Ormat Technologies (ORA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ormat Technologies, Inc. is a renewable energy company that develops, owns, and operates clean energy assets. The company’s primary business is geothermal power, using heat from the earth to generate electricity. It also provides recovered energy solutions that convert waste heat from industrial processes into power.

Ormat’s portfolio includes geothermal, recovered energy, solar photovoltaic, and energy storage projects. In addition to owning and operating power plants, the company designs and manufactures equipment for geothermal and recovered energy applications and provides related engineering, construction, and operation services.

Founded in 1965, Ormat serves customers and markets in the United States and internationally. Its operations and projects have included locations in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and other regions with suitable renewable energy resources. Doron Blachar serves as the company’s chief executive officer, while co-founder Lucien Bronicki has been associated with Ormat’s leadership and development since its early years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $90.79 to $92.85
• 50-Day Range: $88.62 to $114.84
• 52-Week Range: $87.06 to $146.39
• Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 854,253 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 44.85
• Dividend Yield: 0.53%
• Price Target: $130.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ormat Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ormat Technologies scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 72nd out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ormat Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ormat Technologies has a consensus price target of $130.75, representing about 43.6% upside from its current price of $91.04.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ormat Technologies has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ormat Technologies are expected to decrease by -5.70% in the coming year, from $2.63 to $2.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ormat Technologies is 44.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ormat Technologies is 44.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ormat Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 3.38. 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 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.87% of the float of Ormat Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ormat Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.83.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ormat Technologies has recently decreased by 0.39%, 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 23.65%. 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 19.35% next year. This indicates that Ormat Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Ormat Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Ormat Technologies this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for ORA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Ormat Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ormat Technologies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.50% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• Sub-Industry: Renewable Electricity
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ORA
• CIK: 1296445
• Web: www.ormat.com
• Phone: (775) 356-9029
• Fax: 775-356-9039
• Employees: 1,648
• Year Founded: 1965

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ormat Technologies: $130.75
• High Price Target: $152.00
• Low Price Target: $112.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 44.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.62
• P/E Growth: 3.48
• Net Income: $123.90 million
• Net Margins: 10.66%
• Pretax Margin: 7.74%
• Return on Equity: 6.61%
• Return on Assets: 2.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.87
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $989.54 million
• Price / Sales: 5.66
• Cash Flow: $7.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.98
• Book Value: $44.11 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,500,000
• Free Float: 61,190,000
• Market Cap: $5.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90