Avista (AVA) Competitors $38.63 -0.58 (-1.48%) As of 02:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVA vs. BKH, MDU, SRE, D, PCG, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, and AEEShould you be buying Avista stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avista include Black Hills (BKH), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), PG&E (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), and Ameren (AEE). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. Avista vs. Black Hills MDU Resources Group Sempra Dominion Energy PG&E Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren Avista (NYSE:AVA) and Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, AVA or BKH? Avista has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Hills has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, AVA or BKH? Black Hills has higher revenue and earnings than Avista. Black Hills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avista, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvista$1.95B1.62$171.18M$2.3416.75Black Hills$2.21B1.95$273.10M$3.9215.12 Do institutionals & insiders believe in AVA or BKH? 85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Black Hills shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Avista shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Black Hills shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor AVA or BKH? In the previous week, Black Hills had 6 more articles in the media than Avista. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Black Hills and 4 mentions for Avista. Avista's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Black Hills' score of 0.92 indicating that Avista is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avista 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Black Hills 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVA or BKH? Black Hills received 138 more outperform votes than Avista when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.02% of users gave Black Hills an outperform vote while only 47.47% of users gave Avista an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvistaOutperform Votes23547.47% Underperform Votes26052.53% Black HillsOutperform Votes37359.02% Underperform Votes25940.98% Do analysts rate AVA or BKH? Avista presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.06%. Black Hills has a consensus target price of $63.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.56%. Given Black Hills' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Black Hills is more favorable than Avista.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avista 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Black Hills 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Is AVA or BKH a better dividend stock? Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Black Hills pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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. Black Hills pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avista has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Black Hills has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Is AVA or BKH more profitable? Black Hills has a net margin of 12.84% compared to Avista's net margin of 10.24%. Avista's return on equity of 7.83% beat Black Hills' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avista10.24% 7.83% 2.56% Black Hills 12.84%7.82%2.76% SummaryBlack Hills beats Avista on 16 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricAvistaElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.16B$21.05B$16.46B$19.70BDividend Yield5.11%3.22%5.73%3.84%P/E Ratio15.6235.9920.6235.13Price / Sales1.6213.8122.7236.36Price / Cash6.688.4018.6817.51Price / Book1.222.072.134.78Net Income$171.18M$965.53M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.34%3.42%2.82%1.62%1 Month Performance-4.92%5.00%4.39%13.00%1 Year Performance2.34%9.43%7.13%5.59% Avista Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAAvista3.5012 of 5 stars$38.63-1.5%$38.00-1.6%+2.3%$3.11B$1.95B15.391,770Positive NewsBKHBlack Hills4.011 of 5 stars$58.07-0.8%$62.33+7.3%+4.3%$4.19B$2.21B14.812,980MDUMDU Resources Group4.075 of 5 stars$16.71-3.8%$21.00+25.7%-31.9%$3.41B$1.76B12.1116,800SRESempra4.7624 of 5 stars$75.63+0.3%$80.77+6.8%+0.1%$49.31B$13.35B16.6615,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDDominion Energy2.8565 of 5 stars$54.81-0.5%$58.75+7.2%+7.7%$46.74B$14.90B20.3017,200Positive NewsPCGPG&E4.141 of 5 stars$17.24+0.6%$21.13+22.6%-4.9%$46.11B$24.54B14.9926,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8881 of 5 stars$78.86-0.1%$88.81+12.6%+6.8%$39.35B$10.75B19.3712,500Positive NewsEDConsolidated Edison4.448 of 5 stars$103.28-4.1%$105.80+2.4%+9.5%$37.21B$15.77B19.7114,300Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group3.468 of 5 stars$104.81-2.6%$107.13+2.2%+26.9%$33.44B$9.07B21.707,020Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.5831 of 5 stars$133.11-2.2%$140.31+5.4%+18.8%$27.62B$13.66B19.6610,200Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.3267 of 5 stars$95.31-2.1%$99.89+4.8%+32.4%$25.76B$7.90B21.569,240Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Black Hills Alternatives MDU Resources Group Alternatives Sempra Alternatives Dominion Energy Alternatives PG&E Alternatives Public Service Enterprise Group Alternatives Consolidated Edison Alternatives WEC Energy Group Alternatives DTE Energy Alternatives Ameren 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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