The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Origin Materials Inc shares valued at $2,177 were sold by Lee Joshua C. on Aug 21 ’25. At $0.56 per share, Lee Joshua C. sold 3,860 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 689,084 shares worth approximately $0.39 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lee Joshua C. purchased 3,860 shares, netting a total of over 2,068 in proceeds.
Before that, Lee Joshua C. had sold 10,441 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $8,926, the General Counsel traded Origin Materials Inc shares for $0.85 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,441 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] rose 0.04% to $0.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $0.5621, but it reached a high of $0.5788 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.56%. Over the course of the year, Origin Materials Inc shares have dropped approximately -60.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $1.3000 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $0.4001 on 05/16/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Origin Materials Inc (ORGN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 0.5594, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 0.5524. In the upper region, resistance lies at 0.5761. The next price resistance is at 0.5858. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.92 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Origin Materials Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Origin Materials Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 3.11 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 3.0 million shares. A jump of 3.73% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.83.
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 426.32% from the previous closing price of $0.57. Analysts anticipate Origin Materials Inc stock to reach 3 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3.
