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In the latest session, Avista Corp (NYSE: AVA) closed at $38.71 up 0.26% from its previous closing price of $38.61. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. AVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.34.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Avista Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.10.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $38.
On December 09, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $40.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 02 ’25 when Alexander Alexis G. sold 127 shares for $40.87 per share. The transaction valued at 5,190 led to the insider holds 3,252 shares of the business.
Cox Bryan Alden bought 3,671 shares of AVA for $130,518 on Sep 16 ’25. The Senior Vice President now owns 9,989 shares after completing the transaction at $35.55 per share. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, MEYER DAVID J, who serves as the Vice President of the company, sold 1,367 shares for $36.72 each. As a result, the insider received 50,196 and left with 8,394 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AVA now has a Market Capitalization of 3149900032 and an Enterprise Value of 6317900288. As of this moment, Avista’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.217 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.028.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVA is 0.28, which has changed by 0.03447354 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVA has reached a high of $43.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.03%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AVA has traded an average of 630.66K shares per day and 714010 over the past ten days. A total of 81.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 80.56M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.81% stake in the company. Shares short for AVA as of 1763078400 were 3134658 with a Short Ratio of 4.97, compared to 1760486400 on 2887008. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3134658 and a Short% of Float of 5.6900002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AVA is 1.96, from 1.945 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05037555. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.58. The current Payout Ratio is 83.20% for AVA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-24 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-24. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1993-11-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Avista Corp (AVA) is currently in the spotlight, with 5.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.16, with high estimates of $1.31 and low estimates of $1.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.55 and $2.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.49. EPS for the following year is $2.74, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.82 and $2.67.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $549.94M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $550.88M to a low estimate of $549M. As of. The current estimate, Avista Corp’s year-ago sales were $531.77MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $657.61M. There is a high estimate of $657.61M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $657.61M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.94BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.11B and the low estimate is $1.72B.
