$OTTR

Otter Tail GAAP EPS of $1.41 misses by $0.11, revenue of $320.51M misses by $7.49M (NASDAQ:OTTR)

Otter Tail Corporation reported Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.41, missing estimates by $0.11. Revenue was $320.51M, down 1.6% year-over-year and $7.49M below expectations. The company's earnings and revenue both fell short of analyst projections.

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Published Nov 2, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC
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Primary signal
$OTTR
Bearish
high confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The disclosed GAAP EPS and revenue misses are the primary new information and can drive immediate positioning changes ahead of any subsequent guidance or management explanation.

02

Market read

Traders may adjust short-term expectations for OTTR’s earnings trajectory based on the magnitude of the EPS and revenue misses.

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What to watch

The excerpt lacks guidance, margin details, and management commentary, which are often the key drivers of whether the stock sells off or stabilizes after the initial miss.

Relevance 8/10Novelty 8/10Timing: after-hours earnings print reported Nov 2, 2026

Background

The piece summarizes Otter Tail’s Q3 2026 earnings results from the company press release.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Otter Tail reported Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.41, missing by $0.11, and revenue of $320.51M, missing by $7.49M.

Expected impact

Likely downside bias as the market reprices the earnings power implied by the miss.

Evidence & confidence

The article provides the company’s own quarterly GAAP EPS and revenue miss versus expectations, which typically drives immediate re-rating and raises questions about forward fundamentals.

Market effects

Weak utility/mid-cap earnings datapoint can slightly pressure the group’s near-term earnings expectations.

Limited, mostly affects US mid-cap utility sentiment rather than a broad regional macro driver.

Low, company-specific earnings miss with no stated cross-border catalyst.

Counterpoint

A single-quarter revenue and GAAP EPS miss may be offset by underlying operational stability or non-recurring items not detailed in the excerpt.

Key entities

  • Otter Tail Corporation

    Subject of the earnings report, with Q3 GAAP EPS and revenue both missing expectations per the article.

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