Compare · ORA vs VST
ORA vs VST
Side-by-side comparison of Ormat Technologies Inc. (ORA) and Vistra Corp. (VST): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ORA and VST operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- VST is the larger of the two at $52.18B, about 6.2x ORA ($8.39B).
- Over the past year, ORA is up 85.4% and VST is down 7.6% - ORA leads by 93.1 points.
- ORA has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 12 for VST).
- ORA has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 24 for VST).
Ormat Technologies Inc.
Ormat Technologies, Inc. engages in the geothermal and recovered energy power business in the United States, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Chile, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Honduras, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Electricity, Product, and Energy Storage. The Electricity segment develops, builds, owns, and operates geothermal, solar photovoltaic, and recovered energy-based power plants; and sells electricity. The Product segment designs, manufactures, and sells equipment for geothermal, recovered energy-based electricity generation, and remote power units, such as fossil fuel powered turbo-generators and heavy duty direct-current generators. This segment also provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. The Product segment serves contractors; developers, owners, and operators of geothermal power plants; and owners and operators of interstate natural gas pipelines, gas processing plants, and cement plants, as well as companies in other energy-intensive industrial processes. The Energy Storage segment offers energy storage and related services, as well as services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of energy storage units. Ormat Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
Vistra Corp.
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electricity business in the United States. It operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 20 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. It is also involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. The company serves approximately 4.5 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It has a generation capacity of approximately 38,700 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
Latest ORA
- Director Stern Stanley sold $34,605 worth of shares (250 units at $138.42), decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 5,800 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form SD filed by Ormat Technologies Inc.
- SEC Form 144 filed by Ormat Technologies Inc.
- Director Marom Michal sold $403,403 worth of shares (3,080 units at $130.97), decreasing direct ownership by 64% to 1,766 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Granot David sold $470,018 worth of shares (3,519 units at $133.57), closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: Director Granot David exercised 1,315 shares at a strike of $67.54, returned $88,830 worth of shares to the company (1,203 units at $73.84) and sold $69,446 worth of shares (950 units at $73.10), decreasing direct ownership by 23% to 2,825 units (SEC Form 4) to cover taxes
- EVP, Energy Storage & BD Benyosef Ofer exercised 1,101 shares at a strike of $71.15, returned $78,874 worth of shares to the company (602 units at $131.02) and sold $1,235,388 worth of shares (9,429 units at $131.02) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Director Stern Stanley sold $75,108 worth of shares (577 units at $130.17), decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 6,050 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Financial Officer Ginzburg Assi sold $2,395,233 worth of shares (17,776 units at $134.75), exercised 5,502 shares at a strike of $71.15 and returned $391,766 worth of shares to the company (2,943 units at $133.12), decreasing direct ownership by 89% to 1,970 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Wong Byron G. sold $604,440 worth of shares (4,500 units at $134.32), decreasing direct ownership by 43% to 5,925 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest VST
- SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Montemayor Margaret sold $824,800 worth of shares (5,000 units at $164.96), decreasing direct ownership by 26% to 14,360 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.
- Director Sult John R was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 77,214 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pitesa John William was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 5,898 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Helm Scott B was granted 2,008 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.79% to 257,200 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Barbas Paul M was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 53,494 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Crutchfield Lisa was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 34,618 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Baiera Gavin R. was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 51,641 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Acosta Arcilia was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 47,607 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ackermann Hilary E. was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 68,852 units (SEC Form 4)