NASDAQ:OTTR - Otter Tail Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Otter Tail trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "OTTR."

Otter Tail announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.335 per share on Monday, December 10th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 14th. View Otter Tail's Dividend History.

Otter Tail Co. (NASDAQ:OTTR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.16. The utilities provider earned $227.70 million during the quarter. Otter Tail had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 9.59%. The company's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.45 EPS. View Otter Tail's Earnings History.

Otter Tail is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 11th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Otter Tail.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Otter Tail's shares. Their predictions range from $42.00 to $46.00. On average, they expect Otter Tail's share price to reach $44.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Otter Tail.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Otter Tail in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Otter Tail.

Media coverage about OTTR stock has trended neutral this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Otter Tail earned a daily sentiment score of 0.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Some companies that are related to Otter Tail include ENGIE BRASIL EN/S (EGIEY), CPFL Energia (CPL), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), IDACORP (IDA), Enel Generacion Chile (EOCC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Enel Chile (ENIC), Portland General Electric (POR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Black Hills (BKH), CEMIG (CIG), PNM Resources (PNM), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Ormat Technologies (ORA) and Pampa Energia (PAM).

Otter Tail's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.09%), BlackRock Inc. (6.96%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.00%), Gabelli Funds LLC (2.64%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.32%) and First Trust Advisors LP (1.30%). Company insiders that own Otter Tail stock include George A Koeck, John D Erickson, Kevin G Moug and Paul L Knutson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Otter Tail.

OTTR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Gabelli Funds LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Prudential Financial Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Otter Tail company stock in the last year include John D Erickson, Kevin G Moug and Paul L Knutson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Otter Tail.

OTTR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., First Trust Advisors LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., MetLife Investment Advisors LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Otter Tail.

Shares of OTTR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of OTTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.58.

Otter Tail has a market capitalization of $1.94 billion and generates $849.35 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $72.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.86 on an earnings per share basis. Otter Tail employs 668 workers across the globe.

The official website for Otter Tail is http://www.ottertail.com.

Otter Tail's mailing address is 215 S CASCADE ST PO BOX 496, FERGUS FALLS MN, 56538. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 866-410-8780 or via email at [email protected]