Avista Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Avista in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Avista stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AVA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Avista is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 3rd 2021.
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Avista Co. (NYSE:AVA) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.06. The utilities provider had revenue of $298.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $300.04 million. Avista had a net margin of 10.78% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.15%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.26 EPS.
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Avista's stock was trading at $48.01 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AVA shares have decreased by 16.9% and is now trading at $39.92.
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Avista declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.423 per share on Wednesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 18th.
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Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.24%. AVA has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio of Avista is 88.95%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Avista will have a dividend payout ratio of 77.17% in the coming year. This indicates that Avista may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Avista updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.960-$2.160 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.120. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

3 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Avista's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate Avista's share price to reach $42.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price.
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9 employees have rated Avista CEO Scott L. Morris on Glassdoor.com. Scott L. Morris has an approval rating of 100% among Avista's employees. This puts Scott L. Morris in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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

Avista's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (19.68%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.42%), Public Sector Pension Investment Board (5.49%), State Street Corp (3.54%), Nuance Investments LLC (2.93%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.57%). Company insiders that own Avista stock include Broomfield Robert, Bryan Alden Cox, David J Meyer, Heidi B Stanley, James M Kensok, Jason R Thackston, Kevin J Christie, Kristianne Blake, Marian M Durkin, Mcgeever Michael, R John Taylor, Scott L Morris and Sena M Kwawu.
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AVA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Citigroup Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Ergoteles LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Legal & General Group Plc, and Susquehanna International Group LLP. Company insiders that have sold Avista company stock in the last year include Bryan Alden Cox, David J Meyer, Heidi B Stanley, James M Kensok, Jason R Thackston, Kevin J Christie, Kristianne Blake, R John Taylor, and Scott L Morris.
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AVA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nuance Investments LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Liberty Wealth Management LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, First Trust Advisors LP, and Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Avista stock in the last two years include Mcgeever Michael, and Sena M Kwawu.
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Shares of AVA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AVA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.92.

Avista has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion and generates $1.32 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $129.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.90 on an earnings per share basis.

Avista employs 2,018 workers across the globe.

The official website for Avista is www.avistacorp.com.

Avista is headquartered at 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA, 99202.

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].