New insider activity at Otter Tail ( (OTTR) ) has taken place on August 12, 2026.

Otter Tail’s Vice President of Human Resources, Paul Knutson, has executed a stock sale involving 725 shares of Otter Tail stock, generating total proceeds of $68,159. This insider transaction highlights ongoing executive-level portfolio adjustments within the company’s leadership team.

Otter Tail shares reacted to Q2 results showing revenue ahead of expectations but a drop in adjusted EPS as weaker PVC pipe pricing, higher corporate costs and litigation-related tax effects offset strength in manufacturing. Management’s detailed guidance reset distinguished between reported and adjusted EPS, with the latter raised on confidence in core utility and manufacturing growth.

Analysts’ models and price views were most influenced by the $103.5M PVC antitrust settlement, which cuts reported 2026 earnings and temporarily restricts cash, and by management’s assumption that plastics pricing and earnings will remain pressured through 2027. Counterbalancing this, a larger capital plan, 10% rate-base CAGR, stronger manufacturing margins and a growing large-load pipeline, including data centers, supported a more constructive stance on long-term adjusted earnings power.