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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 $52.41B, about 8.1x ORA ($6.43B).
- Over the past year, ORA is up 16.9% and VST is down 17.6% - ORA leads by 34.4 points.
- VST has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for ORA).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
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
- EVP, Electricity Segment Willis Aron John converted options into 1,812 shares and sold $48,095 worth of shares (451 units at $106.64) (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Ormat Technologies, Inc. to Host Conference Call Announcing Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Bernstein initiated coverage on Ormat Tech with a new price target
- Ormat Technologies Accelerates Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Deployments and Introduces Ormega100 Unit to Commercialize and Scale the Largest Binary Unit in the Industry
- Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Ormat Tech
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Angel Isaac
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Stern Stanley
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Wong Byron G.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Sharir Dafna
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Barniv Ravit
Latest VST
- Vistra Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Vistra Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
- As Canada Highlights Fusion in Its Nuclear Energy Strategy, Shareholders Vote to Take a Fusion Pioneer Public
- Vistra to Report Second Quarter Results on Aug. 7, 2026
- Vistra Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Director Sult John R sold $1,105,000 worth of shares (6,500 units at $170.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 70,714 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Acosta Arcilia sold $2,512,800 worth of shares (15,000 units at $167.52) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 32% to 32,607 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form 144/A filed by Vistra Corp.
- Director Helm Scott B sold $4,000,000 worth of shares (25,000 units at $160.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 232,200 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.