The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Ormat Technologies Inc shares valued at $80,579 were sold by STERN STANLEY on Aug 27 ’25. At $91.98 per share, STERN STANLEY sold 876 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,261 shares worth approximately $0.49 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Stanley B Stern purchased 876 shares, netting a total of over 80,579 in proceeds.
Before that, Ginzburg Assi had sold 7,066 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $669,221, the Chief Financial Officer traded Ormat Technologies Inc shares for $94.71 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,066 shares, worth approximately $3.13 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on September 17, 2025, Ormat Technologies Inc [ORA] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $102. Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 30, 2025, Robert W. Baird has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for ORA. Earlier on June 06, 2025, Barclays upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for ORA stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing ORA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ormat Technologies Inc [NYSE: ORA] rose 1.64% to $92.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $92.09, but it reached a high of $94.01 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.64%. Over the course of the year, Ormat Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 21.88%.
Is Ormat Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ormat Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.68 million shares to 3.11 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.43 million shares. A jump of 21.89% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.35.
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In terms of Ormat Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 98 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.63% from the previous closing price of $91.05. Analysts anticipate Ormat Technologies Inc stock to reach 100 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 March 13, 2025, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $81.
