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Avista (AVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$39.70 +0.00 (+0.01%)
Closing price 03/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$39.71 +0.01 (+0.02%)
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About Avista Stock (NYSE:AVA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.60
$40.06
50-Day Range
$35.80
$40.01
52-Week Range
$33.00
$40.23
Volume
743,333 shs
Average Volume
495,110 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.18 billion
P/E Ratio
15.82
Dividend Yield
4.94%
Price Target
$37.33
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Avista 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.

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Avista Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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70th Percentile Overall Score

AVA MarketRank™: 

Avista scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Avista 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 Coverage

    Avista 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Avista is 15.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Avista is 15.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.22.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Avista has a PEG Ratio of 2.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Avista has a P/B Ratio of 1.24. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.66% of the float of Avista has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Avista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Avista has recently increased by 3.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Avista is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.95%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Avista has been increasing its dividend for 23 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Avista is 86.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.66% of the float of Avista has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Avista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Avista has recently increased by 3.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Avista has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Avista this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for AVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Avista to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 Insiders

    Only 0.96% of the stock of Avista is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    85.24% 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.
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AVA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Avista's stock was trading at $36.63 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AVA stock has increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $39.7040.
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Avista Co. (NYSE:AVA) released its quarterly earnings data 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 had revenue of $517 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $487.48 million. Avista had a net margin of 10.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.83%.

Avista's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.96%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (3.75%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.31%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott L Morris, Mark T Thies, Jason R Thackston, Donald C Burke, James M Kensok, Scott J Kinney, Latisha Diane Hill, Bryan Alden Cox and David J Meyer.
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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.

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 Earnings
2/26/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend
2/26/2025
Dividend Payable
3/14/2025
Today
3/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric & other services combined
Sub-Industry
Multi-Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:AVA
Employees
1,858
Year Founded
1889

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$37.33
High Stock Price Target
$39.00
Low Stock Price Target
$36.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.0%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
15.82
Forward P/E Ratio
17.26
P/E Growth
2.56
Net Income
$171.18 million
Pretax Margin
9.46%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.94 billion
Cash Flow
$5.94 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.68
Book Value
$32.12 per share
Price / Book
1.24

Miscellaneous

Free Float
78,423,000
Market Cap
$3.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.46

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This page (NYSE:AVA) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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