Avista (AVA) Competitors $36.24 -0.22 (-0.59%) As of 01:14 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. LNT, AEE, BKH, IDA, NI, 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), IDACORP (IDA), NiSource (NI), 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 IDACORP NiSource NewJersey Resources NorthWestern Energy Group OGE Energy Portland General Electric Spire Avista (NYSE:AVA) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AVA or LNT? 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 RatioAvista$1.94B1.52$180M$2.2216.33Alliant Energy$3.98B4.15$690M$3.2419.85 Do analysts recommend AVA or LNT? Avista currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.84%. Alliant Energy has a consensus target price of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.87%. Given Avista's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Avista is more favorable than Alliant Energy.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) 1.50Alliant Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVA or LNT? 85.2% of Avista shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avista shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AVA or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to Avista's net margin of 9.13%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat Avista's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avista9.13% 6.86% 2.25% Alliant Energy 20.07%12.25%3.75% Is AVA or LNT a better dividend stock? Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Avista pays out 88.3% 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 pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avista has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to AVA or LNT? In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Avista. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Alliant Energy and 12 mentions for Avista. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Avista's score of 1.14 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avista 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, AVA or LNT? Avista has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlliant Energy beats Avista on 14 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. 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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$2.94B$24.60B$16.16B$21.11BDividend Yield5.36%3.74%5.39%3.50%P/E Ratio16.3218.9951.1529.03Price / Sales1.524.2037.0248.16Price / Cash6.349.0119.2818.29Price / Book1.112.342.135.29Net Income$180M$1.43B$751.26M$997.87M7 Day Performance-2.15%-1.68%-1.11%-0.67%1 Month Performance-3.32%9.60%2.46%6.31%1 Year Performance-7.25%11.65%336.15%13.72% Avista Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAAvista4.3232 of 5 stars$36.25-0.6%$38.00+4.8%-5.7%$2.94B$1.94B16.321,950Positive NewsShort Interest ↓LNTAlliant Energy3.8974 of 5 stars$66.18-1.2%$65.50-1.0%+11.0%$17.01B$3.98B20.432,998Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionAEEAmeren4.4365 of 5 stars$100.89-1.0%$101.36+0.5%+20.8%$27.28B$7.62B22.178,981Positive NewsBKHBlack Hills4.3826 of 5 stars$60.27-1.3%$66.00+9.5%+0.8%$4.39B$2.13B15.182,841Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.1755 of 5 stars$126.91-0.9%$122.86-3.2%+22.1%$6.86B$1.83B22.342,141Positive NewsNINiSource4.1781 of 5 stars$42.69-0.6%$42.56-0.3%+27.4%$20.10B$6.13B22.717,746Positive NewsNJRNewJersey Resources3.0943 of 5 stars$47.34-1.2%$51.43+8.6%+2.0%$4.76B$1.80B11.581,372Positive NewsNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.9984 of 5 stars$57.82-1.1%$60.00+3.8%+5.4%$3.55B$1.53B15.841,573Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.6956 of 5 stars$45.19-0.8%$46.80+3.6%+12.6%$9.10B$2.99B18.522,291Positive NewsPORPortland General Electric2.2648 of 5 stars$42.48-1.4%$45.40+6.9%-12.0%$4.65B$3.44B15.672,915Positive NewsSRSpire3.0582 of 5 stars$76.54-1.7%$79.20+3.5%+15.2%$4.52B$2.59B16.533,475 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliant Energy Alternatives Ameren Alternatives Black Hills Alternatives IDACORP Alternatives NiSource 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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