What is KeyCorp's Forecast for Avista Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• KeyCorp's Q3 2025 EPS Estimate: Analyst S. Karp expects Avista Corporation to report earnings per share of $0.20 for Q3 2025, with a consensus estimate for the full year at $2.30 per share.
• Recent Earnings Results: For Q2 2025, Avista's reported EPS was $0.17, falling short of the expected $0.28, with revenues of $400 million compared to estimates of $416.06 million.
• Dividend Announcement: Avista recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.49, resulting in an annualized dividend of $1.96 and a yield of 5.1%.

Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Avista in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Avista's current full-year earnings is $2.30 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Avista's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

Avista (NYSE:AVA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.11). Avista had a net margin of 9.13% and a return on equity of 6.86%. The business had revenue of $400.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $416.06 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.29 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Avista in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Avista currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $39.00.

Avista Price Performance

Avista stock opened at $38.38 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.00. Avista has a one year low of $34.80 and a one year high of $43.09. The business has a fifty day moving average of $36.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.23.

Institutional Trading of Avista

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AVA. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Avista by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,360,222 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $433,782,000 after acquiring an additional 99,365 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Avista by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,191,896 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $197,032,000 after acquiring an additional 398,446 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its stake in Avista by 52.7% during the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 2,110,711 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $80,101,000 after buying an additional 728,543 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Avista by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,958,034 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $74,316,000 after buying an additional 46,321 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Avista by 531.2% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,370,502 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $57,383,000 after buying an additional 1,153,389 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.24% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Bryan Alden Cox bought 3,671 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $35.55 per share, for a total transaction of $130,504.05. Following the acquisition, the senior vice president owned 9,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $355,108.95. This trade represents a 58.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP David J. Meyer sold 1,367 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.72, for a total value of $50,196.24. Following the sale, the vice president owned 8,394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $308,227.68. The trade was a 14.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Avista Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 19th were issued a $0.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 19th. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. Avista's payout ratio is 88.29%.

Avista Company Profile

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.

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