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Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR)

Industrials | Conglomerates | Fergus Falls, United States | NasdaqGS
88.16 USD +0.68 (0.777%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 88.51 +0.35 (0.397%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:11 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:28 p.m. EDT

OTTR shows a mixed outlook. In the short term, the recent price action has been volatile, with the stock hovering around its 200-day moving average, indicating potential for a short-term rebound or consolidation. The dividend yield and consistent payout suggest it could be attractive for income-focused investors. However, the options data indicates caution, with higher put activity suggesting potential downside risk. For long-term investors, OTTR's fundamentals are relatively stable, with a solid payout ratio and strong balance sheet, making it a potential buy-and-hold candidate if the market sentiment improves.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.013335
AutoETS0.013551
AutoARIMA0.013551
AutoTheta0.015823

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 27%
H-stat 7.46
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.008
Excess Kurtosis 0.85
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 60.73
Revenue per Share 31.15
Market Cap 3,698,622,720
Trailing P/E 13.46
Forward P/E 16.47
Beta 0.50
Profit Margins 21.16%
Website https://www.ottertail.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:28 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The current price of OTTR is near the ATM strike for multiple expirations, indicating some support at the current level. The high IV on puts, especially for the April 17 expiration, suggests increased bearish sentiment, with a notable amount of put volume and open interest at strikes below the current price. However, the presence of calls with significant open interest at the ATM and slightly higher strikes indicates some bullish positioning. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward movements, but the balance of power seems to lean slightly towards bearish sentiment.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.66% 2.62% 2.42% 2.64%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-13 0.5780 0.655626
2025-11-14 0.5250 0.637068
2025-08-15 0.5250 0.646403
2025-05-15 0.5250 0.680680
2025-02-14 0.5250 0.699926
2024-11-15 0.4680 0.601533
2024-08-15 0.4680 0.549819
2024-05-14 0.4680 0.531731
2024-02-14 0.4680 0.561358
2023-11-14 0.4380 0.581039
2023-08-14 0.4380 0.512603
2023-05-12 0.4380 0.602143
2023-02-13 0.4380 0.732632
2022-11-14 0.4130 0.813830
2022-08-12 0.4130 0.552043
2022-05-12 0.4130 0.733667
2022-02-14 0.4130 0.749246
2021-11-12 0.3900 0.649195
2021-08-12 0.3900 0.812565
2021-05-13 0.3900 0.908434
2021-02-11 0.3900 1.047381
2020-11-12 0.3700 1.054069
2020-08-13 0.3700 1.058713
2020-05-14 0.3700 1.117271
2020-02-13 0.3700 0.799638
2019-11-14 0.3500 0.847353
2019-08-14 0.3500 0.822870
2019-05-14 0.3500 0.831100
2019-02-14 0.3500 0.860690
2018-11-14 0.3350 0.860505
2018-08-14 0.3350 0.840832
2018-05-14 0.3350 0.950931
2018-02-14 0.3350 1.025448
2017-11-14 0.3200 0.855741
2017-08-11 0.3200 0.979925
2017-05-11 0.3200 1.092239
2017-02-13 0.3200 1.072826
2016-11-10 0.3130 1.153078
2016-08-11 0.3130 1.180342
2016-05-11 0.3130 1.378830
2016-02-10 0.3130 1.562065
2015-11-10 0.3080 1.562768
2015-08-12 0.3080 1.499791
2015-05-13 0.3080 1.583790
2015-02-11 0.3070 1.367202
2014-11-12 0.3030 1.412438
2014-08-13 0.3030 1.521168
2014-05-13 0.3030 1.537549
2014-02-12 0.3030 1.498256
2013-11-13 0.2970 1.461641
2013-08-13 0.2970 1.522344
2013-05-13 0.2970 1.509760
2013-02-13 0.2970 1.617283
2012-11-13 0.2980 1.936675
2012-08-13 0.2980 1.995264
2012-05-11 0.2980 2.168136
2012-02-13 0.2980 2.166709
2011-11-10 0.2980 2.347925
2011-08-11 0.2980 2.400165
2011-05-11 0.2980 2.204750
2011-02-11 0.2980 2.208304
2010-11-10 0.2980 2.425511
2010-08-11 0.2980 2.674025
2010-05-12 0.2980 2.416241
2010-02-10 0.2980 2.637274
2009-11-10 0.2980 2.294474
2009-08-12 0.2980 2.203975
2009-05-13 0.2980 2.782729
2009-02-11 0.2980 2.661520
2008-11-12 0.2980 3.021736
2008-08-13 0.2980 1.411112
2008-05-13 0.2980 1.596961
2008-02-13 0.2980 1.686436
2007-11-13 0.2930 1.652695
2007-08-13 0.2930 1.675502
2007-05-11 0.2930 1.731700
2007-02-13 0.2930 1.795358
2006-11-13 0.2880 1.963158
2006-08-11 0.2880 2.125833
