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Avista (AVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$36.78 -0.27 (-0.74%)
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About Avista Stock (NYSE:AVA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$36.62
$37.06
50-Day Range
$36.62
$38.36
52-Week Range
$34.80
$43.09
Volume
51,164 shs
Average Volume
730,864 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.98 billion
P/E Ratio
16.55
Dividend Yield
5.33%
Price Target
$38.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Avista Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

AVA MarketRank™: 

Avista scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 98 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 1.50, 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.

  • 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 16.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Avista is 16.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.40.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Avista has a PEG Ratio of 2.43. 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 1.14. 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

    4.69% 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 5.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Avista has recently decreased by 0.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Avista is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.33%, 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.

  • Read more about Avista's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.69% 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 5.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Avista has recently decreased by 0.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Avista has a news sentiment score of 1.64. 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Avista this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for AVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 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 $38,728.00 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 2025. Since then, AVA shares have increased by 1.1% and is now trading at $37.0410.

Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) issued its quarterly earnings data 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 earned $400 million during 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%.
Read the conference call transcript
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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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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), 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
8/28/2025
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
Employees
1,950
Year Founded
1889

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$39.00
Low Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.6%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.22
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.69
Forward P/E Ratio
16.10
P/E Growth
2.43
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
1.55
Cash Flow
$5.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.39
Book Value
$32.61 per share
Price / Book
1.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
81,110,000
Free Float
80,332,000
Market Cap
$3.00 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.40

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This page (NYSE:AVA) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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