Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Conglomerates
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $88.65 — A.R:R is negative (-3.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Supplier: Gulf Coast PVC resin producers.
Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified holding company with three segments: Electric (utility serving ~134,000 customers in MN, ND, SD), Manufacturing (metal fabrication and thermoformed plastics), and Plastics (PVC pipe for municipal water infrastructure). The Electric segment... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $88.65 — A.R:R is negative (-3.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Supplier: Gulf Coast PVC resin producers. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomertop-3 Manufacturing segment customers44%10-K Item 1A: 'three customers combined to account for 44% of Manufacturing segment operating revenues'
- MEDIUMCustomertop-2 Plastics segment customers47%10-K Item 1A: 'two customers combined to account for 47% of Plastics segment operating revenues'
- HIGHSupplierGulf Coast PVC resin producers10-K Item 1A: 'most U.S. PVC resin production plants are located in the Gulf Coast region, an area prone to seasonal hurricane activity'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-14Item 5.02LOWTim Rogelstad elected President of Otter Tail Corporation on April 13, 2026. Charles MacFarlane stepped down as President but continues as CEO. Rogelstad previously served as President of Otter Tail Power Company.SEC filing →
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Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $88.65 — A.R:R is negative (-3.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Supplier: Gulf Coast PVC resin producers. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $84.79. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $90.40 (+2.0% upside). Prior stop was $84.79. Stop-loss: $84.79.
Concentration risk — Supplier: Gulf Coast PVC resin producers; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (3.9% away).
Otter Tail Corporation trades at a P/E of 13.5 (forward 16.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover OTTR with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $87.
What does Otter Tail Corporation do?Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified holding company with three segments: Electric (utility serving ~134,000...
Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified holding company with three segments: Electric (utility serving ~134,000 customers in MN, ND, SD), Manufacturing (metal fabrication and thermoformed plastics), and Plastics (PVC pipe for municipal water infrastructure). The Electric segment is its foundational business with a long-term earnings mix target of approximately 70%.