Otter Tail (OTTR) Competitors $76.55 +0.42 (+0.55%) As of 10:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) and Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has stronger valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPinnacle West Capital$5.21B2.10$608.81M$5.0318.21Otter Tail$1.33B2.41$301.66M$7.0210.90 Does the media prefer PNW or OTTR? In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Otter Tail. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 6 mentions for Otter Tail. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Otter Tail's score of 0.14 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 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend PNW or OTTR? Pinnacle West Capital presently has a consensus target price of $96.78, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Otter Tail has a consensus target price of $83.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.43%. 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 Pinnacle West Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Otter Tail 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Otter Tail shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 Capital11.28% 8.78% 2.23% Otter Tail 22.37%17.95%8.22% Which has more risk and volatility, PNW or OTTR? Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otter Tail has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OTTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$3.20B$24.51B$15.74B$9.35BDividend Yield2.76%3.76%5.64%4.09%P/E Ratio10.8933.8320.0119.83Price / Sales2.414.14166.48106.18Price / Cash7.798.7418.9357.53Price / Book1.922.202.135.72Net Income$301.66M$1.43B$747.76M$257.51M7 Day Performance-4.63%-0.61%11.83%0.59%1 Month Performance1.43%2.47%25.89%10.74%1 Year Performance-18.69%17.40%171.39%15.87% Otter Tail Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OTTROtter Tail1.6003 of 5 stars$76.55+0.6%$83.00+8.4%-19.3%$3.20B$1.33B10.892,133PNWPinnacle West Capital3.7418 of 5 stars$91.32+0.3%$96.89+6.1%+12.9%$10.90B$5.21B18.166,403Analyst ForecastOGEOGE Energy4.0596 of 5 stars$44.51+0.5%$46.80+5.1%+20.4%$8.96B$2.99B18.392,291News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionIDAIDACORP4.1286 of 5 stars$118.27+0.6%$122.86+3.9%+25.2%$6.39B$1.81B21.012,141News CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.396 of 5 stars$41.23+0.3%$45.60+10.6%-11.6%$4.51B$3.44B14.522,915ALEAllete3.3047 of 5 stars$66.45+0.6%N/A+3.2%$3.85B$1.53B20.831,616News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMGEEMGE Energy3.3418 of 5 stars$86.58+0.4%$74.00-14.5%+4.0%$3.16B$704.58M24.46700News CoveragePositive NewsHEHawaiian Electric Industries1.635 of 5 stars$10.64+0.6%$11.94+12.2%-12.0%$1.83B$3.22B-0.822,602ARRYArray Technologies3.6231 of 5 stars$7.41-0.8%$8.87+19.7%-40.0%$1.13B$1.06B-4.011,021UTLUnitil3.1881 of 5 stars$51.83+1.1%$55.00+6.1%-10.5%$842.76M$486.90M17.69520Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.6973 of 5 stars$75.15+1.0%$84.73+12.7%+4.0%$154.70B$25.27B28.159,300Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings 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 7/17/2025 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 | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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