Otter Tail Corporation Shares Near 52-Week High - Market Mover
The shares closed 1.4% below its 52-week high of $49.04, with trading volume higher than its 30 day average
May 13, 2021 by Kwhen Finance Editors
Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) shares closed today at 1.4% below its 52 week high of $49.04, giving the company a market cap of $2B. The stock is currently up 15.5% year-to-date, up 29.9% over the past 12 months, and up 90.5% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.0%, and the S&P 500 fell 1.3%.
Trading Activity
- Trading volume this week was 1.2% higher than the 20-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.8.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.
- The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.
- The stock closed at 0.4% higher than its 5-day moving average, 1.5% higher than its 20-day moving average, and 9.0% higher than its 90-day moving average.
Fundamentals & Catalysts
- Over the past 12 months the company generated $229 million in earnings before interest and taxes from $890 million in revenue. It currently holds $1 million in cash and $436 million in debt.
- Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.165968445041926 is lower than its current P/E ratio of 19.70, implying that analysts are expecting an increase in earnings.
- The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at 2.25. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 2.96 which means it currently has $2.96 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
- The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 1.93. This means that the stock is trading at a premium of 2 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
- The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 1.89.
- The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 2.84.
P/E
19.70
EBITDA
$229M
P/Book
1.93
Mkt Cap
$2B
P/Sales
1.89
Revenue
$890M
EPS (TTM)
2.47
PEG Ratio
2.25
EV/Revenue
2.84
Total Cash
$1M
Debt/Equity
2.96
Forward P/E
16.17
Current Debt
$436M
Gross Profit
$452M
Dividend Date
-
Earnings Date
2021-08-02
Profit Margin
0.11
Revenue/Share
21.44
Total Revenue
$890M
Enterprise Val
$2B
Put/Call Ratio
0.86
Revenue/Employee
222526.75
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Utilities industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Corporation | 0.2 | 15.5 | 29.9 | -1.1 | 40.8 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 1.1 | 13.1 | 48.3 | -2.5 | 43.9 |
| S&P 500 Index | 1.5 | 11.8 | 48.5 | -2.3 | 43.8 |
| Utilities | 0.5 | 5.6 | 22.0 | -3.1 | 24.6 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 2.0%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -24.5%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 21.9% higher than the average peer.
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Corporation | OTTR | 19.7 | 15.5 | 29.9 | -1.1 | 40.8 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | 16.2 | 15.1 | 39.6 | -3.9 | 41.0 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Class A | BRK.A | 6.4 | 25.7 | 70.7 | -5.6 | 62.5 |
| Xcel Energy, Inc. | XEL | 25.1 | 8.4 | 26.6 | -5.5 | 25.4 |
| Ameren Corp. | AEE | 22.3 | 8.0 | 24.3 | -3.5 | 26.5 |
| Alliant Energy Corp. | LNT | 23.1 | 11.9 | 27.2 | -2.0 | 27.8 |
| MDU Resources Group Inc | MDU | 16.6 | 31.7 | 76.8 | -1.9 | 76.4 |
| Northwestern Corp. | NWE | 19.7 | 12.8 | 23.7 | -7.2 | 41.4 |
| MGE Energy, Inc. | MGEE | 0 | 7.6 | 28.1 | -1.4 | 27.1 |
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