Orange (ORAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Orange S.A. provides various fixed telephony and mobile telecommunications, data transmission, and other value-added services to customers, businesses, and other telecommunications operators in France and internationally. The company operates through France; Spain and Other European Countries; The Africa and Middle East; Enterprise; Orange business; Totem; International Carriers & Shared Services; and Mobile Financial Services segments. It offers mobile services, such as voice, SMS, and data; fixed broadband and narrowband services, as well as B2B fixed solutions and networks services, including voice and data services. The company also sells mobile handsets, broadband equipment, connected devices, and accessories. In addition, it provides IT and integration services comprising unified communication and collaboration services, such as LAN and telephony, consultancy, integration, and project management; hosting and infrastructure services, including cloud computing; customer relations management and other applications services; security services; and video conferencing, as well as sells related equipment. Further, the company offers national and international roaming services; online advertising services; and mobile virtual network operators, network sharing, and mobile financial services, as well as sells equipment to external distributors, brokers, and operators. It markets its products and services under the Orange brand. The company was formerly known as France Telecom and changed its name to Orange S.A. in July 2013. Orange S.A. is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.15 to $12.22
• 50-Day Range: $10.76 to $12.19
• 52-Week Range: $9.82 to $12.41
• Volume: 661,838 shs
• Average Volume: 437,153 shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.82%
• Price Target: $13.08
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Orange Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Orange scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 238th out of 670 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Orange has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Orange has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Orange are expected to grow by 20.37% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $1.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Orange has a PEG Ratio of 0.81. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Orange has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the outstanding shares of Orange have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Orange has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Orange has recently decreased by 2.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Orange is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Orange does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Orange will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.62% next year. This indicates that Orange will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the outstanding shares of Orange have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Orange has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Orange has recently decreased by 2.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.23

News Sentiment

Orange has a news sentiment score of -0.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Orange this week, compared to 40 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for ORAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Orange to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Orange insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

ORAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ORAN shares performed this year?

Orange's stock was trading at $11.43 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ORAN shares have increased by 6.6% and is now trading at $12.19.
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Does Orange have any subsidiaries?

Orange subsidiaries include SecureLink, Basefarm Holding, Business & Decision, FT IMMO H, Générale de Téléphone, Globecast Holding and its subsidiaries, Jordan Telecom, and more.

Who are Orange's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Orange include Brandes Investment Partners LP (0.07%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.04%), Thornburg Investment Management Inc. (0.03%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Orange?

Shares of ORAN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Orange own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Orange investors own include AT&T (T), General Electric (GE), Pfizer (PFE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Energy Transfer (ET) and International Business Machines (IBM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 6/21 Dividend: 6/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 6/21/2024
• Today: 9/18/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Telephone communication, except radio
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ORAN
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:ORAN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1038143
• Web: www.orange.com
• Phone: (314) 444-2222
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 137,094
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $13.08
• High Stock Price Target: $13.65
• Low Stock Price Target: $12.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.29
• P/E Growth: 0.81
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.87
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $44.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.73
• Cash Flow: $4.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.56
• Book Value: $14.29 per share
• Price / Book: 0.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,657,627,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $32.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.22