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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:AVA NASDAQ:NWE NYSE:UTL NASDAQ:YORW On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVAAvista$42.48+1.1%$41.30$35.50▼$43.50$3.47B0.24779,133 shs539,596 shsNWENorthWestern$71.05+2.3%$70.82$50.46▼$75.18$4.27B0.34544,205 shs615,581 shsUTLUnitil$51.86+1.2%$51.83$44.61▼$55.08$922.03M0.32126,179 shs80,585 shsYORWYork Water$29.96+0.9%$30.04$28.26▼$34.30$481.26M0.61107,465 shs91,174 shs The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. After strong gains in recent years, the most impactful phase of nuclear investment may still be ahead. This report highlights seven nuclear energy stocks positioned across the value chain—combining near-term revenue with long-term upside as next-generation technologies scale. Click the link below to unlock the full list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVAAvista-0.92%+1.15%+3.07%+5.49%+10.82%NWENorthWestern-0.37%-0.22%-2.85%+1.52%+31.85%UTLUnitil-1.07%+2.56%+0.97%-3.40%-3.72%YORWYork Water-1.92%+0.30%+0.37%-5.66%-9.04%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVAAvista$42.48+1.1%$41.30$35.50▼$43.50$3.47B0.24779,133 shs539,596 shsNWENorthWestern$71.05+2.3%$70.82$50.46▼$75.18$4.27B0.34544,205 shs615,581 shsUTLUnitil$51.86+1.2%$51.83$44.61▼$55.08$922.03M0.32126,179 shs80,585 shsYORWYork Water$29.96+0.9%$30.04$28.26▼$34.30$481.26M0.61107,465 shs91,174 shs The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. After strong gains in recent years, the most impactful phase of nuclear investment may still be ahead. This report highlights seven nuclear energy stocks positioned across the value chain—combining near-term revenue with long-term upside as next-generation technologies scale. Click the link below to unlock the full list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVAAvista-0.92%+1.15%+3.07%+5.49%+10.82%NWENorthWestern-0.37%-0.22%-2.85%+1.52%+31.85%UTLUnitil-1.07%+2.56%+0.97%-3.40%-3.72%YORWYork Water-1.92%+0.30%+0.37%-5.66%-9.04%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVAAvista 2.14Hold$40.50-4.66% DownsideNWENorthWestern 2.33Hold$68.30-3.87% DownsideUTLUnitil 2.00Hold$56.508.95% UpsideYORWYork Water 2.00HoldN/AN/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest UTL, NWE, YORW, and AVA Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails6/4/2026AVAAvista BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$40.00 ➝ $42.005/26/2026NWENorthWestern Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy (B-)5/22/2026AVAAvista Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong Sell ➝ Hold5/11/2026UTLUnitil Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageEqual Weight$56.005/11/2026UTLUnitil Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold5/6/2026AVAAvista BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$41.00 ➝ $40.005/6/2026AVAAvista MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$41.00 ➝ $42.005/5/2026UTLUnitil Freedom CapitalSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold4/21/2026NWENorthWestern Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingUnderweight$54.004/21/2026AVAAvista Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$39.004/21/2026NWENorthWestern JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$64.00 ➝ $67.00(Data available from 6/12/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVAAvista$1.96B1.79$6.20 per share6.85$33.29 per share1.28NWENorthWestern$1.61B2.71$7.89 per share9.00$46.99 per share1.51UTLUnitil$536M1.74$8.02 per share6.47$34.02 per share1.52YORWYork Water$77.49M6.27$2.40 per share12.49$16.65 per share1.80Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAVAAvista$193M$2.5116.9215.623.9310.75%7.65%2.50%8/5/2026 (Estimated)NWENorthWestern$181.09M$2.7218.9317.813.6710.21%7.80%2.69%N/AUTLUnitil$50.20M$3.1616.4114.77N/A9.60%9.89%2.89%8/3/2026 (Estimated)YORWYork Water$20.06M$1.4720.38N/AN/A26.84%8.89%3.16%7/30/2026 (Estimated)Latest UTL, NWE, YORW, and AVA EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/5/2026Q1 2026AVAAvista$1.04$1.10+$0.06$1.11$643.55 million$570.00 million5/5/2026Q1 2026YORWYork Water$0.31$0.33+$0.02$0.33$20.29 million$20.07 million5/4/2026Q1 2026UTLUnitil$1.86$1.88+$0.02$1.85$179.13 million$216.90 million4/29/2026Q1 2026NWENorthWestern$1.29$1.31+$0.02$1.03N/A$516.60 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVAAvista$1.974.65%+3.88%78.49%23 YearsNWENorthWestern$2.683.79%+1.92%98.53%21 YearsUTLUnitil$1.903.69%+3.71%60.13%12 YearsYORWYork Water$0.913.03%+4.04%61.90%27 YearsLatest UTL, NWE, YORW, and AVA DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/4/2026YORWYork Waterquarterly$0.22803.13%6/30/20266/30/20267/15/20264/29/2026NWENorthWesternquarterly$0.673.73%6/15/20266/15/20266/30/20265/6/2026AVAAvistaquarterly$0.49254.82%5/19/20265/19/20266/12/20264/29/2026UTLUnitilquarterly$0.47503.73%5/14/20265/14/20265/29/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVAAvista1.010.900.60NWENorthWestern1.100.700.52UTLUnitil0.990.570.53YORWYork Water0.940.720.60Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAVAAvista85.24%NWENorthWestern96.07%UTLUnitil76.76%YORWYork Water49.86%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAVAAvista0.78%NWENorthWestern0.94%UTLUnitil2.20%YORWYork Water0.50%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVAAvista1,92982.64 million81.99 millionOptionableNWENorthWestern1,66761.51 million60.93 millionN/AUTLUnitil52017.99 million17.60 millionOptionableYORWYork