Graham Holdings Co vs Otter Tail Corp

Graham Holdings Co (GHC) is undervalued and Otter Tail Corp (OTTR) is slightly undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, GHC trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +28%, against +17% for OTTR.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Graham Holdings Co (GHC)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $1606.92; the price of $1150.03 is 28% below that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 84/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Otter Tail Corp (OTTR)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $108.73; the price of $90.23 is 17% below that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 49/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricGHCOTTR
VerdictUndervaluedSlightly undervalued
Price$1150.03$90.23
Intrinsic value$1606.92$108.73
Margin of safety+28%+17%
Leak Score84/100 (3/12)49/100 (3/12)
Market cap$4.9B$3.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.2%7.9%
Operating margin5.8%24.6%
Net margin10.6%14.8%
Return on equity11.8%10.7%
Debt to equity0.280.67
P/E9.3x19.5x
Forward P/E17.3x
P/B1.0x2.0x
Dividend yield0.7%2.5%

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