NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT) versus Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) Head-To-Head Comparison

NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT) and Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

NextNRG has a beta of -0.54, indicating that its stock price is 154% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ormat Technologies has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.6% of NextNRG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 69.1% of NextNRG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ormat Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares NextNRG and Ormat Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextNRG	$27.77 million	7.65	-$16.19 million	($2.02)	-0.78
Ormat Technologies	$879.65 million	7.81	$123.73 million	$2.18	51.84

Ormat Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than NextNRG. NextNRG 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 NextNRG and Ormat Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextNRG	-85.79%	N/A	-270.09%
Ormat Technologies	14.12%	5.35%	2.36%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for NextNRG and Ormat Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextNRG	1	1	1	1	2.50
Ormat Technologies	0	4	7	1	2.75

NextNRG currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 248.10%. Ormat Technologies has a consensus target price of $120.22, suggesting a potential upside of 6.39%. Given NextNRG’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe NextNRG is more favorable than Ormat Technologies.

Summary

Ormat Technologies beats NextNRG on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NextNRG

NextNRG, Inc. engages in the provision of fuel delivery services. It provides app-based interface customers with the ability to select the time and location of their fueling. It offers diesel, red diesel, and REC-90. The company was founded by Yehuda Levy and Michael D. Farkas on March 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

About Ormat Technologies

Ormat Technologies, Inc. engages in the geothermal and recovered energy power business in the United States, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Chile, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, New Zealand, Honduras, and internationally. It operates in 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 and recovered energy-based electricity generation; and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. This segment serves contractors; 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 battery energy storage systems and related services. Ormat Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.