Orion S.A (NYSE: OEC)’s stock price has soared by 0.89 in relation to previous closing price of 16.90. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-09-19 that HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a specialty chemical company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an interim dividend to be paid in the first quarter of 2025 of $0.0207 per common share of the company, which is equivalent to the aggregate amount of approximately $1.25 million based on the number of common shares currently outstanding. The interim dividend will be paid on January 21, 2025, to holders of record as of the close of business on December 13, 202.
Is It Worth Investing in Orion S.A (NYSE: OEC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Orion S.A (NYSE: OEC) is above average at 12.90x. The 36-month beta value for OEC is also noteworthy at 1.48. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for OEC is 56.18M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.24% of that float. The average trading volume of OEC on September 20, 2024 was 537.08K shares.
OEC’s Market Performance
OEC’s stock has seen a 4.28% increase for the week, with a -0.58% drop in the past month and a -24.52% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.18% for Orion S.A The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.87% for OEC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -25.05% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OEC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OEC stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for OEC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for OEC in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $25 based on the research report published on March 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OEC reach a price target of $26. The rating they have provided for OEC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 14th, 2023.
Credit Suisse gave a rating of “Outperform” to OEC, setting the target price at $31 in the report published on March 13th of the previous year.
OEC Trading at -12.06% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OEC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.29%, as shares sank -4.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.65% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OEC rose by +4.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -30.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.34. In addition, Orion S.A saw -38.51% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OEC starting from Painter Corning F., who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $17.69 back on Aug 22 ’24. After this action, Painter Corning F. now owns 958,776 shares of Orion S.A, valued at $176,900 using the latest closing price.
SMITH DAN F, the Director of Orion S.A, purchase 2,500 shares at $18.53 during a trade that took place back on Aug 09 ’24, which means that SMITH DAN F is holding 78,772 shares at $46,325 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OEC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Orion S.A stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 16.18, with 4.17 for asset returns.
Based on Orion S.A (OEC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.66. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.58.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 317.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.39.
Conclusion
In summary, Orion S.A (OEC) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
