Otter Tail (OTTR) Competitors $77.27 +0.50 (+0.65%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.26 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 10/17/2025 04:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OTTR vs. PNW, OGE, IDA, POR, ALE, MGEE, HE, ARRY, UTL, and NEEShould you be buying Otter Tail stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Otter Tail include Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), Allete (ALE), MGE Energy (MGEE), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Array Technologies (ARRY), Unitil (UTL), and NextEra Energy (NEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Otter Tail vs. Its Competitors Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric Allete MGE Energy Hawaiian Electric Industries Array Technologies Unitil NextEra Energy Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Is OTTR or PNW a better dividend stock? Otter Tail pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Otter Tail pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 73.8% 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OTTR or PNW? 61.3% of Otter Tail shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Otter Tail shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to OTTR or PNW? In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 8 more articles in the media than Otter Tail. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 12 mentions for Otter Tail. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Otter Tail's score of 1.14 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Otter Tail 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinnacle West Capital 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer OTTR or PNW? Otter Tail presently has a consensus target price of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.42%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus target price of $96.42, suggesting a potential upside of 3.50%. Given Otter Tail's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Otter Tail is more favorable than Pinnacle West Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Otter Tail 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Pinnacle West Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Which has more risk & volatility, OTTR or PNW? Otter Tail has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is OTTR or PNW 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 Otter Tail21.82% 16.85% 7.80% Pinnacle West Capital 10.96%8.45%2.12% Which has better valuation & earnings, OTTR or PNW? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOtter Tail$1.33B2.43$301.66M$6.8011.36Pinnacle West Capital$5.12B2.17$608.81M$4.8519.21 SummaryOtter Tail beats Pinnacle West Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Otter Tail News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OTTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OTTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOtter TailUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.24B$27.15B$17.89B$10.54BDividend Yield2.72%3.44%4.59%4.81%P/E Ratio11.3619.7258.1627.13Price / Sales2.434.2831.35179.32Price / Cash7.919.4119.3360.81Price / Book1.942.412.296.52Net Income$301.66M$1.43B$748.50M$276.93M7 Day Performance2.96%3.20%1.35%1.93%1 Month Performance-8.19%6.09%8.95%2.19%1 Year Performance-1.64%17.09%55.08%34.62% Otter Tail Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OTTROtter Tail2.2628 of 5 stars$77.27+0.7%$83.00+7.4%-1.6%$3.24B$1.33B11.362,133News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionPNWPinnacle West Capital4.1332 of 5 stars$90.99+0.9%$95.91+5.4%+6.0%$10.77B$5.12B18.766,403Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOGEOGE Energy4.0671 of 5 stars$46.14+0.5%$47.00+1.9%+12.9%$9.25B$2.99B18.912,291News CoveragePositive NewsIDAIDACORP4.0023 of 5 stars$133.66+1.0%$123.29-7.8%+29.8%$7.15B$1.83B23.532,141News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreasePORPortland General Electric1.8643 of 5 stars$43.71+1.3%$45.40+3.9%-7.8%$4.73B$3.44B16.132,915News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionALEAllete3.6071 of 5 stars$67.30+0.1%N/A+4.5%$3.90B$1.53B21.231,616News CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeMGEEMGE Energy4.134 of 5 stars$82.89+0.3%$79.00-4.7%-9.5%$3.02B$676.94M23.03700News CoveragePositive NewsHEHawaiian Electric Industries1.4868 of 5 stars$11.26+0.9%$11.94+6.0%+11.7%$1.93B$3.22B-11.152,602Positive NewsARRYArray Technologies2.4097 of 5 stars$8.93-1.5%$9.23+3.3%+28.5%$1.39B$915.81M-5.131,021News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUTLUnitil3.5196 of 5 stars$46.800.0%$55.00+17.5%-18.3%$827.86M$494.80M16.08520Short Interest ↑NEENextEra Energy4.626 of 5 stars$82.13+2.6%$85.08+3.6%+0.2%$164.87B$24.75B28.729,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pinnacle West Capital Competitors OGE Energy Competitors IDACORP Competitors Portland General Electric Competitors Allete Competitors MGE Energy Competitors Hawaiian Electric Industries Competitors Array Technologies Competitors Unitil Competitors NextEra Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OTTR) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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