Funding advisor Paradiem, LLC disclosed a brand new buy of Owens Corning (OC 0.58%), including 85,047 shares in Q3 2025, an estimated $12.48 million commerce based mostly on the typical worth for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2025.
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What occurred
In line with a submitting with the Securities and Change Fee dated October 17, 2025, Paradiem, LLC elevated its stake in Owens Corning considerably throughout the third quarter. The fund acquired 85,047 further shares, bringing its complete place to 94,067 shares, with a quarter-end reported worth of $13.31 million.
What else to know
Paradiem, LLC’s addition brings Owens Corning to three.1% of 13F reportable property as of Q3 2025.
Paradiem’s prime holdings after the submitting as of September 30, 2025 are:
- NASDAQ:LRCX: $27.44 million (6.4% of AUM)
- NYSE:TEL: $19.53 million (4.55% of AUM)
- NYSE:VLO: $17.87 million (4.2% of AUM)
- NYSE:LMT: $16.13 million (3.76% of AUM)
- NYSE:CAT: $15.79 million (3.7% of AUM)
As of October 17, 2025, shares of Owens Corning have been priced at $126.96, with a one-year change of -33.04%, underperforming the S&P 500 by 45.03 share factors.
Firm Overview
MetricValueRevenue (TTM)$11.74 billionNet Revenue (TTM)$333.00 millionDividend Yield2.17percentWorth (as of market shut 2025-10-17)$126.96
Firm Snapshot
Owens Corning is a number one international producer specializing in insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composite merchandise, with a diversified income base throughout building and industrial finish markets. The corporate leverages its scale and built-in operations to ship important constructing supplies to a broad buyer base.
Owens Corning manufactures and markets insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composite supplies throughout three segments: composites, insulation, and roofing. It generates income by way of direct gross sales and distribution of constructing supplies, glass reinforcements, insulation merchandise, and roofing elements to building and industrial markets worldwide.
The corporate serves insulation installers, dwelling facilities, distributors, contractors, and producers in residential, industrial, and industrial sectors.
Silly take
Monetary companies firm Paradiem upped its stake in Owens Corning in a giant means. The inventory went from 0.3% of the fund’s holdings to three.1% in Q3. This motion demonstrates a perception in Owens Corning regardless of shares being down considerably from the 52-week excessive of $214.53 reached final November.
Owens Corning inventory is down this yr because of macroeconomic situations, akin to greater rates of interest and protracted inflation, which brought on a slowdown within the building sector. The corporate additionally underwent adjustments, akin to divesting companies in China and South Korea, to sharpen its focus, significantly on the North American and European markets.
Regardless of these elements, Owens Corning delivered 10% year-over-year gross sales progress within the second quarter to $2.75 billion. And its strikes to divest much less worthwhile companies resulted in Q2 diluted earnings per share rising 34% yr over yr to $3.91 for its persevering with operations.
With the corporate’s inventory down however its financials wanting strong, Paradiem might have taken the chance to scoop up shares. In spite of everything, the Federal Reserve is extensively anticipated to chop rates of interest quickly, which might help to stimulate the development trade. These elements make Owens Corning a compelling funding, particularly whereas its inventory is down.
Glossary
13F reportable property: Property that institutional funding managers should disclose quarterly to the SEC, displaying sure fairness holdings.
AUM (Property Underneath Administration): The entire market worth of investments {that a} fund or supervisor oversees on behalf of shoppers.
Stake: The possession curiosity or variety of shares held in a specific firm by an investor or fund.
Quarter-end: The final day of a fiscal quarter, used as a reference level for monetary reporting.
Dividend Yield: Annual dividends paid by an organization divided by its share worth, expressed as a share.
TTM: The 12-month interval ending with the latest quarterly report.
Submitting: An official doc submitted to a regulatory authority, usually containing monetary or possession info.
Segments: Distinct enterprise divisions inside an organization, usually based mostly on product traces or markets served.
Distribution: The method of delivering merchandise from producers to finish prospects or intermediaries.
Finish markets: The industries or buyer teams that in the end use an organization’s services or products.
Robert Izquierdo has positions in Caterpillar. The Motley Idiot has positions in and recommends Lam Analysis. The Motley Idiot recommends Lockheed Martin and Owens Corning. The Motley Idiot has a disclosure coverage.
