Otter Tail (OTTR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, PNW or OTTR?

Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otter Tail has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% 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%

Does the media favor PNW or OTTR?

In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Otter Tail. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 22 mentions for Otter Tail. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Otter Tail's score of 0.63 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Otter Tail	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Otter Tail shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 2.6%. 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.

Do analysts rate PNW or OTTR?

Pinnacle West Capital presently has a consensus price target of $97.11, suggesting a potential upside of 4.79%. Otter Tail has a consensus price target of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's higher probable upside, equities 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)	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 higher valuation & earnings, 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	2.16	$608.81M	$4.85	19.11
Otter Tail	$1.33B	2.51	$301.66M	$6.80	11.73

Summary

Otter Tail beats Pinnacle West Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.