Otter Tail (OTTR) Competitors

Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) and Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, PNW or OTTR?

Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otter Tail has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PNW or OTTR more profitable?

Otter Tail has a net margin of 22.37% compared to Pinnacle West Capital's net margin of 11.28%. Otter Tail's return on equity of 17.95% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinnacle West Capital	11.28%	8.78%	2.23%
Otter Tail	22.37%	17.95%	8.22%

Is PNW or OTTR a better dividend stock?

Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Otter Tail pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 71.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Otter Tail pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Otter Tail has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate PNW or OTTR?

Pinnacle West Capital presently has a consensus price target of $96.78, suggesting a potential upside of 5.73%. Otter Tail has a consensus price target of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.41%. Given Otter Tail's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Otter Tail is more favorable than Pinnacle West Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinnacle West Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Otter Tail	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PNW or OTTR?

Pinnacle West Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Otter Tail. Otter Tail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle West Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinnacle West Capital	$5.12B	2.13	$608.81M	$5.03	18.20
Otter Tail	$1.33B	2.41	$301.66M	$7.02	10.91

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PNW or OTTR?

91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of Otter Tail shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Otter Tail shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PNW or OTTR?

In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Otter Tail. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 5 mentions for Otter Tail. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Otter Tail's score of 0.05 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinnacle West Capital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Otter Tail	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Otter Tail beats Pinnacle West Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.