NYSE:AVA Avista (AVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $42.30 +0.43 (+1.02%) Closing price 04/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.26 -0.04 (-0.09%) As of 04/1/2025 07:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Avista Stock (NYSE:AVA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Avista alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$41.41▼$42.4650-Day Range$35.80▼$42.3052-Week Range$33.00▼$42.46Volume1.12 million shsAverage Volume550,650 shsMarket Capitalization$3.40 billionP/E Ratio16.85Dividend Yield4.63%Price Target$37.33Consensus RatingReduce Company OverviewAvista Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company. It operates in two segments, Avista Utilities and AEL&P. The Avista Utilities segment provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho; and natural gas distribution services in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon, as well as generates electricity in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. This segment also engages in the supply of electricity to customers in Montana; and wholesale purchase and sale of electricity and natural gas. The AEL&P segment offers electric services in Juneau, Alaska. The company generates electricity through hydroelectric, thermal, wind, and solar generation facilities. As of December 31, 2023, it supplied retail electric services to approximately 416,000 customers; and retail natural gas services to approximately 381,000 customers. The company also operates five hydroelectric generation facilities with capacity of 102.7 MW; and four diesel generating facilities with a capacity of 107.5 MW. It also engages in venture fund investments, real estate investments, and other investments. Avista Corporation was incorporated in 1889 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington.Read More… Remove Ads Avista Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreAVA MarketRank™: Avista scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.8 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingAvista has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageAvista has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Avista's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth10.00% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Avista are expected to grow by 10.00% in the coming year, from $2.30 to $2.53 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Avista is 16.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Avista is 16.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.34.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAvista has a PEG Ratio of 2.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAvista has a P/B Ratio of 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Avista's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.43% of the float of Avista has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAvista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Avista has recently decreased by 6.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipAvista is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.90%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAvista has been increasing its dividend for 23 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Avista is 86.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Avista will have a dividend payout ratio of 77.47% in the coming year. This indicates that Avista may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Avista's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.9 / 5Environmental Score-3.54 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.43% of the float of Avista has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAvista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Avista has recently decreased by 6.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.08 News SentimentAvista has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Avista this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for AVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Avista to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Avista insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $89,048.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.96% of the stock of Avista is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.24% of the stock of Avista is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Avista's insider trading history. Receive AVA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Avista and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AVA Stock News HeadlinesAvista Corp (AVA) Proposes Electric Rate Increase in WashingtonApril 1 at 12:37 AM | gurufocus.comAvista Corp (AVA) Files 2025 Natural Gas Integrated Resource PlanApril 1 at 12:37 AM | gurufocus.comElon Tax Shock?Elon Musk's DOGE agents have some very strange plans for the IRS... Recently, it emerged that our tax authorities have bought a powerful new AI supercomputer, worth millions of dollars. It's the most advanced technology offered by AI giant Nvidia. And it's almost certainly going to be used to advance Elon Musk's real agenda with DOGE... the massive, rapid roll out of AI across the entire federal government.April 2, 2025 | Altimetry (Ad)Avista files 2025 Natural Gas Integrated Resource PlanMarch 31 at 7:45 PM | globenewswire.comAvista Makes Price Adjustment Request in WashingtonMarch 31 at 7:05 PM | globenewswire.comAvista reaches all-party, all issues settlement in Oregon general rate caseMarch 28, 2025 | globenewswire.comAvista: A Small Step For The Stock, A Giant Step For The Strategy (Rating Downgrade)March 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comAvista Corporation: A Proven Ability To Handle RecessionsMarch 25, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines AVA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVA shares performed this year? Avista's stock was trading at $36.63 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AVA stock has increased by 15.5% and is now trading at $42.2970. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Avista's earnings last quarter? Avista Co. (NYSE:AVA) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 26th. The utilities provider reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $517 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $487.48 million. Avista had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.83% and a net margin of 10.24%. How do I buy shares of Avista? Shares of AVA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Avista own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Avista investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/26/2025Record date for 3/14 Dividend2/26/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend2/26/2025Dividend Payable3/14/2025Today4/01/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/29/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Electric & other services combined Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:AVA CIK104918 Webwww.avistacorp.com Phone(509) 489-0500Fax509-777-5075Employees1,858Year Founded1889Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$37.33 High Stock Price Target$39.00 Low Stock Price Target$36.00 Potential Upside/Downside-11.7%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.27 Trailing P/E Ratio16.85 Forward P/E Ratio18.39 P/E Growth2.56Net Income$171.18 million Net Margins10.24% Pretax Margin9.46% Return on Equity7.83% Return on Assets2.56% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.05 Current Ratio0.75 Quick Ratio0.48 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.94 billion Price / Sales1.75 Cash Flow$6.33 per share Price / Cash Flow6.68 Book Value$32.12 per share Price / Book1.32Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares80,289,000Free Float78,423,000Market Cap$3.40 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.46 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know? 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