ORGN vs. LXFR, ARQ, AMTX, VGAS, FSI, TSE, LODE, ALTO, ZTEK, and LOOP
Should you be buying Origin Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Origin Materials include Luxfer (LXFR), ARQ (ARQ), Aemetis (AMTX), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Flexible Solutions International (FSI), Trinseo (TSE), Comstock (LODE), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), Zentek (ZTEK), and Loop Industries (LOOP). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
Origin Materials vs. Its Competitors
Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) and Origin Materials (NASDAQ:ORGN) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
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.
Luxfer has a net margin of 6.02% compared to Origin Materials' net margin of -312.11%. Luxfer's return on equity of 11.75% beat Origin Materials' return on equity.
In the previous week, Luxfer had 1 more articles in the media than Origin Materials. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Luxfer and 2 mentions for Origin Materials. Luxfer's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Origin Materials' score of -1.00 indicating that Luxfer is being referred to more favorably in the media.
90.8% of Luxfer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of Origin Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Luxfer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Origin Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Luxfer has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Materials has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Origin Materials has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 154.41%. Given Origin Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Origin Materials is more favorable than Luxfer.
Summary
Luxfer beats Origin Materials on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:ORGN) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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