Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.730-6.030 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.050.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded Otter Tail from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Otter Tail currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $86.00.

Otter Tail Price Performance

OTTR opened at $91.51 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $89.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.81. Otter Tail has a 1 year low of $74.15 and a 1 year high of $95.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.84 billion, a PE ratio of 19.72 and a beta of 0.42.

Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.55 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $320.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $327.87 million. Otter Tail had a net margin of 14.83% and a return on equity of 14.56%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Otter Tail will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Otter Tail Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.5775 per share. This represents a $2.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. Otter Tail’s payout ratio is 49.78%.

Otter Tail Company Profile

Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified company headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Through its electric utility subsidiary, Otter Tail Power Company, it generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers.

Otter Tail Power Company serves customers across portions of western Minnesota, eastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota. Its generation portfolio includes coal, natural gas, wind and other energy resources, supporting the company’s role as a regional provider of electric power and related utility services.

Beyond its utility operations, Otter Tail Corporation owns manufacturing businesses that produce fabricated metal components, plastic products and other specialized goods.