The stock of Origin Materials Inc (ORGN) has seen a -10.95% decrease in the past week, with a -10.23% drop in the past month, and a -34.91% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.59% for ORGN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.20% for ORGN’s stock, with a -28.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Origin Materials Inc (NASDAQ: ORGN) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ORGN is 0.89. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ORGN is 134.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.26% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ORGN on March 07, 2025 was 1.57M shares.
ORGN) stock’s latest price update
Origin Materials Inc (NASDAQ: ORGN) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -3.77 compared to its previous closing price of 0.85. However, the company has seen a fall of -10.95% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-28 that NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 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. According to a federal securities lawsuit, Insiders at Origin caused the company to misrepresent or fail to disclose that (1) Origin would not be able to meet its previously announced timeline for the construction of the Origin 2 plant; (2) demand for paraxylene (“PX”) had dropped such that it would not be the production focus of Origin 2; (3) Origin could not construct Origin 2 at its previously disclosed cost; (4) Origin could not construct Origin 2 at the scale it had previously identified; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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 -17.32% 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 -57.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.55%, as shares sank -10.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.99% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ORGN fell by -11.25%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.12% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.8673. In addition, Origin Materials Inc saw -36.44% 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 proposed sale 10,441 shares at the price of $0.82 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Lee Joshua C. now owns shares of Origin Materials Inc, valued at $8,612 using the latest closing price.
Plavan Matthew T, the Officer of Origin Materials Inc, proposed sale 9,725 shares at $0.83 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Plavan Matthew T is holding shares at $8,051 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 2.08. 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
In conclusion, Origin Materials Inc (ORGN) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
