AES (AES) Competitors

Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) and AES (NYSE:AES) are both mid-cap independent power producers & energy traders companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate ORA or AES?

Ormat Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $84.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.21%. AES has a consensus price target of $24.22, suggesting a potential upside of 110.59%. Given AES's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AES is more favorable than Ormat Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ormat Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AES	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, ORA or AES?

Ormat Technologies has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AES has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ORA or AES a better dividend stock?

Ormat Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AES pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Ormat Technologies pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AES pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. AES has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. AES is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to ORA or AES?

In the previous week, AES had 13 more articles in the media than Ormat Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AES and 6 mentions for Ormat Technologies. AES's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Ormat Technologies' score of 0.69 indicating that AES is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ormat Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AES	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ORA or AES?

95.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of AES shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AES shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ORA or AES more profitable?

Ormat Technologies has a net margin of 14.18% compared to AES's net margin of 10.67%. AES's return on equity of 18.06% beat Ormat Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ormat Technologies	14.18%	5.35%	2.40%
AES	10.67%	18.06%	2.80%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ORA or AES?

AES has higher revenue and earnings than Ormat Technologies. AES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ormat Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ormat Technologies	$879.65M	5.93	$123.73M	$2.06	41.77
AES	$12.28B	0.67	$1.68B	$1.84	6.25

Summary

AES beats Ormat Technologies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.