NYSE:AVA - Avista Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

Avista declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.387 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 21st. View Avista's Dividend History.

Avista Corp (NYSE:AVA) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $300.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $315.08 million. Avista had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 14.43%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. View Avista's Earnings History.

Avista is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Avista.

Avista updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.83-3.03 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.91.

4 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Avista's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $43.00. On average, they expect Avista's share price to reach $39.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 18.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Avista.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Avista in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Avista.

News stories about AVA stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Avista earned a coverage optimism score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Avista.

Some companies that are related to Avista include Alliant Energy (LNT), NiSource (NI), United Utilities Group (UUGRY), PG&E (PCG), ALLETE (ALE), NorthWestern (NWE), Innergex Renewable Energy (INGXF), Unitil (UTL), Spark Energy (SPKE), Genie Energy (GNE), EuroSite Power (EUSP) and Endesa (ELE).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Avista investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), AT&T (T), IDACORP (IDA), Ford Motor (F), AbbVie (ABBV), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), General Electric (GE), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM).

Avista's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (18.95%), BlackRock Inc. (18.95%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.18%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.71%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.71%) and Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.90%). Company insiders that own Avista stock include Akiko Levinson, B Matthew Hornor, David J Meyer, Gerald Patrick Mccarvill, Heidi B Stanley, James M Kensok, Jason R Thackston, Joness Lang, Karen S Feltes, Kevin J Christie, Marian M Durkin, R John Taylor and Scott L Morris. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Avista.

AVA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Gabelli Funds LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio. 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.

AVA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Invesco Ltd., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, AMP Capital Investors Ltd, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Morgan Stanley. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AVA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.07.

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.

The official website for Avista is http://www.myavista.com/.

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]