. Given Origin Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Origin Materials is more favorable than Luxfer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luxfer	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Origin Materials	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LXFR or ORGN?

Luxfer has higher revenue and earnings than Origin Materials. Origin Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, 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
Luxfer	$399.50M	0.83	$18.40M	$0.78	15.64
Origin Materials	$31.28M	2.85	-$83.70M	-$0.67	-0.89

Is LXFR or ORGN more profitable?

Luxfer has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Origin Materials' net margin of -321.96%. Luxfer's return on equity of 11.56% beat Origin Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luxfer	5.31%	11.56%	6.54%
Origin Materials	-321.96%	-27.44%	-24.71%

Summary

Luxfer beats Origin Materials on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.