Avista (AVA) Competitors

96.1% of NorthWestern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of NorthWestern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Avista shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NorthWestern has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avista has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

Avista has a net margin of 10.75% compared to NorthWestern's net margin of 10.21%. NorthWestern's return on equity of 7.80% beat Avista's return on equity.

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

In the previous week, NorthWestern and NorthWestern both had 2 articles in the media. Avista's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that Avista is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

NorthWestern currently has a consensus target price of $68.30, suggesting a potential downside of 3.74%. Avista has a consensus target price of $39.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.36%. Given Avista's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avista is more favorable than NorthWestern.

NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. NorthWestern pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avista pays out 78.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NorthWestern has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Avista has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to Avista's net margin of 10.75%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.94% beat Avista's return on equity.

Avista currently has a consensus price target of $39.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.36%. Ameren has a consensus price target of $117.54, suggesting a potential upside of 5.04%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than Avista.

In the previous week, Ameren had 5 more articles in the media than Avista. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameren and 2 mentions for Avista. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Avista's score of 0.60 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Avista has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Avista pays out 78.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameren pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avista has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

85.2% of Avista shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avista shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Black Hills has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avista has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

86.7% of Black Hills shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Black Hills shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Avista shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Black Hills has a net margin of 12.61% compared to Avista's net margin of 10.75%. Black Hills' return on equity of 7.77% beat Avista's return on equity.

Black Hills currently has a consensus price target of $81.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.85%. Avista has a consensus price target of $39.75, indicating a potential downside of 2.36%. Given Black Hills' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Black Hills is more favorable than Avista.

In the previous week, Black Hills had 2 more articles in the media than Avista. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Black Hills and 2 mentions for Avista. Black Hills' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Avista's score of 0.60 indicating that Black Hills is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Black Hills pays an annual dividend of $2.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Black Hills pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avista pays out 78.5% 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 has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years and Avista has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years.

Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Avista pays out 78.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avista has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avista shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Avista has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

CMS Energy has a net margin of 12.55% compared to Avista's net margin of 10.75%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat Avista's return on equity.

Avista presently has a consensus target price of $39.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.36%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $80.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Given CMS Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Avista.

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Avista. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CMS Energy and 2 mentions for Avista. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Avista's score of 0.60 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.