Water11016.21 million16.13 millionOptionableUTL, NWE, YORW, and AVA HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesSolid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For York Water (NASDAQ:YORW)May 18, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comYork Water (YORW) price target decreased by 11.76% to 30.60May 14, 2026 | msn.comResults: The York Water Company Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its EstimatesMay 8, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comYork Water Shareholders Approve Directors, Auditor and CompensationMay 5, 2026 | tipranks.comThe York Water Company Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results with Increased Revenues and Net IncomeMay 5, 2026 | quiverquant.comQThe York Water Company Reports Three Months EarningsMay 5, 2026 | globenewswire.comI Just Opened a Position in Wall Street's Greatest Dividend Stock -- a Company That's Been Paying Dividends Since the Early 1800sMay 5, 2026 | fool.comYork Water Strengthens Balance Sheet With Upsized Equity OfferingApril 22, 2026 | tipranks.comThe York Water Company Announces Closing of Its Common Stock Public OfferingApril 22, 2026 | globenewswire.comThe York Water Company (YORW) Acquires Wastewater System Serving Pine Run Retirement CommunityApril 20, 2026 | insidermonkey.comYork Water (NASDAQ:YORW) CEO Buys $29,982.00 in StockApril 18, 2026 | insidertrades.comYork Water CompanyApril 17, 2026 | edition.cnn.comYork Water Completes Equity Offering to Fund GrowthApril 17, 2026 | tipranks.comYork Water Company Completes Public Offering of 1,521,739 Shares Raising Approximately $41.4 MillionApril 17, 2026 | quiverquant.comQThe York Water Company Announces Closing of Its Common Stock Public OfferingApril 17, 2026 | globenewswire.comWhy York Water Stock Just Sank to a 52-Week LowApril 16, 2026 | fool.comYork Water Prices Public Equity Offering to Fund GrowthApril 16, 2026 | tipranks.comThe York Water Company Announces Pricing of 2026 Public Offering of Common StockApril 16, 2026 | globenewswire.comYork Water Plans Equity Offering to Fund GrowthApril 15, 2026 | tipranks.comThe York Water Company Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common StockApril 15, 2026 | markets.businessinsider.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesFrom Zepbound to Foundayo: Lilly's Latest Results Support Oral GLP-1 OutlookBy Leo 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This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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.NorthWestern NASDAQ:NWE$71.05 +1.59 (+2.29%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$70.25 -0.80 (-1.13%) As of 05:34 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 Massive. Learn more.NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,600 miles of electric transmission and 18,674 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 395 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,235 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,155 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 133 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,310 miles of electric transmission and 2,365 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 124 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,573 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 775,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Unitil NYSE:UTL$51.86 +0.61 (+1.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.90 +0.04 (+0.08%) As of 05:34 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 Massive. Learn more.Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and distributes natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland and the Lewiston-Auburn area, as well as electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. It also operates 86 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline that provides interstate natural gas pipeline access and transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition, the company provides real estate management services. It serves approximately 108,100 electric customers and 87,500 natural gas customers. Unitil Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire.York Water NASDAQ:YORW$29.96 +0.27 (+0.91%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.96 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:10 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 Massive. Learn more.The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes drinking water. It owns and operates three wastewater collection systems; ten wastewater collection and treatment systems; and two reservoirs, including Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which hold approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water. The company also operates a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman; and owns satellite groundwater systems in York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties, as well as two impounding dams on primary system located in York and Springfield Townships. It serves customers in the fixtures and furniture, electrical machinery, food products, paper, ordnance units, textile products, air conditioning systems, laundry detergents, barbells, and motorcycle industries in 56 municipalities within four counties in south-central Pennsylvania. The York Water Company was incorporated in 1816 and is based in York, Pennsylvania. 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