Otter Tail (OTTR) Competitors

Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) and Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, ORA or OTTR?

Ormat Technologies has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otter Tail has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ORA or OTTR?

In the previous week, Otter Tail had 2 more articles in the media than Ormat Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Otter Tail and 2 mentions for Ormat Technologies. Otter Tail's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Ormat Technologies' score of 0.54 indicating that Ormat Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ormat Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Otter Tail	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ORA or OTTR more profitable?

Otter Tail has a net margin of 22.55% compared to Otter Tail's net margin of 15.43%. Ormat Technologies' return on equity of 21.58% beat Otter Tail's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ormat Technologies	15.43%	5.45%	2.55%
Otter Tail	22.55%	21.58%	9.53%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ORA or OTTR?

Otter Tail has higher revenue and earnings than Ormat Technologies. Otter Tail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ormat Technologies, 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
Ormat Technologies	$829.42M	5.39	$124.40M	$2.22	33.35
Otter Tail	$1.35B	2.77	$294.19M	$7.28	12.27

Is ORA or OTTR a better dividend stock?

Ormat Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Otter Tail pays an annual dividend of $1.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Ormat Technologies pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Otter Tail pays out 25.7% 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 11 consecutive years. Otter Tail is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend ORA or OTTR?

Ormat Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $84.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.85%. Given Otter Tail's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ormat Technologies is more favorable than Otter Tail.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ormat Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Otter Tail	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ORA or OTTR?

Ormat Technologies received 41 more outperform votes than Otter Tail when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.10% of users gave Otter Tail an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave Ormat Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ormat Technologies	Outperform Votes 291 56.61%	Underperform Votes 223 43.39%
Otter Tail	Outperform Votes 250 60.10%	Underperform Votes 166 39.90%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ORA or OTTR?

95.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of Otter Tail shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ormat Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Otter Tail shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Otter Tail beats Ormat Technologies on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.