Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:AVA Avista (AVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $37.32 +0.65 (+1.76%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.42 +0.11 (+0.29%) As of 08/7/2025 07:46 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$36.50▼$37.4350-Day Range$36.71▼$38.5552-Week Range$34.80▼$43.09Volume934,551 shsAverage Volume725,445 shsMarket Capitalization$3.01 billionP/E Ratio16.81Dividend Yield5.25%Price Target$38.00Consensus RatingReduce 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. Read More Avista Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScoreAVA MarketRank™: Avista scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 98 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 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageAvista has received no research coverage 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 16.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Avista is 16.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 16.43.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAvista has a PEG Ratio of 2.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAvista has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.70% of the outstanding shares of Avista have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAvista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Avista has recently increased by 6.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipAvista is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.12%, 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 88.29%. 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 Shorted4.70% of the outstanding shares of Avista have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAvista has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Avista has recently increased by 6.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.38 News SentimentAvista has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Avista this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for AVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 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 $38,728.00 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 Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 7 at 9:22 AM | insidermonkey.comAnalyzing DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) & Avista (NYSE:AVA)August 7 at 3:01 AM | americanbankingnews.comMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI. | Brownstone Research (Ad)Decoding Avista Corp (AVA): A Strategic SWOT InsightAugust 6 at 12:39 AM | gurufocus.comAvista’s Earnings Call: Mixed Sentiments and Future PlansAugust 6 at 8:36 PM | tipranks.comAvista Corp. Board Declares Common Stock Dividend | AVA Stock NewsAugust 6 at 6:14 PM | gurufocus.comAvista (AVA) Q2 EPS Drops 41%August 6 at 6:13 PM | fool.comAvista Corp. Board Declares Common Stock DividendAugust 6 at 5:12 PM | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines 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 increased by 1.9% and is now trading at $37.3150. How were Avista's earnings last quarter? Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.11. The utilities provider had revenue of $400 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.06 million. Avista had a net margin of 9.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.86%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Avista's major shareholders? Avista's top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.47%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.49%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.43%) and Nuance Investments LLC (0.24%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Dividend5/13/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend5/13/2025Dividend Payable6/13/2025Last Earnings8/06/2025Today8/07/2025Record date for 9/15 Dividend8/19/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend8/19/2025Dividend Payable9/15/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry UTIL - ELEC PWR Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:AVA CIK104918 Webwww.avistacorp.com Phone(509) 489-0500Fax509-777-5075Employees1,950Year Founded1889Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Avista$38.00 High Price Target$39.00 Low Price Target$37.00 Potential Upside/Downside+1.8%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.34 Trailing P/E Ratio15.95 Forward P/E Ratio16.22 P/E Growth2.53Net Income$180 million Net Margins9.63% Pretax Margin10.33% Return on Equity7.28% Return on Assets2.39% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.01 Current Ratio0.93 Quick Ratio0.64 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.94 billion Price / Sales1.55 Cash Flow$5.62 per share Price / Cash Flow6.64 Book Value$32.72 per share Price / Book1.14Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares80,560,000Free Float79,791,000Market Cap$3.01 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.40 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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