Shares of Otter Tail (NASDAQ: OTTR) jumped by as much as 14.8% in trading on Tuesday after the electric utility and manufacturing company reported its third-quarter financial results. Shares were still up 9.8% as of 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Revenue was down 7% in the quarter to $358 million as plastics segment revenue dropped 10.7%. But net income jumped 9% to $92 million, or $2.19 per share, and even plastics net income was up 5.7%. 

The better news was that management boosted its 2023 earnings guidance to a range of $6.76 per share to $6.96 per share, from a previous range of $5.70 per share to $6.00 per share. 

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