OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR)
Utilities · Electric Utilities / Diversified Manufacturing · NASDAQ
Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified firm combining a regulated electric utility business in the Upper Midwest with a manufacturing segment producing plastic pipe and tubing.
What OTTER TAIL CORP does
Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified company operating through two primary segments: an electric utility and a manufacturing business. The electric utility, Otter Tail Power Company, provides generation, transmission, and distribution services to customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The manufacturing segment specializes in plastic pipe and tubing products, often utilizing polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Themes: regulated utilities, wind energy / renewables, infrastructure construction materials, Upper Midwest energy market
Fundamentals
- Price$89.78 as of 2026-10-21 close
- Market cap$3.8B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-21)
- 1-year return+14.8% 2025-10-21 close $78.21 → 2026-10-21 close $89.78
- P/E19.39 as of 2026-10-21
- Net margin+21.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+14.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its 10-K tags no pre-tax income, so no tax rate can be taken.
- Debt / equity0.63 borrowings, leases excluded / equity — 10-Q/10-K balance sheet 2026-06-30
- Revenue growth (YoY)-2.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-4.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.41 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.7%; at least 18 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How OTTR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 65 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-10-21
- net profit margintop 25% 65 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating margintop 25% 62 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitytop 25% 72 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 70 covered Utilities peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 65 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 57 covered Utilities peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Utilities companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
OTTR is in the Top 10 — Utilities.
Top 10 — Utilities — since 1 Oct 2026
Top 10 score
53.4 #519 of 1,265 scored · #10 of 51 in Utilities
Profitability 74th (operating margin 26.6%, return on equity 14.8%) and capital return 67th (consecutive years of dividend increases 18 years, net share count bought back over the year -0.1); weakest is growth (11th, 3-year revenue CAGR -4%, revenue growth year over year -2.3%).
In this list since 1 Oct 2026 — currently 6th in the list (19 days)
- Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 56.0, rank 1 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Scores as of 21 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, OTTR's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 32%, free-cash-flow payout 90%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout32% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout90% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 2026-06-30 | $335M | -$24M | -$8M | -$0.18 | $112M† | $139M† |
| Q1 FY2026 2026-03-31 | $343M | $85M | $73M | $1.73 | $71M | $185M |
| Q4 FY2025 2025-12-31 | $304M† | $68M† | $52M† | $1.23† | $97M† | $75M† |
| Q3 FY2025 2025-09-30 | $326M | $97M | $78M | $1.86 | $130M† | $89M† |
| Q2 FY2025 2025-06-30 | $332M | $97M | $78M | $1.85 | $120M† | $66M† |
| Q1 FY2025 2025-03-31 | $337M | $84M | $68M | $1.62 | $39M | $58M |
| Q4 FY2024 2024-12-31 | $303M† | $67M† | $55M† | $1.30† | $130M† | $99M† |
| Q3 FY2024 2024-09-30 | $337M | $108M | $85M | $2.03 | $99M† | $84M† |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-06-30
- Cash and equivalents$278M
- Short-term investments$55M
- Total debt$1.2B borrowings only; leases excluded
- Net debt$853M total debt − cash − short-term investments
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How OTTER TAIL CORP looks technically
OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) is trading 1.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 292 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 24 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +1.5% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $89.69 | $89.69 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $88.48 | $88.48 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 36 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 36 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 86.64. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 292 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 292 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 1.5% above | +1.5% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 10.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 53.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($86.81 to $90.95) — its "stochastic" reading is 72 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 71.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 22 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $95.09 | $95.09 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 5.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -5.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 21.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +21.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 5.6% below its highest point of the past year | 5.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 24 trading days ago | 24 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 24 trading days ago | 24 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $100.84 (set on 2024-07-26) | $100.84 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($76.77 to $94.28), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 26% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $82.90 to $83.46. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 25.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 11.0% below its all-time high | -11.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.1% below a resistance level at $90.74 — a price it turned at 9 times since 2026-01-22, most recently on 2026-10-02. Since 2024-10-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $14.99 (set on 2008-11-21) | $14.99 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 498.9% above its all-time low | +498.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 6th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.57 between its high and its low — about 1.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.57 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $87.48 and $90.23 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $87.48 – $88.86 – $90.23 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.8% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (1.5% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.58× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a hammer | 6 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap down opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 55 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 55 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 1.9 percentage points (the stock gained 1.9% while the market lost 0.1%) | +1.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 4.2 percentage points (the stock lost 0.9% while the market gained 3.3%) | -4.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 6.9 percentage points (the stock gained 2.9% while the market gained 9.8%) | -6.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 0.4 percentage points (the stock gained 14.8% while the market gained 15.2%) | -0.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-15 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.5% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $88.45 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 198 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $89.94 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 56 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.2% |
Descending triangle, either side — broke out · entry $88.91 · 73 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
OTTR last closed at $89.78 on 2026-10-21. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $90.74 | Resistance | 1.1% above the last close | turned there 9 times · 2026-01-22 to 2026-10-02 |
| $88.56 | Support | 1.4% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-11-06 to 2026-07-09 |
| $92.42 | Resistance | 2.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-14 to 2026-07-07 |
| $86.37 | Support | 3.8% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-08-22 to 2026-10-08 |
| $84.57 | Support | 5.8% below the last close | turned there 15 times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-08-04 |
| $95.05 | Resistance | 5.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-17 to 2026-08-11 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $86.64.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $97.73 and $104.58 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $86.64.
This reading has stood for 22 trading days, since 2026-09-22.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading above the 50-day moving average · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$90.50 range $86.00 – $95.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for OTTR
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.55 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-18
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.55, on 2026-09-13, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward10% of 10 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to seasonal weather patterns and extreme weather events.","Regulatory risks including changes in allowed customer rates and state utility commission approvals.","Operational and economic risks associated with electric generating, transmission, and manufacturing facilities."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 6 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-160 buys · 3 sells ($394044) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-160 buys · 3 sells ($394044) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-11. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about OTTR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding OTTR as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 8,326,441
- Reported value $749,213,218
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 5 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
OTTR had 4,814,876 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
OTTR had 11.5% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 16.29 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,814,876
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 11.5%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,790,407
- Reported change 0.51%
- Days to cover (reported) 16.29
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) do?
Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified company operating through two primary segments: an electric utility and a manufacturing business. The electric utility, Otter Tail Power Company, provides generation, transmission, and distribution services to customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The manufacturing segment specializes in plastic pipe and tubing products, often utilizing polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
What sector is OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) in?
OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) is classified in the Utilities sector. Its industry is Electric Utilities / Diversified Manufacturing. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does OTTR pay a dividend?
Yes — OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.65% and at least 18 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are OTTER TAIL CORP's (OTTR) competitors?
Notable peers of OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) include Xcel Energy, ALLETE, MDU Resources Group and NorthWestern Energy. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) overbought or oversold right now?
OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 53, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on OTTR come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.