Idacorp vs Otter Tail
IDA and OTTR side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IDA and OTTR compare
Idacorp is the larger company, worth 2.7 times as much as Otter Tail ($8.6B against $3.2B).
On earnings, Otter Tail is cheaper: it trades at 18.1× trailing earnings, against 22.5× for Idacorp.
Idacorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.6% versus 0.01% for Otter Tail).
Idacorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.5% compared with 13.6% at Otter Tail.
Both pay dividends: Idacorp yields 1.8% and Otter Tail 3.7%.
Otter Tail scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for Idacorp), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IDA | OTTR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.6B | $3.2B |
| Share price | $146.50 | $75.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.1% | −11.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 34.9% | 9.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.30 | 0.63 |
| Employees | 2,174 | 2,198 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.5× | 18.1× (better) |
| P/S | 4.7× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.0× | 9.8× (better) |
| PEG | 4.58 | – |
| FCF yield | −11.8% | −3.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $114.38 | $78.29 |
| Margin of safety | −28.1% | 3.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.6% (better) | 0.01% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.3% | 8.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 17.8% (better) | −36.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.9% (better) | −36.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.7% | 22.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 66.4% |
| Operating margin | 24.3% (better) | 15.2% |
| Net margin | 20.5% (better) | 13.6% |
| FCF margin | −55.6% | −9.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.9% (better) | 9.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.9% | 9.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.95 | 0.08 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.08 (better) | −0.18 |
| Interest coverage | 2.4× | 3.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 1.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.32 | 1.69 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | 3.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 52.8% | 53.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 10 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.9% | 7.2% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −4.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −3.0% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 70.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.41% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$963K | −$394K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.7% | 11.3% |
Go deeper
- IDA stock overview
- IDA income statement
- IDA valuation and score
- OTTR stock overview
- OTTR income statement
- OTTR valuation and score
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