ODC

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Oil-Dri of America

As of 2026-01-13/Confidence medium

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As of 2026-01-13 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Decision Panel

Action, confidence, horizon, and decision blockers at a glance.

Action

buy

Confidence

medium

Horizon

—

Key catalyst

Analyst target revisions and valuation debate • 2026-04-13

Base target: $4 / p=65% prob

Biggest risk

Weakening demand for absorbent/industrial products, persistent raw-material inflation, or a dividend cut would likely cause multiple compression and push the price well below the current anchor.

Invalidation

Break below $2 or thesis failure.

What would change my mind?

Sustained margin expansion, stable or growing dividends, and successful execution of strategic initiatives could re-rate the stock toward materially higher intrinsic estimates reported by select third-party models.

Research note

Recommendation

buy

Confidence

medium

As of

2026-01-13

Base target

p=65%

Bull target

p=15%

Bear target

p=20%

Key bullets

Fast scan of bull, bear, and watch items

BullKey bullets

Quarterly dividend / earnings update (estimated)
Strategic repositioning / re-rating opportunity
Sustained margin expansion, stable or growing dividends, and successful execution of strategic initiatives could re-rate the stock toward materially higher intrinsic estimates reported by select third-party models.

BearKey bullets

Adverse regulatory/ESG changes affecting product use
Declining industrial/consumer demand for absorbent products
Dividend reduction or suspension

WatchKey bullets

Analyst target revisions and valuation debate

Summary

High-level snapshot

Recommendation

buy

Model confidence

medium

Timeframe

Asset

Equity

Trigger

Base case: $4 (p=65%)

Target spread vs base: +67% / -50%

Scenario probabilities

Bull Target: $7 (p=15%)Base Target: $4 (p=65%)Bear Target: $2 (p=20%)

Commentary

Market tone is cautious-to-neutral: limited analyst coverage and recent dividend activity provide defensive signals while third-party models show large valuation dispersion, producing investor uncertainty [#SERP-2], [#SERP-3]. Near-term sentiment will likely react to dividend/earnings disclosures and any notable analyst revision [#SERP-1].

As of 2026-01-13 • Updated bi-weekly / post-earningsSource: Internal modelMethodology

Analyst Summary

Thesis highlights from the latest analysis

Bull Case

Bear Case

Weakening demand for absorbent/industrial products, persistent raw-material inflation, or a dividend cut would likely cause multiple compression and push the price well below the current anchor.

Drivers

Scannable catalysts and supporting factors

Quarterly dividend / earnings update (estimated)
Strategic repositioning / re-rating opportunity

Human Analyst Targets

External snippets for comparison only; verify at source.

Unverified externalLast fetched 2026-01-13Source quality: external scrape

External snippets are unverified; treat as directional signals only. Always confirm with the original provider.

Above RA est

Provider

serper

Median (USD)

$49.12

Range (USD)

$31.36 - $214.61

Count

Query: Oil-Dri Corp of America Common (ODC) analyst consensus price target high low average

Oil-Dri Of America (ODC) Stock Forecast & Price Target
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Our Oil-Dri Corporation Of America stock forecast data is based on consensus analyst prediction, covering public companies earnings per share and revenue.
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Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE:ODC) - Stock Analysis
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Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE:ODC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.205 · First quarter dividend of US$0.20 announced · Oil-Dri Corporation of America ...
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ODC Intrinsic Valuation and Fundamental Analysis - Oil-Dri ...
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The intrinsic value of one ODC stock under the Base Case scenario is 31.36 USD. Compared to the current market price of 49.12 USD, Oil-Dri Corporation of ...
Extracted: $31.36, $49.12Open source
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC) Stock Price, News & Analysis
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Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy ...
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Oil Dri Corp Of America Stock (ODC) Forecast - Stockscan.io
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The Oil Dri Corp Of America (ODC) stock price forecast for the next 30 days is generally positive, with an average analyst price target of $214.61, representing ...
Extracted: $214.61Open source
Oil-dri Of America Stock Price Forecast. Should You Buy ODC?
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The 52-week high for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America Stock is $69.76 and the 52-week low is $40.66.
Extracted: $69.76, $40.66Open source

Scenarios

Bull Target (Scenario probability)

$7 / p=15% prob

Base Target (Scenario probability)

$4 / p=65% prob

Bear Target (Scenario probability)

$2 / p=20% prob

Analysis 2026-01-13 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Analysis reference price unavailable. Targets are shown without scenario returns.

Sentiment & Exposure

Sentiment unavailable: insufficient coverage

Events

Other notable items detected

EVENT2026-04-13
Analyst target revisions and valuation debate
Wide dispersion in external intrinsic estimates and short-term forecasts could prompt visible repricing if a notable analyst publishes a revision or consensus updates; dispersion documented in aggregator snippets [#SERP-3], [#SERP-5].
Prob 35.00% • Move 25.00% • Priced-in 20.00%

Short-term Catalysts

Next few weeks

Quarterly dividend / earnings update (estimated)
2026-04-13
Next quarterly earnings/dividend release may confirm continued payout or an increase; company has recent dividend activity and limited analyst commentary which could drive a short-term move [#SERP-2], [#SERP-1].
Prob 40% • Move 18% • Priced-in 25%

Long-term Catalysts

Months to a year

Strategic repositioning / re-rating opportunity
2027-01-13
Sustained margin improvement, stable/dividend growth, or successful strategic initiatives could support multi-period re-rating toward higher intrinsic estimates seen in some third‑party models [#SERP-3].
Prob 25% • Move 100% • Priced-in 10%

Risks

Adverse regulatory/ESG changes affecting product use
Declining industrial/consumer demand for absorbent products
Dividend reduction or suspension
Raw-material cost inflation squeezing margins

Peers

Symbol	Summary
MMM	Large diversified industrials with specialty absorbents/chemical segments — scale and product mix useful for comparative re-rating scenarios.
CLX	Consumer/household products company with steady dividend history — a proxy for cash-return and consumer-facing resilience comparisons.
CL	Stable consumer-products peer across household channels — helpful to benchmark dividend and margin resilience in slower cycles.

Sources

Internal and external references used in this analysis

Model source: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Human targets: serper
Targets query: Oil-Dri Corp of America Common (ODC) analyst consensus price target high low average
Analysis date: 2026-01-13

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Symbol

Summary

MMM

Large diversified industrials with specialty absorbents/chemical segments — scale and product mix useful for comparative re-rating scenarios.

CLX

Consumer/household products company with steady dividend history — a proxy for cash-return and consumer-facing resilience comparisons.

Stable consumer-products peer across household channels — helpful to benchmark dividend and margin resilience in slower cycles.