The stock of Orion Energy Systems Inc (OESX) has seen a 12.08% increase in the past week, with a 8.92% gain in the past month, and a 4.09% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.41%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.36% for OESX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.64% for OESX’s stock, with a -3.36% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Orion Energy Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OESX) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for OESX is 1.43. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OESX is 31.56M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.29% of that float. On February 21, 2025, OESX’s average trading volume was 74.93K shares.
OESX) stock’s latest price update
Orion Energy Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OESX)’s stock price has soared by 5.82 in relation to previous closing price of 0.84. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 12.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-19 that MANITOWOC, Wis., Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) ( Orion Lighting ), a provider of energy-efficient LED lighting and controls, electric vehicle (EV) charging station solutions, and maintenance services announced today that it has commenced on-site LED lighting installation for a federal government agency.
Analysts’ Opinion of OESX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OESX stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for OESX by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for OESX in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $8.50 based on the research report published on November 10, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OESX reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $14. The rating they have provided for OESX stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 02nd, 2021.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to OESX, setting the target price at $10.50 in the report published on April 15th of the previous year.
OESX Trading at 9.05% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OESX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.41%, as shares surge +14.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.20% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OESX rose by +12.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.8127. In addition, Orion Energy Systems Inc saw 11.36% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OESX starting from Wishart-Smith Heather L, who purchase 7,000 shares at the price of $0.80 back on Feb 14 ’25. After this action, Wishart-Smith Heather L now owns 16,025 shares of Orion Energy Systems Inc, valued at $5,599 using the latest closing price.
Otten Anthony L., the Director of Orion Energy Systems Inc, purchase 5,000 shares at $0.83 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Otten Anthony L. is holding 214,412 shares at $4,150 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OESX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Orion Energy Systems Inc stands at -0.09. The total capital return value is set at -0.2. Equity return is now at value -41.45, with -12.33 for asset returns.
Based on Orion Energy Systems Inc (OESX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -5.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -8.29 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.40.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Orion Energy Systems Inc (OESX) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
