Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Origin Materials Inc shares valued at $6,572 were sold by Lee Joshua C. on Dec 16 ’25. At $0.36 per share, Lee Joshua C. sold 18,200 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 670,884 shares worth approximately $0.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOSHUA LEE purchased 18,200 shares, netting a total of over 6,244 in proceeds.
Before that, Plavan Matthew T had sold 150,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $82,500, the CFO and COO traded Origin Materials Inc shares for $0.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 150,000 shares, worth approximately $0.39 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on January 14, 2025, Origin Materials Inc [ORGN] has been rated down from a Buy to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $1.50 from $2.50. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of August 11, 2023, Craig Hallum has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for ORGN. Earlier on October 14, 2022, Credit Suisse initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for ORGN stock.
Analyzing ORGN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Origin Materials Inc [NASDAQ: ORGN] plunged -10.72% to $0.29. The stock’s lowest price that day was $0.2764, but it reached a high of $0.3499 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -33.61%. Over the course of the year, Origin Materials Inc shares have dropped approximately -73.74%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $1.3000 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $0.2752 on 12/18/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Origin Materials Inc (ORGN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 0.2629, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 0.2317. In the upper region, resistance lies at 0.3376. The next price resistance is at 0.3811. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 22.74 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Origin Materials Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Origin Materials Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.71 million shares to 3.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 3.19 million shares. A jump of 18.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.87.
Which companies own the most shares of Origin Materials Inc (ORGN)?
In terms of Origin Materials Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 3 in the next 12 months, up nearly 809.09% from the previous closing price of $0.33. Analysts anticipate Origin Materials Inc stock to reach 3 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3.
