Clearway Energy vs Ormat Technologies
CWEN and ORA side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CWEN and ORA compare
Clearway Energy is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Ormat Technologies ($6.6B against $5.5B).
Ormat Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.1% versus 9.9% for Clearway Energy).
Ormat Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.7% compared with 6.4% at Clearway Energy.
Both pay dividends: Clearway Energy yields 5.8% and Ormat Technologies 0.54%.
Ormat Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 8 for Clearway Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CWEN | ORA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.6B | $5.5B |
| Share price | $32.03 | $89.69 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.60% | −16.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −14.7% | 19.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| Employees | 60 | 1,512 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 44.0× |
| P/S | 4.2× (better) | 4.6× |
| P/B | – | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.1× | 10.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 9.8× | – |
| PEG | – | 2.20 |
| FCF yield | 10.2% (better) | −4.8% |
| Fair value | $30.34 | $90.48 |
| Margin of safety | −5.6% | 0.87% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.9% | 31.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% | 7.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 53.0% (better) | −3.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −5.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 4.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 64.4% (better) | 27.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 16.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 10.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 42.6% (better) | −22.3% |
| Return on equity | – | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 8.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.04 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.32 (better) | −0.82 |
| Interest coverage | 0.5× | 1.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.21 (better) | 1.05 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.51 | 1.30 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.8% (better) | 0.54% |
| Payout ratio | – | 23.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.8% (better) | 0.54% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 51.2% | 88.0% |
| Held by insiders | 83.1% | 0.27% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$12.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 22.0% | 9.8% |
Go deeper
- CWEN stock overview
- CWEN income statement
- CWEN valuation and score
- ORA stock overview
- ORA income statement
- ORA valuation and score
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