Ormat Technologies (ORA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ormat Technologies, Inc. engages in the geothermal and recovered energy power business in the United States, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Chile, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, New Zealand, Honduras, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Electricity, Product, and Energy Storage. The Electricity segment develops, builds, owns, and operates geothermal, solar photovoltaic, and recovered energy-based power plants; and sells electricity. The Product segment designs, manufactures, and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation; and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. This segment serves contractors; and owners and operators of interstate natural gas pipelines, gas processing plants, and cement plants, as well as companies in other energy-intensive industrial processes. The Energy Storage segment offers battery energy storage systems and related services. Ormat Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $87.98 to $88.84
• 50-Day Range: $71.57 to $90.45
• 52-Week Range: $61.58 to $91.81
• Volume: 447,711 shs
• Average Volume: 506,063 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.87
• Dividend Yield: 0.54%
• Price Target: $91.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ormat Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ormat Technologies scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 268 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ormat Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ormat Technologies has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ormat Technologies are expected to grow by 12.37% in the coming year, from $1.94 to $2.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ormat Technologies is 42.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ormat Technologies is 42.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 75.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ormat Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 4.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ormat Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 2.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.77% of the outstanding shares of Ormat Technologies have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ormat Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ormat Technologies has recently decreased by 2.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ormat Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.54%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ormat Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ormat Technologies is 23.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ormat Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.02% next year. This indicates that Ormat Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: 2.08

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.77% of the outstanding shares of Ormat Technologies have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ormat Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ormat Technologies has recently decreased by 2.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Ormat Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Ormat Technologies this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for ORA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Ormat Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ormat Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $423,443.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.56% of the stock of Ormat Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.49% of the stock of Ormat Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ORA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ORA shares performed this year?

Ormat Technologies' stock was trading at $67.72 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ORA shares have increased by 30.4% and is now trading at $88.33.

How were Ormat Technologies' earnings last quarter?

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The energy company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.10. The firm's revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Ormat Technologies' major shareholders?

Ormat Technologies' top institutional investors include Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (0.27%), Guinness Asset Management LTD (0.24%), Phoenix Financial Ltd. (0.16%) and KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Orix, Isaac Angel, Doron Blachar, Byron G Wong, Jessica Woelfel, Shlomi Argas, Stanley Stern, Dafna Sharir, Michal Marom, Michal Marom, David Granot and Shimon Hatzir.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Ormat Technologies?

Shares of ORA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ormat Technologies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ormat Technologies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2025
• Today: 8/04/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Other Alt Energy
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ORA
• CIK: 1296445
• Web: www.ormat.com
• Phone: (775) 356-9029
• Fax: 775-356-9039
• Employees: 1,512
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ormat Technologies: $91.25
• High Price Target: $105.00
• Low Price Target: $78.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 45.73
• P/E Growth: 4.28
• Net Income: $123.73 million
• Net Margins: 14.18%
• Pretax Margin: 12.83%
• Return on Equity: 5.35%
• Return on Assets: 2.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $879.65 million
• Price / Sales: 6.11
• Cash Flow: $6.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.53
• Book Value: $42.18 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 60,610,000
• Free Float: 60,271,000
• Market Cap: $5.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68