Reviewing XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) & Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA)

Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) and XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ormat Technologies and XPLR Infrastructure”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ormat Technologies	$1.21 billion	4.57	$123.90 million	$2.15	41.99
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.22 billion	0.59	-$28.00 million	$1.59	4.78

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.

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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ormat Technologies and XPLR Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 presently has a consensus price target of $124.15, indicating a potential upside of 37.51%. XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $11.44, indicating a potential upside of 50.49%. Given XPLR Infrastructure’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than Ormat Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

Ormat Technologies has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPLR Infrastructure has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Ormat Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. XPLR Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $3.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 48.3%. Ormat Technologies pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XPLR Infrastructure pays out 230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Ormat Technologies beats XPLR Infrastructure on 11 of the 16 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.