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. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.29%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 21st. View Avista's Dividend History.

Avista Corp (NYSE:AVA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $300.81 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $315.08 million. Avista had a net margin of 14.43% and a return on equity of 6.35%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. 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 earnings per share guidance of $2.83-3.03 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.91.

4 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Avista's stock. Their predictions range from $35.00 to $43.00. On average, they expect Avista's share price to reach $39.25 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.5%. 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 headlines about AVA stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Avista earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Avista.

Some companies that are related to Avista include 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), Endesa (ELE) and EuroSite Power (EUSP).

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 a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 acquired 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AVA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.99.

Avista has a market capitalization of $3.11 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]