Ormat Technologies vs Otter Tail
ORA and OTTR side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ORA and OTTR compare
Ormat Technologies is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Otter Tail ($5.6B against $3.2B).
On earnings, Otter Tail is cheaper: it trades at 18.1× trailing earnings, against 41.9× for Ormat Technologies.
Ormat Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (28.6% versus 0.01% for Otter Tail).
Otter Tail keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.6% compared with 11.1% at Ormat Technologies.
Both pay dividends: Ormat Technologies yields 0.53% and Otter Tail 3.7%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ORA | OTTR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.6B | $3.2B |
| Share price | $90.45 | $75.95 |
| Change, 1 year | −18.7% | −11.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 12.5% | 9.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.57 | 0.63 |
| Employees | 1,512 | 2,198 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 41.9× | 18.1× (better) |
| P/S | 4.6× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.5× | 9.8× (better) |
| PEG | 2.10 | – |
| FCF yield | −4.2% | −3.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $91.38 | $78.29 |
| Margin of safety | 1.0% | 3.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 28.6% (better) | 0.01% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | 8.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.79% (better) | −36.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.92% (better) | −36.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.1% | 22.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.4% | 66.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 16.7% (better) | 15.2% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 13.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | −19.4% | −9.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.2% | 9.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% | 9.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 0.08 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.48 | −0.18 |
| Interest coverage | 1.2× | 3.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 1.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.31 | 1.69 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.53% | 3.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 21.8% | 53.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.8% | 7.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.53% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.0% | 70.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.28% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.2M | −$394K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.5% | 11.3% |
Go deeper
- ORA stock overview
- ORA income statement
- ORA valuation and score
- OTTR stock overview
- OTTR income statement
- OTTR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.