Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Orion S.A shares valued at $221,632 were purchased by Painter Corning F. on May 13 ’25. At $11.08 per share, Painter Corning F. acquired 20,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 1,084,375 shares worth approximately $10.52 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Quinones Carlos purchased 3,300 shares, netting a total of over 43,131 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $13.07 each, the insider now holds 79,702 shares.
Before that, Painter Corning F. had added 10,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $176,900, the Chief Executive Officer bought Orion S.A shares for $17.69 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $9.3 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on April 24, 2025, Orion S.A [OEC] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $12. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of March 27, 2024, Mizuho has initiated its “Neutral” rating for OEC. Earlier on April 14, 2023, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for OEC stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing OEC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Orion S.A [NYSE: OEC] plunged -6.46% to $9.7. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.62, but it reached a high of $10.365 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -13.70%. Over the course of the year, Orion S.A shares have dropped approximately -59.41%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $16.63 on 02/20/25 and a 52-week low of $9.59 on 05/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Orion S.A (OEC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 9.43, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 9.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.17. The next price resistance is at 10.64. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 33.44 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Orion S.A subject to short interest?
Stocks of Orion S.A saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.11 million shares to 0.8 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.91 million shares. A decline of -13.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.32.
Which companies own the most shares of Orion S.A (OEC)?
In terms of Orion S.A share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 32 in the next 12 months, up nearly 208.58% from the previous closing price of $10.37. Analysts anticipate Orion S.A stock to reach 32 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 32. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Orion S.A stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 13, 2023, Credit Suisse assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $31.