2006-05-11 0.2880 2.094360
2006-02-13 0.2880 2.066679
2005-11-10 0.2800 1.955180
2005-08-11 0.2800 2.138712
2005-05-11 0.2800 2.483434
2005-02-11 0.2800 2.438324
2004-11-10 0.2750 2.278282
2004-08-11 0.2750 2.563253
2004-05-12 0.2750 2.471788
2004-02-11 0.2750 2.337756
2003-11-12 0.2700 2.300114
2003-08-13 0.2700 2.390328
2003-05-13 0.2700 2.312509
2003-02-12 0.2700 2.686883
2002-11-13 0.2650 2.327984
2002-08-13 0.2650 2.473566
2002-05-13 0.2650 2.133869
2002-02-13 0.2650 2.251656
2001-11-13 0.2600 2.280126
2001-08-13 0.2600 2.278494
2001-05-11 0.2600 2.517239
2001-02-13 0.2600 2.652443
2000-11-13 0.2550 2.808317
2000-08-11 0.2550 3.194203
2000-05-11 0.2550 3.051923
2000-02-11 0.2550 3.440687
1999-11-10 0.2475 3.255524
1999-08-11 0.2475 3.275336
1999-05-12 0.2475 3.583330
1999-02-10 0.2475 3.594795
1998-11-10 0.2400 3.564372
1998-08-12 0.2400 3.925847
1998-05-13 0.2400 4.064771
1998-02-11 0.2400 3.805267
1997-11-14 0.2325 4.101935
1997-08-13 0.2325 4.365734
1997-05-13 0.2325 4.515864
1997-02-12 0.2325 4.478033
1996-11-13 0.2250 4.298054
1996-08-13 0.2250 4.390702
1996-05-13 0.2250 4.109694
1996-02-13 0.2250 4.220332
1995-11-13 0.2200 4.265894
1995-08-11 0.2200 4.419075
1995-05-09 0.2200 4.578444
1995-02-09 0.2200 4.674526
1994-11-08 0.2150 4.927251
1994-08-09 0.2150 4.839336
1994-05-09 0.2150 5.025186
1994-02-09 0.2150 4.714374
1993-11-08 0.2100 4.996847
1993-08-09 0.2100 4.724778
1993-05-10 0.2100 4.221458
1993-02-08 0.2100 4.664670
1992-11-06 0.2050 5.001926
1992-08-10 0.2050 4.912060
1992-05-11 0.2050 4.844964
1992-02-10 0.2050 4.815903
1991-08-09 0.2000 5.463261
1991-05-09 0.2000 5.824059
1991-02-11 0.2000 6.596831
1990-11-08 0.1950 6.533404
1990-08-09 0.1950 7.114501
1990-02-09 0.1950 7.156243
1989-11-09 0.1900 7.553982
1989-08-09 0.1900 7.680881
1989-05-09 0.1900 8.667099
1989-02-09 0.1900 8.828785
1988-11-08 0.1850 8.546415
1988-08-09 0.1850 9.741606
1988-05-09 0.1850 9.140357
1988-02-08 0.1850 9.250566
1987-11-06 0.1825 10.542791
1987-08-10 0.1825 9.259823
1987-05-11 0.1825 9.653461
1987-02-09 0.1825 8.242156
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.15
dividendYield 2.44
exDividendDate 2026-02-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.1
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.024005486
lastDividendValue 0.578
lastDividendDate 2026-02-13
dividendDate 2026-03-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13462031
Address1 215 South Cascade Street
Address2 P.O. Box 496
All Time High 100.84
All Time Low 3.53125
Ask 88.55
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 251,360
Average Daily Volume3 Month 269,129
Average Volume 269,129
Average Volume10Days 251,360
Beta 0.495
Bid 88.01
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 44.428
City Fergus Falls
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 88.16
Current Ratio 2.279
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 89.0
Day Low 87.48
Debt To Equity 60.73
Display Name Otter Tail
Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Dividend Rate 2.15
Dividend Yield 2.44
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,993,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,993,200
Earnings Growth -0.054
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.056
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,924,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,924,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,924,800
Ebitda 462,823,008
Ebitda Margins 0.35491002
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.483
Enterprise To Revenue 3.365
Enterprise Value 4,388,768,768
Eps Current Year 5.6425
Eps Forward 5.3525
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 218-998-3165
Fifty Day Average 87.2196
Fifty Day Average Change 0.9404068
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.010782058
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.46203
Fifty Two Week High 92.24
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.079994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.044232376
Fifty Two Week Low 73.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.420006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19555202
Fifty Two Week Range 73.74 - 92.24
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.42
Float Shares 41,097,673
Forward Eps 5.3525
Forward P E 16.470808
Free Cashflow -26,483,250
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,198
