Otter Tail (OTTR) Competitors

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinnacle West Capital	$5.21B	2.10	$608.81M	$5.03	18.21
Otter Tail	$1.33B	2.41	$301.66M	$7.02	10.90

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)	2.30
Otter 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 Capital	11.28%	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.

Summary

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