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AVA vs. LNT, AEE, BKH, CMS, IDA, NJR, NWE, OGE, POR, and SR

Should you be buying Avista stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avista include Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Black Hills (BKH), CMS Energy (CMS), IDACORP (IDA), NewJersey Resources (NJR), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

Avista vs. Its Competitors

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Avista (NYSE:AVA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Avista shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Avista. Avista is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy$3.98B4.18$690M$2.9022.36
Avista$1.94B1.55$180M$2.3415.94

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Avista. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Alliant Energy and 6 mentions for Avista. Avista's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Alliant Energy's score of 1.30 indicating that Avista is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Avista
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.26% compared to Avista's net margin of 9.63%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.01% beat Avista's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliant Energy18.26% 12.01% 3.71%
Avista 9.63%7.28%2.39%

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus target price of $64.23, indicating a potential downside of 0.96%. Avista has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Avista's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avista is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliant Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Avista
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Alliant Energy pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avista pays out 83.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Avista has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avista has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alliant Energy beats Avista on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AVA vs. The Competition

MetricAvistaUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.05B$25.31B$16.14B$20.89B
Dividend Yield5.17%3.67%5.30%3.62%
P/E Ratio15.9434.5420.1627.93
Price / Sales1.554.20209.5873.08
Price / Cash6.588.9919.1122.61
Price / Book1.142.282.184.70
Net Income$180M$1.43B$751.46M$993.85M
7 Day Performance-0.71%2.60%1.69%1.99%
1 Month Performance-1.99%3.41%26.95%5.85%
1 Year Performance-4.03%19.96%222.60%13.36%

Avista Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AVA
Avista
3.7473 of 5 stars
$37.29
-1.6%
$38.00
+1.9%
-1.9%$3.05B$1.94B15.941,950Positive News
High Trading Volume
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.1779 of 5 stars
$64.56
+0.7%
$64.23
-0.5%
+18.7%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AEE
Ameren
4.2459 of 5 stars
$99.29
+0.6%
$101.36
+2.1%
+33.1%$26.84B$7.62B22.018,981Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
BKH
Black Hills
4.5615 of 5 stars
$57.60
+1.4%
$66.00
+14.6%
-2.1%$4.18B$2.13B14.692,841Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
CMS
CMS Energy
3.9135 of 5 stars
$72.22
+0.4%
$77.00
+6.6%
+18.7%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
IDA
IDACORP
4.1159 of 5 stars
$121.15
+0.8%
$122.86
+1.4%
+29.4%$6.54B$1.81B21.522,141Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
NJR
NewJersey Resources
3.6052 of 5 stars
$46.45
+1.6%
$51.29
+10.4%
+0.3%$4.66B$1.80B11.281,372Positive News
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
3.4485 of 5 stars
$52.94
+1.2%
$60.00
+13.3%
+0.8%$3.25B$1.51B14.501,573Positive News
OGE
OGE Energy
4.0538 of 5 stars
$45.12
+1.3%
$46.80
+3.7%
+20.4%$9.08B$2.99B18.642,291Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
POR
Portland General Electric
3.6298 of 5 stars
$40.73
+1.8%
$45.60
+12.0%
-14.2%$4.46B$3.44B14.342,915Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
SR
Spire
3.7583 of 5 stars
$76.70
+1.8%
$78.60
+2.5%
+15.8%$4.53B$2.59B18.893,475Positive News

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