Orion (OEC) Competitors

Orion (NYSE:OEC) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OEC or MEOH?

94.3% of Orion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Orion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend OEC or MEOH?

Orion presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.53%. Methanex has a consensus price target of $60.63, suggesting a potential upside of 61.75%. Given Methanex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than Orion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is OEC or MEOH a better dividend stock?

Orion pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Orion pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 32.0% 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.

Does the media refer more to OEC or MEOH?

In the previous week, Methanex had 10 more articles in the media than Orion. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Methanex and 5 mentions for Orion. Orion's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Methanex's score of 0.54 indicating that Orion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methanex	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OEC or MEOH?

Methanex received 496 more outperform votes than Orion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.72% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave Orion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion	Outperform Votes 275 60.71%	Underperform Votes 178 39.29%
Methanex	Outperform Votes 771 63.72%	Underperform Votes 439 36.28%

Which has more risk and volatility, OEC or MEOH?

Orion has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OEC or MEOH?

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than Orion. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion, 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
Orion	$1.88B	0.41	$103.50M	$0.75	18.27
Methanex	$3.72B	0.68	$163.99M	$2.31	16.23

Is OEC or MEOH more profitable?

Methanex has a net margin of 4.41% compared to Orion's net margin of 2.35%. Orion's return on equity of 20.94% beat Methanex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion	2.35%	20.94%	5.34%
Methanex	4.41%	10.97%	3.89%

Summary

Methanex beats Orion on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.