Orion (OEC) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Orion (NYSE:OEC) is expected to be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.53 per share and revenue of $486.06 million for the quarter. Orion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.450-1.900 EPS.

Orion (NYSE:OEC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $434.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $437.03 million. Orion had a net margin of 2.35% and a return on equity of 20.94%. On average, analysts expect Orion to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Orion Trading Down 1.6 %

NYSE OEC opened at $12.01 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.61 and a 200 day moving average of $14.72. The company has a market capitalization of $676.39 million, a PE ratio of 16.01 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.71. Orion has a 1 year low of $10.50 and a 1 year high of $26.05.

Orion Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be paid a $0.0207 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.69%. Orion’s payout ratio is 10.67%.

Insider Activity at Orion

In related news, VP Carlos Quinones purchased 3,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $13.07 per share, with a total value of $43,131.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president now owns 79,702 shares in the company, valued at $1,041,705.14. The trade was a 4.32 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Orion from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $18.00 to $12.00 in a report on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Orion from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th.

About Orion

Orion SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of carbon black products. It operates in two segments, Specialty Carbon Black and Rubber Carbon Black. The company offers post-treated specialty carbon black grades for coatings and printing applications; high purity carbon black grades for the fiber industry; and conductive carbon black grades for batteries, polymers, and coatings.