NASDAQ:OTTR - Otter Tail Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Otter Tail announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.335 per share on Saturday, June 9th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 14th. View Otter Tail's Dividend History.

Otter Tail Co. (NASDAQ:OTTR) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.13. The utilities provider had revenue of $241.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $224.90 million. Otter Tail had a return on equity of 11.57% and a net margin of 9.02%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. View Otter Tail's Earnings History.

Otter Tail is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August, 6th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Otter Tail.

Otter Tail updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 7th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.90-2.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.91.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Otter Tail's shares. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $46.00. On average, they expect Otter Tail's stock price to reach $44.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.2%. View Analyst Ratings for Otter Tail.

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

Some companies that are related to Otter Tail include OGE Energy (OGE), Great Plains Energy (GXP), ENGIE BRASIL EN/S (EGIEY), CPFL Energia (CPL), Enel Generacion Chile (EOCC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR), Enel Chile (ENIC), IDACORP (IDA), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Portland General Electric (POR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), NRG Yield Inc Class C (NYLD), Black Hills (BKH) and PNM Resources (PNM).

Press coverage about OTTR stock has trended positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Otter Tail earned a daily sentiment score of 0.46 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.22 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Otter Tail's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Capital One National Association (0.04%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.01%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Otter Tail company stock in the last year include George A Koeck, John D Erickson and Kevin G Moug. View Insider Buying and Selling for Otter Tail.

OTTR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital One National Association. 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 $48.45.

Otter Tail has a market capitalization of $1.92 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.

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]