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.43202
Gross Profits 563,377,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02083
Held Percent Institutions 0.76353997
Implied Shares Outstanding 41,953,525
Industry Conglomerates
Industry Disp Conglomerates
Industry Key conglomerates
Ir Website http://www.ottertail.com/investors/investors.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Last Dividend Value 0.578
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 953,164,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Otter Tail Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in electric utility, manufacturing, and plastic pipe businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Electric, Manufacturing, and Plastics. The Electric segment generates, purchases, transmissions, distributes, and sells electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and operates as a participant in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator markets. This segment generates electricity through coal, fuel oil, solar, wind, and natural gas for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Its Manufacturing segment engages in metal fabrication services for custom machine parts and metal components and manufacturing thermoformed plastic products for use in the agriculture, construction, horticulture, industrial, lawn and garden, recreational vehicle, and other end markets. These businesses have manufacturing facilities in Georgia, Illinois, and Minnesota and sell products primarily in the United States. The Plastics segment manufactures polyvinyl chloride pipes for municipal water, rural water, wastewater, storm drainage and water reclamation system, and other uses for customers in the horticulture, medical and life sciences, industrial, recreation, and electronics industries. This segment markets its products through independent sales representatives, company salespersons, and customer service representatives. Otter Tail Corporation was incorporated in 1907 and is headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Long Name Otter Tail Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,698,622,720
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_294269
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 275,892,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,699,042,299
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 88.22
Operating Cashflow 385,984,992
Operating Margins 0.22237
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3206
Peg Ratio 1.8
Phone 866-410-8780
Post Market Change 0.34999847
Post Market Change Percent 0.3970037
Post Market Price 88.51
Post Market Time 1,776,456,669
Previous Close 87.48
Price Eps Current Year 15.624281
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9843342
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.836241
Profit Margins 0.21156
Quick Ratio 1.67
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.68
Regular Market Change Percent 0.777321
Regular Market Day High 89.0
Regular Market Day Low 87.48
Regular Market Day Range 87.48 - 89.0
Regular Market Open 88.22
Regular Market Previous Close 87.48
Regular Market Price 88.16
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 448,885
Return On Assets 0.05728
Return On Equity 0.15630001
Revenue Growth 0.016
Revenue Per Share 31.15
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 41,953,525
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1325
Shares Short 5,559,919
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,430,715
Short Name Otter Tail Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1884
Short Ratio 19.22
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol OTTR
Target High Price 90.0
Target Low Price 83.0
Target Mean Price 86.5
Target Median Price 86.5
Total Cash 440,504,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.5
Total Debt 1,130,649,984
Total Revenue 1,304,057,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.1
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.024005486
Trailing Eps 6.55
Trailing P E 13.459542
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.7981
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 83.2055
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.954506
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.059545416
Type Disp Equity
Volume 448,885
Website https://www.ottertail.com
Zip 56,538-0496