Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Conglomerates
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $87.80 — A.R:R is negative (-2.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.8% away).
Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified holding company with Electric utility (43% of 2025 revenues, serving ~134,000 customers in MN/ND/SD), Manufacturing (BTD, T.O. Plastics), and Plastics (Northern Pipe, Vinyltech PVC pipe) segments. Revenue from regulated electric rates,... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $87.80 — A.R:R is negative (-2.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.8% away). Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Otter Tail Corporation
Latest news
- Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $4.55 Million Holdings in Otter Tail Corporation $OTTR - MarketBe — MarketBeat neutral
- Zacks Research Upgrades Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) to "Strong-Buy" - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- Otter Tail Corporation Appoints New Executive Leadership in Succession Plan - HarianBasis.co — HarianBasis.co positive
- Otter Tail (OTTR) Announces Executive Leadership Changes - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- Why The Otter Tail (OTTR) Story Is Shifting As Analysts Hold Firm On US$86.50 Target - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Quality Signals
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomertop-2 Electric segment customers16%10-K Item 1A: 'two customers combined to account for 16% of Electric segment revenues'
- 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'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-14Item 5.02LOWTim Rogelstad elected as President of Otter Tail Corporation effective April 13, 2026; Charles MacFarlane stepped down as President but remains CEO. Internal promotion. CFO appointment details in same filing were truncated.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
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Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $87.80 — A.R:R is negative (-2.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.8% away). Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $83.56. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $89.25 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $83.56. Stop-loss: $83.56.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.8% away); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Otter Tail Corporation trades at a P/E of 13.2 (forward 16.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover OTTR with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $91.
What does Otter Tail Corporation do?Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified holding company with Electric utility (43% of 2025 revenues, serving ~134,000...
Otter Tail Corporation is a diversified holding company with Electric utility (43% of 2025 revenues, serving ~134,000 customers in MN/ND/SD), Manufacturing (BTD, T.O. Plastics), and Plastics (Northern Pipe, Vinyltech PVC pipe) segments. Revenue from regulated electric rates, metal fabrication, and PVC pipe sales to municipal, commercial, and residential markets.