NasdaqGS:OTTRElectric Utilities
Otter Tail (OTTR) Stock Rises As Utility Strength Counters Settlement Hit
Otter Tail stock added 2.9% today to close at US$92.82, a firm bounce after a flat week, even though the headline number was a quarterly loss. The company reported basic earnings per share of a US$0.18 loss for Q2 on revenue of US$334.4m, hit by the previously flagged US$103.5m plastics settlement that ran through the quarter.
The near term print looks messy. The long term story still turns on whether regulated utility earnings, supported by a 5 year rate base growth plan, can keep carrying...