<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA - Get Free Report) Director Dafna Sharir sold 883 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.44, for a total transaction of $108,114.52. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $384,461.60. The trade was a 21.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Ormat Technologies</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>Ormat Technologies Trading Up 1.7%</h2><ul><li>3 Clean Energy Stocks With Bullish Moving Average Signals</li></ul><p>Shares of ORA stock traded up $2.03 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $123.70. 1,232,485 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 821,299. The firm has a market cap of $7.60 billion, a PE ratio of 60.05, a PEG ratio of 5.33 and a beta of 0.80. Ormat Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $70.42 and a 1 year high of $132.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $111.26 and a 200 day moving average of $113.47. </p><p>Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The energy company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $403.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $349.17 million. Ormat Technologies had a net margin of 10.97% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The company's revenue was up 75.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS.  Analysts expect that  Ormat Technologies, Inc. will post 2.28 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Ormat Technologies Announces Dividend</h2><ul><li>The 6 Best Energy Stocks to Buy Now</li></ul><p>The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 20th. Ormat Technologies's dividend payout ratio  is presently 23.30%. </p><h2>Institutional Inflows and Outflows</h2><p>Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ORA. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in  Ormat Technologies by 324.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 24,918 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,740,000 after buying an additional 19,043 shares during the period.  United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in  Ormat Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $243,000.  Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in  Ormat Technologies by 7.3% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,201 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $297,000 after buying an additional 286 shares during the period.  UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in  Ormat Technologies by 22.8% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 234,467 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $16,593,000 after buying an additional 43,483 shares during the period.  Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in  Ormat Technologies by 10.5% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 24,592 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,740,000 after acquiring an additional 2,329 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  95.49% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><ul><li>How to Invest in Renewable Energy</li></ul><p>Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Ormat Technologies from $131.00 to $125.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Ormat Technologies from $143.00 to $130.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Oppenheimer  reiterated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and set a $144.00 price objective on shares of Ormat Technologies in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ormat Technologies from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. raised their price target on shares of Ormat Technologies from $106.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a report on Friday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $131.64.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on Ormat Technologies</b></p><h2>About Ormat Technologies</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Ormat Technologies, Inc is a leading renewable energy company specializing in geothermal and recovered energy power plants. Through its vertically integrated business model, Ormat designs, develops, engineers, constructs, owns and operates clean energy projects worldwide. 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<p>Dafna Sharir, a director at Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA), sold 883 shares of the company's stock on May 11th for $108,114.52, at an average price of $122.44. This sale represents a 21.95% decrease in her ownership, leaving her with 3,140 shares valued at approximately $384,461.60. The transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and disclosed to the SEC. Ormat Technologies recently reported strong quarterly earnings, exceeding estimates, and announced a dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on June 3rd.</p>

Dafna Sharir Sells 883 Shares of Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) Stock