ODC Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. Regarding Oil-Dri Corp of America, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 5.11%. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Oil-Dri Corp of America are:

• In comparison to other US listed dividend yielding stocks in the Basic Materials sector, Oil-Dri Corp of America's expected return of 5.11% is higher than 69.64% of its fellow sector mates.
• Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, Oil-Dri Corp of America bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than 69.64% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
• Oil-Dri Corp of America's market cap of $260 million US dollars puts it in the small-sized market cap class; amongst this group of stocks, its equity discount rate is lower than 85.29% of them.
• Beta tells us how volatile a stock's price is relative to the broader equity index; as for ODC, approximately 86% of US-listed dividend issuers had a higher beta, and thus may have greater price volatility.

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