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Orion (OEC) Competitors

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$15.54 +0.04 (+0.26%)
(As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET)

OEC vs. WDFC, ASPI, ARQ, FTK, ZTEK, FSI, ESI, CBT, SLVM, and OR

Should you be buying Orion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Orion include WD-40 (WDFC), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), ARQ (ARQ), Flotek Industries (FTK), Zentek (ZTEK), Flexible Solutions International (FSI), Element Solutions (ESI), Cabot (CBT), Sylvamo (SLVM), and Osisko Gold Royalties (OR).

Orion vs.

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Orion (NYSE:OEC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

WD-40 received 7 more outperform votes than Orion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.53% of users gave Orion an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
WD-40Outperform Votes
280
53.33%
Underperform Votes
245
46.67%
OrionOutperform Votes
273
60.53%
Underperform Votes
178
39.47%

WD-40 has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, WD-40 had 9 more articles in the media than Orion. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for WD-40 and 1 mentions for Orion. Orion's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat WD-40's score of 0.77 indicating that Orion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WD-40
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Orion
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Orion pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. WD-40 pays out 73.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orion pays out 15.1% 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.

Orion has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. Orion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WD-40$590.56M5.74$69.64M$5.1148.91
Orion$1.91B0.47$103.50M$0.5329.32

WD-40 currently has a consensus target price of $301.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.43%. Orion has a consensus target price of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 69.46%. Given Orion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion is more favorable than WD-40.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WD-40
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Orion
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

WD-40 has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Orion's net margin of 1.67%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.53% beat Orion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WD-4011.79% 31.53% 15.81%
Orion 1.67%18.97%4.86%

91.5% of WD-40 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Orion shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Orion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Orion beats WD-40 on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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OEC vs. The Competition

MetricOrionchemical products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$896.97M$1.49B$2.84B$19.19B
Dividend Yield0.49%1.23%5.16%3.62%
P/E Ratio29.3219.20112.6541.30
Price / Sales0.47217.94797,527.8917.58
Price / Cash4.3769.4524.3721.28
Price / Book1.895.023.405.32
Net Income$103.50M$59.71M$154.69M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-10.59%-9.59%-2.91%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-13.76%-15.77%1.42%-3.68%
1 Year Performance-42.99%43.63%17.96%12.14%

Orion Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OEC
Orion
3.9604 of 5 stars
$15.54
+0.3%
$26.33
+69.5%
-41.9%$896.97M$1.91B29.321,650Positive News
WDFC
WD-40
2.2382 of 5 stars
$268.92
+0.9%
$301.00
+11.9%
+5.9%$3.64B$590.56M52.16580News Coverage
ASPI
ASP Isotopes
0.6583 of 5 stars
$5.92
+18.4%
$4.50
-24.0%
+181.0%$422.63M$3.38M-9.3176High Trading Volume
ARQ
ARQ
3.5614 of 5 stars
$7.05
-0.6%
$10.00
+41.8%
N/A$296.33M$110.02M-709.00140Positive News
FTK
Flotek Industries
1.5543 of 5 stars
$7.98
-1.2%
$7.50
-6.0%
+97.8%$237.77M$178.46M31.08130Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
ZTEK
Zentek
0.02 of 5 stars
$1.08
-4.4%
N/A-19.6%$112.36M$20,000.00-14.1324
FSI
Flexible Solutions International
N/A$3.89
-1.5%
N/A+116.5%$48.47M$38.33M11.9740
ESI
Element Solutions
4.4373 of 5 stars
$26.76
-1.9%
$31.40
+17.3%
+11.6%$6.48B$2.33B24.595,300Positive News
CBT
Cabot
4.8138 of 5 stars
$101.88
-1.5%
$105.00
+3.1%
+10.6%$5.54B$3.99B15.344,200Short Interest ↓
Positive News
SLVM
Sylvamo
2.9403 of 5 stars
$88.19
+0.5%
$89.00
+0.9%
+62.3%$3.62B$3.72B13.656,500Dividend Announcement
OR
Osisko Gold Royalties
2.5771 of 5 stars
$19.08
+0.1%
$21.00
+10.1%
+26.8%$3.56B$183.20M-90.8130Positive News

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This page (NYSE:OEC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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