Otter Tail Corp · Electric Services

OTTR

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Raised its dividend (2.3% yield)

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 0.8% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (188 bought, 129 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$90.13-0.4% that day

Company value: $3.8B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 19.4x; You pay about $19 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.9x; Company value is 2.9 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.3%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 7%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 25%; Debt as a share of company value

From OTTR's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$334.7M+0.7% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.3B, down 0.2% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.9% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of OTTR. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth0% a yearRecently: -0.2% a yearProfit margin15%Last 12 months: 14.9%P/E at the end19xToday: 19.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.3B

Profit in 5 years$196M

Price these guesses point to$88.75-1.5% vs $90.13 todayAbout -0.3% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 15% margin and a 19x P/E, sales would have to grow about 0.3% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.15.6%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.52x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.21.2%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$386.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+0.4% in 3 years

Revenue: $1.3B; -2.0% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $963.6M; 0.52x equity
Current ratio: 2.28x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 4

Revenue: $334.7M; +0.7% YoY
EPS: -$0.18; vs $1.85
Op. margin: -7.2%; -36.5 pts
Free cash flow: -$27.4M
Share count: -0.4%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 0.5
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady+0.8%

Institutions added 0.8% to their holdings. 188 bought, 129 sold. 2 quarters of net buying in a row.

Shares held by institutions29.4M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+0.2%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.6x · $1.1B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

42M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportIn 7 days (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 4
Results filedMay 5
Results filedFeb 17
Results filedNov 4, 2025
Results filedAug 5, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

New 5%+ holder (passive)Aug 7 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

Leadership changeSep 1 · Form 8-K ↗

SoldPaul L KnutsonVP, Human Resources

725 shares at $94.01 avg ($92.84 to $94.63) · $68K

-100% of holdings
Owns no shares after
Not a pre-planned sale
Held by son
2 transactions
Filed 1 day after trade

Aug 11Form 4 ↗

SoldPaul L KnutsonVP, Human Resources

3,500 shares at $93.11 · $326K

-14% of holdings
Now owns 21,495 shares
Not a pre-planned sale
Filed 4 days after trade
Also: Gift

Aug 7Form 4 ↗

New 5%+ holder (passive)Aug 7 · Form SCHEDULE 13G ↗Planned insider saleAug 7 · Form 144 ↗Quarterly reportAug 5 · Form 10-Q ↗Earnings resultsAug 4 · Form 8-K ↗Major agreementJun 18 · Form 8-K ↗New debtJun 5 · Form 8-K ↗Major agreementMay 29 · Form 8-K ↗SDMay 29 · Form SD ↗Other company newsMay 15 · Form 8-K ↗Quarterly reportMay 6 · Form 10-Q ↗Earnings resultsMay 5 · Form 8-K ↗New 5%+ holder (passive)Apr 30 · Form SCHEDULE 13G ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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