NYSE:AVA - Avista Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Avista Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $47.69 +0.14 (+0.29 %) (As of 12/13/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$47.21Now: $47.69▼$47.9050-Day Range$46.29MA: $47.26▼$48.3752-Week Range$39.75Now: $47.69▼$49.33Volume515,684 shsAverage Volume278,670 shsMarket Capitalization$3.18 billionP/E Ratio22.60Dividend Yield3.25%Beta0.33 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Avista Corporation operates as an electric and natural gas utility company. It operates through 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. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Electric & other services combined Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:AVA Previous Symbol CUSIP05379B10 CIK104918 Webhttp://www.myavista.com/ Phone509-489-0500Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.02 Current Ratio0.62 Quick Ratio0.45Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio22.60 Forward P/E Ratio24.84 P/E Growth7.41 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.40 billion Price / Sales2.28 Cash Flow$5.05 per share Price / Cash Flow9.44 Book Value$27.01 per share Price / Book1.77Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.11 Net Income$136.42 million Net Margins14.19% Return on Equity5.96% Return on Assets1.88%Miscellaneous Employees1,766 Outstanding Shares66,710,000Market Cap$3.18 billion Next Earnings Date2/19/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive AVA News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. AVA Rates by TradingView Avista (NYSE:AVA) Frequently Asked Questions What is Avista's stock symbol? Avista trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AVA." How often does Avista pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Avista? Avista announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.387 per share on Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.55 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. View Avista's Dividend History. How were Avista's earnings last quarter? Avista Corp (NYSE:AVA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.07. The utilities provider had revenue of $283.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $295.10 million. Avista had a net margin of 14.19% and a return on equity of 5.96%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.15 EPS. View Avista's Earnings History. When is Avista's next earnings date? Avista is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Avista. What guidance has Avista issued on next quarter's earnings? Avista updated its FY 2019 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.83-3.03 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.92. What price target have analysts set for AVA? 4 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Avista's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $43.00. On average, they expect Avista's share price to reach $41.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Avista. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Avista? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Avista in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings and 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Avista. Has Avista been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about AVA stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Avista earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Avista. Who are some of Avista's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Avista include Dominion Energy (D), Sempra Energy (SRE), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), NiSource (NI), PG&E (PCG), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Black Hills (BKH) and NorthWestern (NWE). What other stocks do shareholders of Avista own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Avista investors own include AT&T (T), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ford Motor (F), IDACORP (IDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ), Chevron (CVX), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), The Coca-Cola (KO) and Pfizer (PFE). Who are Avista's key executives? Avista's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Scott L. Morris, Chairman & CEO (Age 61)Mr. Dennis P. Vermillion, Pres & Director (Age 57)Mr. Mark T. Thies, Sr. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 55)Ms. Marian M. Durkin, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corp. Sec. (Age 65)Ms. Karen S. Feltes, Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer (Age 63) Who are Avista's major shareholders? Avista's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (2.99%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.38%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.96%), Reinhart Partners Inc. (0.56%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.55%) and Gabelli Funds LLC (0.46%). Company insiders that own Avista stock include Broomfield Robert, David J Meyer, Heidi B Stanley, James M Kensok, Jason R Thackston, Karen S Feltes, Kevin J Christie, Marian M Durkin, Mcgeever Michael, R John Taylor and Scott L Morris. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Avista. Which major investors are selling Avista stock? AVA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Gabelli Funds LLC, Pegasus Partners Ltd., Chartwell Investment Partners LLC and Boston Partners. Company insiders that have sold Avista company stock in the last year include David J Meyer, Heidi B Stanley, James M Kensok, Jason R Thackston, Karen S Feltes, Kevin J Christie, Marian M Durkin, R John Taylor and Scott L Morris. View Insider Buying and Selling for Avista. Which major investors are buying Avista stock? AVA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Crow Point Partners LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, California Public Employees Retirement System, W.E. Donoghue & Co. LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Dupont Capital Management Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Avista. How do I buy shares of Avista? Shares of AVA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Avista's stock price today? One share of AVA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.69. How big of a company is Avista? Avista has a market capitalization of $3.18 billion and generates $1.40 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $136.42 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.11 on an earnings per share basis. Avista employs 1,766 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Avista. What is Avista's official website? The official website for Avista is http://www.myavista.com/. How can I contact Avista? Avista's mailing address is 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA, 99202. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 509-489-0500 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for Avista (NYSE AVA)Community Ranking: 1.9 out of 5 ()Outperform Votes: 207 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 345 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 552MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Avista and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe AVA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe AVA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/14/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Cost of Equity