Avista (AVA) Competitors $37.29 -0.62 (-1.63%) Closing price 07/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.51 +0.21 (+0.57%) As of 07/23/2025 06:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVA vs. LNT, AEE, BKH, CMS, IDA, NJR, NWE, OGE, POR, and SRShould 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 Ameren Black Hills CMS Energy IDACORP NewJersey Resources NorthWestern Energy Group OGE Energy Portland General Electric Spire 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. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LNT or AVA? 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. Which has better valuation and earnings, LNT or AVA? 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 RatioAlliant Energy$3.98B4.18$690M$2.9022.36Avista$1.94B1.55$180M$2.3415.94 Does the media refer more to LNT or AVA? 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 Is LNT or AVA more profitable? 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% Do analysts prefer LNT or AVA? 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) 2.36Avista 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Is LNT or AVA a better dividend stock? 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. Which has more volatility & risk, LNT or AVA? 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. SummaryAlliant Energy beats Avista on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avista News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart AVA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvistaUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.05B$25.31B$16.14B$20.89BDividend Yield5.17%3.67%5.30%3.62%P/E Ratio15.9434.5420.1627.93Price / Sales1.554.20209.5873.08Price / Cash6.588.9919.1122.61Price / Book1.142.282.184.70Net Income$180M$1.43B$751.46M$993.85M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAAvista3.7473 of 5 stars$37.29-1.6%$38.00+1.9%-1.9%$3.05B$1.94B15.941,950Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLNTAlliant Energy4.1779 of 5 stars$64.56+0.7%$64.23-0.5%+18.7%$16.58B$3.98B22.262,998Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAEEAmeren4.2459 of 5 stars$99.29+0.6%$101.36+2.1%+33.1%$26.84B$7.62B22.018,981Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBKHBlack Hills4.5615 of 5 stars$57.60+1.4%$66.00+14.6%-2.1%$4.18B$2.13B14.692,841Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementCMSCMS Energy3.9135 of 5 stars$72.22+0.4%$77.00+6.6%+18.7%$21.60B$7.52B21.438,324Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIDAIDACORP4.1159 of 5 stars$121.15+0.8%$122.86+1.4%+29.4%$6.54B$1.81B21.522,141Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNJRNewJersey Resources3.6052 of 5 stars$46.45+1.6%$51.29+10.4%+0.3%$4.66B$1.80B11.281,372Positive NewsNWENorthWestern Energy Group3.4485 of 5 stars$52.94+1.2%$60.00+13.3%+0.8%$3.25B$1.51B14.501,573Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy4.0538 of 5 stars$45.12+1.3%$46.80+3.7%+20.4%$9.08B$2.99B18.642,291Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPORPortland General Electric3.6298 of 5 stars$40.73+1.8%$45.60+12.0%-14.2%$4.46B$3.44B14.342,915Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSRSpire3.7583 of 5 stars$76.70+1.8%$78.60+2.5%+15.8%$4.53B$2.59B18.893,475Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Alternatives Ameren Alternatives Black Hills Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives IDACORP Alternatives NewJersey Resources Alternatives NorthWestern Energy Group Alternatives OGE Energy Alternatives Portland General Electric Alternatives Spire Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AVA) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? 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