Origin Enterprises is looking like an increasingly attractive acquisition target

Origin Enterprises is looking like an increasingly attractive acquisition target

Origin Enterprises is looking like an increasingly attractive acquisition target


There is, at last, some sign of life in Origin Enterprises PLC’s share price. Following the release this Tuesday morning of strong preliminary annual results to the end of July, the Dublin-headquartered agricultural services and supplies group saw its stock cross the €4 threshold for the first time since April 2023. When I interviewed Origin’s CEO Sean Coyle last month, he maintained the company’s guidance that earnings per share would grow from 48c in 2024 to between 50c and 52c in 2025. It has now exceeded this target, reporting 54c EPS. Yet, Coyle also told me that he was disappointed…