Don't Take a Position in Otis Worldwide (OTIS) Without Knowing Its Fundamentals!

Otis Worldwide has moved 0.4% so far today on a volume of 287,523, compared to its average of 2,183,641. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.1%.

Over the last 52 weeks, the stock moved -4.5%, with a high of $88.22 and a low of $62.49. During this time, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by 11.1%.Otis Worldwide Corporation manufactures, installs, and services elevators and escalators in the United States, China, and internationally. The large-cap Industrials company has 68,000 full time employees and is based in Farmington, CT. Otis Worldwide has returned a 1.3% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Snapshot of the Company's Consistent gross margins and A steady stream of strong cash flows:

2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Revenue $12,915,000,000 $13,118,000,000 $12,756,000,000 $14,298,000,000
Revenue Growth n/a 1.6% -2.8% 12.1%
Gross Margins 28.85% 29.17% 29.63% 29.33%
Gross Margins Growth n/a 1.11% 1.58% -1.01%
Operating Margins 14.91% 14.89% 14.73% 15.03%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -0.13% -1.07% 2.04%
Earnings Per Share $2.42 $2.55 $2.08 $2.89
EPS Growth n/a 5.37% -18.43% 38.94%
Free Cash Flow $1,378,000,000 $1,324,000,000 $1,297,000,000 $1,594,000,000
FCF Growth n/a -3.92% -2.04% 22.9%
LT Debt to Equity 0.0 0.0 -1.36 -2.0

Basic Valuation Metrics Show Otis worldwide Is Fairly valued:

Compared to the Industrials sector's average of 21.46, Otis Worldwide has a trailing twelve month price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.2 and, based on its Eps guidance of 3.42, an expected P/E ratio of 23.1. The firm's price to earnings growth (PEG) is 3.54, which indicates that it is overvalued in terms of its expected rate of earnings growth. .

There is Mixed market sentiment About Otis Worldwide:

12 analysts are following Otis Worldwide and have set target prices ranging from $65 to $90 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At today's prices, OTIS is trading 1.17% away from its average analyst target price of $78 per share, implying an analyst consensus of little upside potential for the stock. The company has a very low short interest since 1.4% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 87.7% of Otis Worldwide's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 0.05%. The biggest shareholder is Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) with a 9.53% stake in the company worth approximately $3,131,508,705.00.

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