NYSE:AVA - Avista Stock Price, Price Target & More

Avista trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AVA."

Avista declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.3725 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $1.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.83%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 24th. View Avista's Dividend History.

Avista Corp (NYSE:AVA) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The utilities provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.05. The utilities provider had revenue of $388.75 million for the quarter. Avista had a return on equity of 7.25% and a net margin of 7.66%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.96 EPS. View Avista's Earnings History.

Avista is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Avista.

Avista issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.90-$2.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.08.

3 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Avista's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate Avista's share price to reach $46.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Avista.

Some companies that are related to Avista include CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), NiSource (NI), Westar Energy (WR), United Utilities Group (UUGRY), SCANA (SCG), ALLETE (ALE), NorthWestern (NWE), Unitil (UTL), Spark Energy (SPKE), Genie Energy Ltd Class B (GNE) and EuroSite Power (EUSP).

Media stories about AVA stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Avista earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.07 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Avista's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.38%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.29%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.03%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.39%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.39%) and Citigroup Inc. (1.17%). Company insiders that own Avista stock include Akiko Levinson, B Matthew Hornor, David J Meyer, D'exploration Miniã Sociétãƒâ©, Gerald Patrick Mccarvill, James M Kensok, Jason R Thackston, Joness Lang, Karen S Feltes, Kevin J Christie, Marian M Durkin and R John Taylor. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Avista.

AVA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp, Guggenheim Capital LLC, Rothschild Asset Management Inc., UBS Group AG, LSV Asset Management and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. Company insiders that have sold Avista company stock in the last year include David J Meyer, James M Kensok, Jason R Thackston, Kevin J Christie and R John Taylor. View Insider Buying and Selling for Avista.

AVA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Farallon Capital Management LLC, Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC, Stevens Capital Management LP, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co, SG Americas Securities LLC, Engineers Gate Manager LP and Omni Partners LLP. Company insiders that have bought Avista stock in the last two years include Akiko Levinson, B Matthew Hornor, Gerald Patrick Mccarvill and Joness Lang. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AVA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.74.

Avista has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion and generates $1.45 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $115.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.95 on an earnings per share basis. Avista employs 1,744 workers across the globe.

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]