Otter Tail (OTTR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PNW or OTTR?

In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 17 more articles in the media than Otter Tail. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 4 mentions for Otter Tail. Otter Tail's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Pinnacle West Capital's score of 0.92 indicating that Otter Tail is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pinnacle West Capital	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Otter Tail	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PNW or OTTR?

91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of Otter Tail shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Otter Tail shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PNW or OTTR?

Pinnacle West Capital presently has a consensus target price of $96.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.86%. Otter Tail has a consensus target price of $83.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.81%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pinnacle West Capital is more favorable than Otter Tail.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinnacle West Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
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 & 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	2.02	$608.81M	$4.85	17.89
Otter Tail	$1.33B	2.64	$301.66M	$6.80	12.31

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 4.1%. Otter Tail pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Otter Tail pays out 30.9% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, PNW or OTTR?

Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otter Tail has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PNW or OTTR more profitable?

Otter Tail has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Pinnacle West Capital's net margin of 10.96%. Otter Tail's return on equity of 16.85% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinnacle West Capital	10.96%	8.45%	2.12%
Otter Tail	21.82%	16.85%	7.80%

Summary

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