Origin Materials (ORGN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VHI or ORGN?

Valhi received 176 more outperform votes than Origin Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.41% of users gave Valhi an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave Origin Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valhi	Outperform Votes 234 63.41%	Underperform Votes 135 36.59%
Origin Materials	Outperform Votes 58 60.42%	Underperform Votes 38 39.58%

Is VHI or ORGN more profitable?

Valhi has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Origin Materials' net margin of -229.52%. Valhi's return on equity of 6.90% beat Origin Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valhi	4.29%	6.90%	3.36%
Origin Materials	-229.52%	-21.26%	-19.30%

Do analysts recommend VHI or ORGN?

Valhi currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.94%. Origin Materials has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.19%. Given Origin Materials' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Origin Materials is more favorable than Valhi.

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

Does the media refer more to VHI or ORGN?

In the previous week, Origin Materials had 4 more articles in the media than Valhi. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Origin Materials and 1 mentions for Valhi. Valhi's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Origin Materials' score of -0.56 indicating that Valhi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valhi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Origin Materials	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is VHI or ORGN a better dividend stock?

Valhi pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Origin Materials pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 29.9%. Valhi pays out 10.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Materials pays out -56.1% 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. Origin Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, VHI or ORGN?

Valhi has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Materials has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VHI or ORGN?

3.8% of Valhi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of Origin Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valhi shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, VHI or ORGN?

Origin Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Valhi. Origin Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valhi, 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
Valhi	$1.92B	0.35	-$12.10M	$3.12	7.72
Origin Materials	$35.12M	4.46	$23.80M	-$0.57	-1.88

Summary

Valhi beats Origin Materials on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.