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Otter Tail (OTTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$85.97 +2.88 (+3.47%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$86.10 +0.13 (+0.15%)
As of 08/22/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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About Otter Tail Stock (NASDAQ:OTTR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$82.92
$86.22
50-Day Range
$75.29
$85.97
52-Week Range
$71.66
$92.51
Volume
175,382 shs
Average Volume
214,734 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.60 billion
P/E Ratio
12.64
Dividend Yield
2.44%
Price Target
$83.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Otter Tail Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

OTTR MarketRank™: 

Otter Tail scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Otter Tail has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Otter Tail has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Otter Tail's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Otter Tail are expected to decrease by -39.46% in the coming year, from $5.88 to $3.56 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Otter Tail is 12.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.43.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Otter Tail is 12.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.54.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Otter Tail has a P/B Ratio of 2.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Otter Tail's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.09% of the float of Otter Tail has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Otter Tail has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 23.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Otter Tail has recently decreased by 1.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Otter Tail pays a meaningful dividend of 2.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Otter Tail has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Otter Tail is 30.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Otter Tail will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.99% next year. This indicates that Otter Tail will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Otter Tail's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.09% of the float of Otter Tail has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Otter Tail has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 23.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Otter Tail has recently decreased by 1.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Otter Tail has a news sentiment score of 1.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Otter Tail this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Otter Tail insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.90% of the stock of Otter Tail is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    61.32% of the stock of Otter Tail is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Otter Tail's insider trading history.
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OTTR Stock News Headlines

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OTTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Otter Tail's stock was trading at $73.84 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, OTTR shares have increased by 16.4% and is now trading at $85.97.

Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ:OTTR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.11. The business's revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Otter Tail include State Street Corp (3.75%), First Trust Advisors LP (2.97%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.41%) and Gabelli Funds LLC (1.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul L Knutson, Jennifer O Smestad and John D Erickson.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of OTTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Otter Tail investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/10 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
6/10/2025
Last Earnings
8/04/2025
Record date for 9/10 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend
8/15/2025
Today
8/24/2025
Dividend Payable
9/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:OTTR
CIK
1466593
Employees
2,133
Year Founded
1907

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$83.00
Low Price Target
$83.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.80
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.64
Forward P/E Ratio
14.62
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$301.66 million
Net Margins
21.82%
Pretax Margin
25.67%
Return on Equity
16.85%
Return on Assets
7.80%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.59
Current Ratio
3.31
Quick Ratio
2.57

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.31 billion
Price / Sales
2.75
Cash Flow
$9.77 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.80
Book Value
$42.34 per share
Price / Book
2.03

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
41,906,000
Free Float
41,110,000
Market Cap
$3.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.56

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This page (NASDAQ:OTTR) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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