Avista (AVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Avista Corporation operates as an integrated energy company providing electric and natural gas delivery services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Pacific Northwest. Through its regulated utility operations, the company maintains and upgrades an extensive transmission and distribution network, delivering reliable energy to approximately 400,000 electric customers and 324,000 natural gas customers across Washington, Oregon and Idaho. In addition to its core utility business, Avista invests in owned generation assets, including hydroelectric, natural gas–fired, coal and wind facilities, to support system reliability and long-term supply planning.

Founded in 1889 as the Spokane and Inland Empire Water Power Company, the business adopted the Avista name in 1999 to reflect its growing energy portfolio and strategic focus on innovation. Over the years, Avista has expanded its generation mix and introduced advanced grid technologies such as automated metering infrastructure and distribution system automation. The company’s energy efficiency programs and demand-response initiatives aim to help customers manage usage and reduce overall system peak loads.

Avista’s service territory spans roughly 97,000 square miles, encompassing urban and rural communities across its three-state footprint. The utility employs approximately 1,800 professionals in functions ranging from field operations and engineering to customer service and regulatory affairs. Leadership is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Scott L. Morris, who has overseen efforts to modernize grid infrastructure, strengthen resiliency and advance renewable energy integration since his appointment in 2016.

Committed to sustainability and community engagement, Avista supports economic development, environmental stewardship and charitable initiatives throughout its service areas. The company continues to pursue long-term strategic priorities, including grid decarbonization, deployment of distributed energy resources and partnerships that foster cleaner, more reliable energy solutions for its customers and stakeholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.13 to $36.70
• 50-Day Range: $36.42 to $38.36
• 52-Week Range: $34.80 to $43.09
• Volume: 295,841 shs
• Average Volume: 728,154 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.41
• Dividend Yield: 5.38%
• Price Target: $38.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Avista Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avista scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Avista has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avista has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.00%

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 16.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 271.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Avista is 16.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 51.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Avista has a PEG Ratio of 2.41. 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 1.11. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.22% of the outstanding shares of Avista have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Avista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Avista has recently decreased by 30.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Avista is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.36%, 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 88.29%. 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.54

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.22% of the outstanding shares of Avista have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Avista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Avista has recently decreased by 30.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Avista has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Avista this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for AVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 171% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Avista to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $38,728.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.94% 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.

AVA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AVA shares performed this year?

Avista's stock was trading at $36.63 at the start of the year. Since then, AVA shares have decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $36.3090.

How were Avista's earnings last quarter?

Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.11. The utilities provider had revenue of $400 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $416.06 million. Avista had a net margin of 9.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.86%.
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Who are Avista's major shareholders?

Avista's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (6.40%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (2.62%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (2.60%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.43%). 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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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), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/13 Dividend: 5/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend: 5/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/13/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/19/2025
• Today: 9/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AVA
• CIK: 104918
• Web: www.avistacorp.com
• Phone: (509) 489-0500
• Fax: 509-777-5075
• Employees: 1,950
• Year Founded: 1889

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Avista: $38.00
• High Price Target: $39.00
• Low Price Target: $37.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.76
• P/E Growth: 2.41
• Net Income: $180 million
• Net Margins: 9.13%
• Pretax Margin: 9.82%
• Return on Equity: 6.86%
• Return on Assets: 2.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.52
• Cash Flow: $5.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.34
• Book Value: $32.61 per share
• Price / Book: 1.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 81,110,000
• Free Float: 80,349,000
• Market Cap: $2.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41