Otter Tail (OTTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified company based in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Its businesses operate in the electric utility, manufacturing and plastics industries.

Through Otter Tail Power Company, the corporation generates, transmits and distributes electricity to customers in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The utility traces its history to 1907.

Its other businesses manufacture products such as metal components and fabricated assemblies, as well as plastic products for commercial and industrial applications. Together, these operations serve customers across a range of industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $74.17 to $76.19
• 50-Day Range: $75.30 to $91.51
• 52-Week Range: $74.17 to $95.09
• Volume: 401,975 shs
• Average Volume: 247,772 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.13
• Dividend Yield: 3.04%
• Price Target: $91.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Otter Tail Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Otter Tail scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Otter Tail has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Otter Tail has a consensus price target of $91.00, representing about 19.8% upside from its current price of $75.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Otter Tail has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -26.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Otter Tail are expected to decrease by -26.51% in the coming year, from $5.96 to $4.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Otter Tail is 12.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Otter Tail is 12.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 34.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Otter Tail has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.29% 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 27.28, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Otter Tail has recently decreased by 3.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Otter Tail pays a meaningful dividend of 3.07%, 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 55.13%. 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 52.74% next year. This indicates that Otter Tail will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Otter Tail has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Otter Tail this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for OTTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

2.00% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/02/2026
• Record date for 12/10 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OTTR
• CIK: 1466593
• Web: www.ottertail.com
• Phone: (866) 410-8780
• Fax: 218-998-3165
• Employees: 2,198
• Year Founded: 1907

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Otter Tail: $91.00
• High Price Target: $91.00
• Low Price Target: $91.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.34
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $275.89 million
• Net Margins: 13.45%
• Pretax Margin: 13.31%
• Return on Equity: 13.41%
• Return on Assets: 6.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.57
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.45
• Cash Flow: $9.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.01
• Book Value: $45.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,990,000
• Free Float: 41,146,000
• Market Cap: $3.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42