In the past week, ORGN stock has gone up by 3.57%, with a monthly decline of -14.43% and a quarterly plunge of -15.26%. The volatility ratio for the week is 11.36%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.06% for Origin Materials Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.86% for ORGN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -24.37% for the last 200 days.
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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ORGN is 0.89. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ORGN is 134.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.35% of that float. On February 25, 2025, ORGN’s average trading volume was 1.48M shares.
ORGN) stock’s latest price update
Origin Materials Inc (NASDAQ: ORGN) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -4.61 compared to its previous closing price of 0.92. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-24 that NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kuehn Law, PLLC, a shareholder litigation law firm, is investigating whether certain officers and directors of Origin Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORGN) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders.
Analysts’ Opinion of ORGN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ORGN stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for ORGN by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for ORGN in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $1.50 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ORGN reach a price target of $3, previously predicting the price at $1.35. The rating they have provided for ORGN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 16th, 2024.
Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Hold” to ORGN, setting the target price at $2 in the report published on August 11th of the previous year.
ORGN Trading at -14.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ORGN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -54.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 11.36%, as shares sank -10.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.48% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ORGN rose by +5.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -18.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.9088. In addition, Origin Materials Inc saw -31.81% 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 ORGN starting from Lee Joshua C., who sale 1,400 shares at the price of $1.20 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, Lee Joshua C. now owns 628,385 shares of Origin Materials Inc, valued at $1,673 using the latest closing price.
Lee Joshua C., the Officer of Origin Materials Inc, proposed sale 1,400 shares at $1.16 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that Lee Joshua C. is holding shares at $1,631 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ORGN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -2.42 for the present operating margin
- -0.02 for the gross margin
The net margin for Origin Materials Inc stands at -2.3. The total capital return value is set at -0.22. Equity return is now at value -20.59, with -18.52 for asset returns.
Based on Origin Materials Inc (ORGN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -6.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -236.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 26.82 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.66. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 16.27.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Origin Materials Inc (ORGN) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed 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.
