Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ormat Technologies Inc shares valued at $38,658 were sold by Wong Byron G. on Jun 27 ’25. At $84.04 per share, Wong Byron G. sold 460 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,659 shares worth approximately $0.76 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BYRON G WONG purchased 460 shares, netting a total of over 38,658 in proceeds.
Before that, Benyosef Ofer had sold 8,548 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $737,778, the EVP – Energy Storage & BD traded Ormat Technologies Inc shares for $86.31 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,548 shares, worth approximately $0.14 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on July 30, 2025, Ormat Technologies Inc [ORA] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $103. Analysts at Barclays upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of March 13, 2025, Robert W. Baird has initiated its “Neutral” rating for ORA. Earlier on February 20, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ORA stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing ORA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ormat Technologies Inc [NYSE: ORA] rose 2.50% to $87.33. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.79, but it reached a high of $87.41 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.33%. Over the course of the year, Ormat Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 20.01%.
Is Ormat Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ormat Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 62248.0 shares to 2.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.83 million shares. A jump of 2.15% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.49.
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In terms of Ormat Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 92 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.98% from the previous closing price of $85.2. Analysts anticipate Ormat Technologies Inc stock to reach 98 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 86. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Ormat Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 10, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $73.
