Origin Materials Inc (NASDAQ: ORGN)’s stock price has plunge by 0.91relation to previous closing price of 0.77. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -8.59% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-13 that Origin Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORGN ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 13, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Ryan Smith – Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer Rich Riley – Co-Chief Executive Officer John Bissell – Co-Founder & Co- Chief Executive Officer Matt Plavan – CFO & COO Conference Call Participants Frank Mitsch – Fermium Research Salvator Tiano – Bank of America Operator Thank you for standing by, this is the conference operator. Welcome to the Origin Materials Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Call.
Is It Worth Investing in Origin Materials Inc (NASDAQ: ORGN) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.93.Analysts have differing 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 138.51M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.19% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ORGN on March 20, 2025 was 1.51M shares.
ORGN’s Market Performance
ORGN stock saw a decrease of -8.59% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -6.79% and a quarterly a decrease of -30.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.06%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.67% for Origin Materials Inc (ORGN). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.40% for ORGN’s stock, with a -31.56% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 -15.91% 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 -59.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.06%, as shares sank -24.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -37.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ORGN fell by -7.99%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -32.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.8393. In addition, Origin Materials Inc saw -39.30% 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 10,441 shares at the price of $0.85 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Lee Joshua C. now owns 692,944 shares of Origin Materials Inc, valued at $8,926 using the latest closing price.
Bissell John, the CEO and Director of Origin Materials Inc, sale 20,828 shares at $0.85 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Bissell John is holding 2,105,402 shares at $17,777 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ORGN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -2.71 for the present operating margin
- 0.01 for the gross margin
The net margin for Origin Materials Inc stands at -2.68. The total capital return value is set at -0.23. Equity return is now at value -22.00, with -19.93 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 -5.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 228.74.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -71.94 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 11.09.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Origin Materials Inc (ORGN) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “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.
