How to buy Orion Energy Systems stock | $9.91

Orion Energy Systems, Inc is an electrical equipment & parts business based in the US. Orion Energy Systems shares (OESX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Orion Energy Systems employs 176 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$97.2 million.

How to buy shares in Orion Energy Systems

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Orion Energy Systems. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: OESX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Orion Energy Systems reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$9.91, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Orion Energy Systems, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Orion Energy Systems. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Orion Energy Systems share price

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Orion Energy Systems shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-30.

Latest market close	USD$9.91
52-week range	USD$2.7 - USD$10.79
50-day moving average	USD$7.9747
200-day moving average	USD$5.845
Wall St. target price	USD$11.56
PE ratio	236.7442
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.043

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Is it a good time to buy Orion Energy Systems stock?

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Orion Energy Systems price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $9.91 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-09)	N/A
1 month (2020-12-17)	-0.80%
3 months (2020-10-20)	30.05%
6 months (2020-07-16)	172.25%

1 year (2020-01-16)	131.54%
2 years (2019-01-16)	901.01%
3 years (2018-01-16)	1,039.08%
5 years (2016-01-16)	N/A

Is Orion Energy Systems under- or over-valued?

Valuing Orion Energy Systems stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Orion Energy Systems's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Orion Energy Systems's P/E ratio

Orion Energy Systems's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 237x. In other words, Orion Energy Systems shares trade at around 237x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Orion Energy Systems's EBITDA

Orion Energy Systems's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$3.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Orion Energy Systems's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Orion Energy Systems financials

Revenue TTM	USD$97.2 million
Operating margin TTM	2.35%
Gross profit TTM	USD$37.3 million
Return on assets TTM	2%
Return on equity TTM	4.88%
Profit margin	1.51%
Book value	$1.017
Market capitalisation	USD$312.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Orion Energy Systems shares

There are currently 1.3 million Orion Energy Systems shares held short by investors – that's known as Orion Energy Systems's "short interest". This figure is 8% up from 1.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Orion Energy Systems shares can be evaluated.

Orion Energy Systems's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Orion Energy Systems's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Orion Energy Systems shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Orion Energy Systems shares traded daily (recently around 396582.71604938). Orion Energy Systems's SIR currently stands at 3.24. In other words for every 100,000 Orion Energy Systems shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3240 shares are currently held short.

However Orion Energy Systems's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Orion Energy Systems shares, or, against the total number of tradable Orion Energy Systems shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Orion Energy Systems's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Orion Energy Systems shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0532% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Orion Energy Systems shares, roughly 53 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Orion Energy Systems.

Find out more about how you can short Orion Energy Systems stock.

Orion Energy Systems share dividends

We're not expecting Orion Energy Systems to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Orion Energy Systems share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Orion Energy Systems's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.7 up to $10.79. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Orion Energy Systems's is 2.3799. This would suggest that Orion Energy Systems's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Orion Energy Systems overview

Orion Energy Systems, Inc. researches, designs, develops, manufactures, implements, markets, and sells energy management systems for the commercial office and retail, area lighting, and industrial markets in North America. The company operates in three segments: Orion U.S. Markets Division, Orion Engineered Systems Division, and Orion Distribution Services Division. It offers interior light emitting diode (LED) high bay fixtures; smart building control systems, which provide lighting control options and data intelligence capabilities for building managers; and LED troffer door retrofit for use in office or retail grid ceilings. The company also offers various other LED, HIF, and induction fixtures for lighting and energy management needs comprising fixtures for agribusinesses, parking lots, roadways, retail, mezzanine, outdoor applications, and private label resale. In addition, it provides lighting-related energy management services, such as site assessment, site field verification, utility incentive and government subsidy management, engineering design, project management, and installation; and sells and distributes replacement lamps and fixture components into the after-market. The company serves customers directly; and through independent sales agencies and distributors, and energy contractors and electrical service companies. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Orion Energy Systems is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 15.057% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by insiders and 61.118% by institutions.

• How many people work for Orion Energy Systems?

  Latest data suggests 176 work at Orion Energy Systems.

• When does the fiscal year end for Orion Energy Systems?

  Orion Energy Systems's fiscal year ends in March.

• Where is Orion Energy Systems based?

  Orion Energy Systems's address is: 2210 Woodland Drive, Manitowoc, WI, United States, 54220

• What is Orion Energy Systems's ISIN number?

  Orion Energy Systems's international securities identification number is: US6862751087

• What is Orion Energy Systems's CUSIP number?

  Orion Energy Systems's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 686275108