Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA – Get Free Report) and XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Ormat Technologies and XPLR Infrastructure, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ormat Technologies | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2.62 |
| XPLR Infrastructure | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.27 |
Ormat Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $124.15, indicating a potential upside of 35.54%. XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $11.44, indicating a potential upside of 56.58%. Given XPLR Infrastructure’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than Ormat Technologies.
Risk and Volatility
Ormat Technologies has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Ormat Technologies and XPLR Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ormat Technologies | 11.07% | 6.90% | 2.83% |
| XPLR Infrastructure | 12.39% | 1.41% | 0.79% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
95.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ormat Technologies and XPLR Infrastructure”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ormat Technologies | $989.54 million | 5.69 | $123.90 million | $2.15 | 42.60 |
| XPLR Infrastructure | $1.19 billion | 0.58 | -$28.00 million | $1.59 | 4.60 |
Ormat Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XPLR Infrastructure. XPLR Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ormat Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Ormat Technologies beats XPLR Infrastructure on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ormat Technologies
Ormat Technologies is a renewable energy company that develops, owns and operates geothermal power plants and recovered energy generation facilities. It also provides equipment and services for geothermal projects, including its Ormat Energy Converter technology, which converts heat from geothermal resources and industrial processes into electricity. The company’s activities include project development and engineering, construction, plant operation and maintenance, and energy storage. Its geothermal and energy storage operations serve markets in the United States and internationally, including countries in Central America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.
About XPLR Infrastructure
XPLR Infrastructure, LP, formerly NextEra Energy Partners, LP, owns and operates energy infrastructure assets, including wind and solar power projects and natural gas pipelines. Its renewable energy facilities generate electricity, while its pipeline operations transport natural gas. The company was formed by NextEra Energy in 2014 as a publicly traded partnership focused on acquiring and operating contracted energy assets. It adopted the XPLR Infrastructure name and XIFR ticker in 2025. XPLR’s assets are primarily located in the United States, with renewable energy operations also extending into Canada.
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