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Ormat Technologies (ORA) Competitors

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$79.38 +0.14 (+0.18%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

ORA vs. AES, GNE, NRG, EBR, AGR, TLN, PNW, OGE, BEP, and IDA

Should you be buying Ormat Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ormat Technologies include AES (AES), Genie Energy (GNE), NRG Energy (NRG), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Avangrid (AGR), Talen Energy (TLN), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), and IDACORP (IDA).

Ormat Technologies vs.

Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) and AES (NYSE:AES) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Ormat Technologies has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AES has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ormat Technologies has a net margin of 13.33% compared to AES's net margin of 8.34%. AES's return on equity of 27.30% beat Ormat Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ormat Technologies13.33% 5.27% 2.40%
AES 8.34%27.30%3.76%

AES received 95 more outperform votes than Ormat Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.97% of users gave AES an outperform vote while only 56.92% of users gave Ormat Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Ormat TechnologiesOutperform Votes
296
56.92%
Underperform Votes
224
43.08%
AESOutperform Votes
391
61.97%
Underperform Votes
240
38.03%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ormat Technologies$829.42M5.79$124.40M$1.9640.50
AES$12.67B0.75$249M$1.449.22

In the previous week, AES had 11 more articles in the media than Ormat Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AES and 6 mentions for Ormat Technologies. Ormat Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat AES's score of 0.43 indicating that Ormat Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ormat Technologies
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AES
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ormat Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $84.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. AES has a consensus target price of $22.38, indicating a potential upside of 68.49%. 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
AES
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

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 $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Ormat Technologies pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AES pays out 47.9% 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 11 consecutive years. AES is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

95.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of AES shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ormat Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AES shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AES beats Ormat Technologies on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ORA vs. The Competition

MetricOrmat TechnologiesElectric services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.80B$13.73B$8.43B$19.85B
Dividend Yield0.60%4.38%11.46%3.52%
P/E Ratio40.5016.1617.2942.73
Price / Sales5.798,558.16123.9219.27
Price / Cash13.818.9011.3417.86
Price / Book1.912.143.745.52
Net Income$124.40M$666.62M$952.17M$986.45M
7 Day Performance-0.17%1.82%0.36%0.45%
1 Month Performance-1.10%1.18%2.03%1.05%
1 Year Performance20.73%28.02%402.52%24.67%

Ormat Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ORA
Ormat Technologies
3.7453 of 5 stars
$79.38
+0.2%
$84.50
+6.4%
+20.3%$4.80B$829.42M40.501,576Positive News
AES
AES
4.8881 of 5 stars
$13.28
-3.4%
$22.38
+68.5%
-22.8%$9.44B$12.67B9.229,600Options Volume
GNE
Genie Energy
1.5364 of 5 stars
$15.61
-0.3%
N/A-36.5%$424.59M$427.22M111.50190Positive News
NRG
NRG Energy
4.5445 of 5 stars
$94.52
-0.4%
$98.29
+4.0%
+99.9%$19.22B$28.82B23.7518,131Analyst Forecast
Positive News
EBR
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás
0.4569 of 5 stars
$6.23
+0.3%
N/A-25.5%$14.27B$38.08B0.008,328
AGR
Avangrid
3.5299 of 5 stars
$36.08
+0.3%
$34.67
-3.9%
+15.9%$13.96B$8.31B12.407,999
TLN
Talen Energy
1.75 of 5 stars
$206.09
-4.0%
$210.33
+2.1%
N/A$10.92B$2.55B11.032,118Positive News
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital
3.6517 of 5 stars
$91.79
+0.9%
$82.04
-10.6%
+28.0%$10.44B$5.02B17.386,133Analyst Downgrade
OGE
OGE Energy
4.116 of 5 stars
$43.11
-0.1%
$39.40
-8.6%
+24.3%$8.67B$2.67B22.342,329Positive News
BEP
Brookfield Renewable Partners
4.0049 of 5 stars
$24.98
-1.3%
$31.78
+27.2%
+1.4%$7.12B$5.04B-30.464,770Positive News
IDA
IDACORP
4.7833 of 5 stars
$117.96
+0.2%
$108.83
-7.7%
+21.7%$6.27B$1.84B21.882,112

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This page (NYSE:ORA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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