Avista (AVA) Competitors

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AVA vs. LNT, NWE, AEE, BKH, and CMS

Should you buy Avista stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Avista with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Avista include Alliant Energy (LNT), NorthWestern (NWE), Ameren (AEE), Black Hills (BKH), and CMS Energy (CMS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does Avista compare to Alliant Energy?

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

In the previous week, Avista had 6 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Avista and 4 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Avista's score of 0.66 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avista	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Avista 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.

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.1% 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. 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 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy	$4.36B	4.31	$810M	$3.19	22.81
Avista	$1.96B	1.73	$193M	$2.51	16.38

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avista has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus target price of $76.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. Avista has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.72%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Avista.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Avista	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Avista's net margin of 10.75%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.37% beat Avista's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliant Energy	18.58%	11.37%	3.38%
Avista	10.75%	7.65%	2.50%

Summary

Alliant Energy beats Avista on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Avista compare to NorthWestern?

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) and Avista (NYSE:AVA) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Avista had 9 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Avista and 1 mentions for NorthWestern. NorthWestern's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Avista's score of 0.66 indicating that NorthWestern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NorthWestern	Very Positive
Avista	Positive

NorthWestern has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% 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.

96.1% of NorthWestern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NorthWestern 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NorthWestern	$1.61B	2.74	$181.09M	$2.72	26.34
Avista	$1.96B	1.73	$193M	$2.51	16.38

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NorthWestern	10.21%	7.80%	2.69%
Avista	10.75%	7.65%	2.50%

NorthWestern currently has a consensus target price of $68.30, indicating a potential downside of 4.68%. Avista has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.72%. Given Avista's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avista is more favorable than NorthWestern.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NorthWestern	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Avista	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 increased its dividend for 21 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.

Summary

NorthWestern beats Avista on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Avista compare to Ameren?

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) and Avista (NYSE:AVA) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameren	$8.80B	3.43	$1.46B	$5.56	19.62
Avista	$1.96B	1.73	$193M	$2.51	16.38

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ameren pays out 54.0% 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. Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 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.

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameren	17.17%	10.94%	2.99%
Avista	10.75%	7.65%	2.50%

Ameren has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% 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.

Ameren currently has a consensus target price of $117.31, indicating a potential upside of 7.52%. Avista has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.72%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ameren is more favorable than Avista.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameren	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Avista	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Ameren and Ameren both had 10 articles in the media. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Avista's score of 0.66 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameren	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avista	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ameren beats Avista on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Avista compare to Black Hills?

Avista (NYSE:AVA) and Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avista	$1.96B	1.73	$193M	$2.51	16.38
Black Hills	$2.31B	2.45	$291.60M	$3.84	19.39

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

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avista	10.75%	7.65%	2.50%
Black Hills	12.61%	7.77%	2.86%

Avista has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Black Hills has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

Avista presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.72%. Black Hills has a consensus target price of $81.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.34%. Given Black Hills' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Black Hills	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Black Hills shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Black Hills had 2 more articles in the media than Avista. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Black Hills and 10 mentions for Avista. Avista's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Black Hills' score of 0.58 indicating that Avista is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avista	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Black Hills	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Black Hills beats Avista on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Avista compare to CMS Energy?

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

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 3.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and CMS Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Avista had 1 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Avista and 9 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Avista's score of 0.66 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avista	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CMS Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Avista presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.72%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $81.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.16%. Given CMS Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Avista.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avista	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avista	$1.96B	1.73	$193M	$2.51	16.38
CMS Energy	$8.54B	2.64	$1.07B	$3.62	20.19

Avista has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% 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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avista	10.75%	7.65%	2.50%
CMS Energy	12.55%	12.17%	2.91%

Summary

CMS Energy beats Avista on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Avista	UTIL Industry	Utilities Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.40B	$29.20B	$19.19B	$22.97B
Dividend Yield	4.83%	3.14%	3.76%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	16.38	22.92	22.47	28.29
Price / Sales	1.73	5.42	49.10	24.60
Price / Cash	6.65	9.53	19.52	25.11
Price / Book	1.22	2.69	2.35	4.73
Net Income	$193M	$1.54B	$777.56M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.44%	-1.44%	-0.17%	-1.11%
1 Month Performance	-1.27%	-3.38%	-1.52%	1.36%
1 Year Performance	9.45%	22.69%	22.27%	24.41%

Avista Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AVA Avista	2.8021 of 5 stars	$41.12 +0.8%	$40.00 -2.7%	+7.6%	$3.40B	$1.96B	16.38	1,929
LNT Alliant Energy	3.4866 of 5 stars	$73.68 -0.5%	$76.60 +4.0%	+19.6%	$19.13B	$4.36B	23.10	2,948	Positive News
NWE NorthWestern	2.9859 of 5 stars	$71.93 -0.8%	$68.30 -5.0%	N/A	$4.46B	$1.61B	26.44	1,667	Positive News
AEE Ameren	4.1259 of 5 stars	$112.47 -1.0%	$117.31 +4.3%	+15.6%	$31.42B	$8.80B	21.02	8,913	Positive News Analyst Upgrade Options Volume
BKH Black Hills	3.7109 of 5 stars	$74.87 -0.8%	$81.40 +8.7%	+28.1%	$5.74B	$2.31B	18.81	2,795

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AVA vs. LNT, NWE, AEE, BKH, and CMS

How does Avista compare to Alliant Energy?

Does the media prefer LNT or AVA?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LNT or AVA?

Is LNT or AVA a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LNT or AVA?

Which has more volatility and risk, LNT or AVA?

Do analysts rate LNT or AVA?

Is LNT or AVA more profitable?

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Does the media favor NWE or AVA?

Which has more risk & volatility, NWE or AVA?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NWE or AVA?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NWE or AVA?

Is NWE or AVA more profitable?

Do analysts rate NWE or AVA?

Is NWE or AVA a better dividend stock?

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Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AEE or AVA?

Is AEE or AVA a better dividend stock?

Is AEE or AVA more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, AEE or AVA?

Do analysts rate AEE or AVA?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AEE or AVA?

Does the media favor AEE or AVA?

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How does Avista compare to Black Hills?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AVA or BKH?

Is AVA or BKH a better dividend stock?

Is AVA or BKH more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, AVA or BKH?

Do analysts prefer AVA or BKH?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVA or BKH?

Does the media favor AVA or BKH?

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How does Avista compare to CMS Energy?

Is AVA or CMS a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor AVA or CMS?

Do analysts prefer AVA or CMS?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVA or CMS?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AVA or CMS?

Which has more volatility and risk, AVA or CMS?

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