Head-To-Head Comparison: Orbite Aluminae (OTCMKTS:EORBF) and Reliance (NYSE:RS)

Orbite Aluminae (OTCMKTS:EORBF) and Reliance (NYSE:RS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Orbite Aluminae has a beta of -9.96, meaning that its share price is 1,096% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reliance has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

79.3% of Reliance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reliance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Orbite Aluminae and Reliance”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orbite Aluminae	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reliance	$13.84 billion	1.24	$875.20 million	$13.68	24.04

Reliance has higher revenue and earnings than Orbite Aluminae.

Profitability

This table compares Orbite Aluminae and Reliance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orbite Aluminae	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reliance	5.23%	10.37%	7.24%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Orbite Aluminae and Reliance, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orbite Aluminae	0	0	0	0	0.00
Reliance	1	2	3	0	2.33

Reliance has a consensus price target of $317.25, suggesting a potential downside of 3.51%. Given Orbite Aluminae’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Orbite Aluminae is more favorable than Reliance.

Summary

Reliance beats Orbite Aluminae on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orbite Aluminae

Orbite Technologies Inc. operates as a clean technology based mineral-processing and resource development company in Canada. It produces high-purity alumina, silica, hematite, magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, smelter-grade alumina, and rare earth and rare metal oxides from various feedstocks, including red mud, fly-ash, aluminous clays, mine tailings, bauxite, and kaolin clay, as well as serpentine residues from chrysotile processing sites. The company owns 100% interest in 99 mineral claims totaling approximately 55 square kilometers, as well as 1 mining lease of 98.5 hectares at a site near Grande-Vallée, Québec. It also owns 100% interest in 138 mineral claims covering approximately 78.4 square kilometers at sites near Rimouski and Cap-Chat, Québec. The company was formerly known as Orbite Aluminae Inc. and changed its name to Orbite Technologies Inc. in June 2015. Orbite Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

About Reliance

Reliance, Inc. operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, which primarily include small machine shops and fabricators. The company was formerly known as Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and changed its name to Reliance, Inc. in February 2024. Reliance, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.