GSA Capital Partners LLP Has $1.41 Million Position in Orion S.A. $OEC

GSA Capital Partners LLP decreased its holdings in Orion S.A. (NYSE:OEC) by 36.0% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 185,629 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 104,215 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in Orion were worth $1,407,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Harvey Partners LLC increased its stake in Orion by 15.5% in the second quarter. Harvey Partners LLC now owns 2,424,995 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $25,438,000 after acquiring an additional 325,995 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Orion by 5.8% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,000,241 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $20,983,000 after purchasing an additional 110,324 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Orion by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,894,290 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $14,359,000 after purchasing an additional 213,339 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Orion by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,805,927 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $18,944,000 after buying an additional 91,674 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Orion by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 717,902 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $5,442,000 after buying an additional 130,959 shares during the period. 94.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

OEC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price target on Orion from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Orion in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Orion from $9.00 to $5.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Orion from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Strong Sell” and a consensus target price of $5.67.

Orion Trading Down 19.7%

OEC opened at $5.71 on Wednesday. Orion S.A. has a 1-year low of $4.34 and a 1-year high of $16.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $320.62 million, a PE ratio of -9.84 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $5.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.91.

Orion (NYSE:OEC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.34) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.26). Orion had a negative net margin of 1.74% and a positive return on equity of 14.90%. The company had revenue of $411.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $365.79 million. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Orion S.A. will post 1.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Orion News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Orion this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat and volume resilience — Q4 net sales came in at $411.7M versus analyst estimates near $365.8M, showing a demand/volume offset even as prices fell. Orion S.A. Reports Full-Year 2025 and Fourth Quarter Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted strong cash flow and operational execution on the earnings call, which could support deleveraging and working‑capital improvements. Orion SA (OEC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript, slide deck and SEC/press materials are available for detailed read‑throughs (useful for modeling near‑term margins and cash flow). Orion (OEC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Wider EPS loss and profit‑ability pressure — Q4 EPS was a loss of ($0.34) vs. consensus of ($0.08), a larger miss that outweighs the revenue beat and raises near‑term margin concerns. Orion (OEC) Reports Q4 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Structural headwinds to pricing and demand — FY‑2025 sales declined ~4% with pricing down ~7% (partly from lower oil), and management cited high levels of lower‑tier tire imports and soft industrial end markets that could keep margins under pressure. Orion Engineered Carbons posts larger Q4 loss even as revenue tops forecasts

Orion Company Profile

Orion Engineered Carbons SA, operating as Orion (NYSE: OEC), is a global producer of carbon black, a critical performance additive used to enhance the strength, durability and conductivity of various materials. The company’s products chiefly serve the tire and rubber industry, where carbon black imparts wear resistance and longevity, as well as the plastics, coatings, inks and battery components markets, where specialty grades deliver tailored conductivity and color properties.

Orion’s product portfolio is organized into two core segments: Rubber and Specialty and Chemical Specialties.