Orion (NYSE:OEC) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Orion (NYSE:OEC) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.450-1.900 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.740. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Orion Stock Performance

Shares of OEC traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $15.37. 170,294 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 428,563. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $14.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.43. 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 twelve month low of $13.32 and a twelve month high of $26.05. The company has a market capitalization of $887.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.48 and a beta of 1.50.

Orion (NYSE:OEC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $434.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $437.03 million. Orion had a return on equity of 20.94% and a net margin of 2.35%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Orion will post 1.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on OEC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Orion from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Orion from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday.

Orion Company Profile

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.