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Otter Tail vs TXNM Energy

OTTR and TXNM side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How OTTR and TXNM compare

TXNM Energy is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Otter Tail ($6.5B against $3.2B).

On earnings, Otter Tail is cheaper: it trades at 18.1× trailing earnings, against 28.3× for TXNM Energy.

TXNM Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.0% versus 0.01% for Otter Tail).

Both pay dividends: Otter Tail yields 3.7% and TXNM Energy 2.2%.

Otter Tail scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 5 for TXNM Energy), 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.

MetricOTTRTXNM
Size and price
Market cap$3.2B$6.5B
Share price$75.95$58.87
Change, 1 year−11.6%2.0%
Change, 5 years9.1%19.0%
Beta (5Y)0.630.17
Employees2,198389
StockData Score
Total score13 (better)5
Valuation score3 (better)2
Growth score01 (better)
Performance score3 (better)0
Health score4 (better)0
Dividend score3 (better)2
Valuation
P/E18.1× (better)28.3×
P/S2.5× (better)2.8×
P/B1.7× (better)1.8×
EV/EBITDA9.8× (better)11.7×
FCF yield−3.8% (better)−9.3%
Fair value$78.29$57.17
Margin of safety3.0% (better)−3.0%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)0.01%10.0% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average8.0% (better)7.3%
Net income growth (TTM)−36.8%–
EPS growth (TTM)−36.8%21.6% (better)
EPS growth, 5Y average22.9% (better)−7.2%
Profitability
Gross margin66.4%–
Operating margin15.2%24.4% (better)
Net margin13.6%–
FCF margin−9.3% (better)−26.0%
Return on equity9.4%–
Return on invested capital9.4% (better)5.5%
Financial health
Debt / equity0.08 (better)1.65
Net debt / EBITDA−0.185.59 (better)
Interest coverage3.9× (better)2.0×
Current ratio1.37 (better)0.81
Altman Z-score1.69 (better)0.84
Piotroski F-score6–
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield3.7% (better)2.2%
Payout ratio53.8%–
Years of dividend growth1214 (better)
Dividend growth, 5Y average7.2% (better)5.7%
Buyback yield–−7.8%
Shareholder yield3.7% (better)−5.7%
Ownership
Held by institutions70.1%101%
Held by insiders2.0%8.2%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$394K$0 (better)
Short interest, % of float11.3%6.4%

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