Otter Tail is UNDERVALUED at 44.77 per share with modest projections ahead. About 56.0% of Otter Tail shares are owned by
institutional investors. Insiders ownership of Otter Tail refers to the amount of Otter Tail equity owned by Otter officers, directors, relatives of the leadership team, or anyone who has access to private information before it's made available to the public. Check out our latest analysis of Otter, including its current
ownership diagnostics.
There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole as well as
predicting future values of individual securities such as Otter Tail. Regardless of method or technology, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the
market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Predictive Modules for Otter Tail
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed
many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Otter Tail's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Otter Tail. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Otter Tail's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Otter Tail's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in Otter Tail.
How important is Otter Tail's Liquidity
Otter Tail
financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Otter Tail ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Otter Tail financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Otter Tail's owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Otter Tail's financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the
breakdown between Otter Tail's total debt and its cash.
Otter Tail Gross Profit
Otter Tail Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Otter Tail previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Otter Tail Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Otter Tail's
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
Detailed Perspective On Otter Tail
The latest indifference towards the small price fluctuations of Otter Tail may encourage retail investors to take a closer look at the company as it is trading at a share price of
42.17 on
124,462 in trading volume. The company executives did not add any value to Otter Tail investors in
January. However, most investors can still diversify their portfolios with Otter Tail to hedge their inherited risk against high-volatility market scenarios. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days investing horizon is currently 1.61. The below-average Stock volatility is a good sign for longer-term investment options and for buy-and-hold investors.
Margin Breakdown
| Operating Margin | 11.67 |
| EBITDA Margin | 18.98 |
| Gross Margin | 20.45 |
| Profit Margin | 6.72 |
Otter Tail is estimated to stay under $43 in March
Semi deviation is down to 1.88. It may connote a possible volatility fall. Otter Tail has relatively low volatility with skewness of -0.3 and kurtosis of 1.3. However, we advise all investors to independently investigate Otter Tail to ensure all accessible information is consistent with the expectations about its upside potential and future expected returns.
The Current Takeaway on Otter Tail Investment
While some firms in the utilities—diversified industry are either recovering or due for a correction, Otter Tail may not be performing as strong as the other in terms of long-term growth potentials. While some retail investors may not share our view we believe that the current risk-reward utility is not appealing enough to do any trading. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Otter Tail.
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Raphi Shpitalnik is a Junior Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board. Raphael is a young entrepreneur who joined Macroaxis on a part-time basis at the beginning of the pandemic and eventually acquired a real taste for investing and fintech. He likes to analyze different equity instruments across a wide range of industries, focusing primarily on consumer products, sports, fintech, cannabis, and AI.
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