Orion (NYSE:OEC) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Orion (NYSE:OEC) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. 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 -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group cut their price target on Orion from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Orion from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday.

Orion Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of OEC stock traded up $0.22 on Friday, reaching $15.37. 170,294 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 428,563. The stock has a market cap of $887.27 million, a P/E ratio of 20.48 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $14.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.43. Orion has a 1-year low of $13.32 and a 1-year high of $26.05.

Orion (NYSE:OEC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $434.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $437.03 million. Orion had a net margin of 2.35% and a return on equity of 20.94%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Orion will post 1.73 EPS for the current year.

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.