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As of close of business last night, Avista Corp’s stock clocked out at $37.62, up 1.48% from its previous closing price of $37.07. In other words, the price has increased by $1.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. AVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.115.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AVA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.68 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.10.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on December 09, 2024, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $40.
Mizuho Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on May 03, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $36.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’25 when Cox Bryan Alden bought 3,671 shares for $35.55 per share. The transaction valued at 130,518 led to the insider holds 9,989 shares of the business.
MEYER DAVID J sold 1,367 shares of AVA for $50,196 on Sep 05 ’25. The Vice President now owns 8,394 shares after completing the transaction at $36.72 per share. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, MEYER DAVID J, who serves as the Vice President of the company, bought 1,367 shares for $36.61 each.
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 3051386368 and an Enterprise Value of 6232386560. As of this moment, Avista’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.188 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.134.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVA is 0.37, which has changed by -0.029161274 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 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 1.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.14%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AVA traded 693.14K shares on average per day over the past three months and 732610 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 81.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 80.30M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.38% stake in the company. Shares short for AVA as of 1757894400 were 2875941 with a Short Ratio of 4.15, compared to 1755216000 on 2613629. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2875941 and a Short% of Float of 5.25.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.93, AVA has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.94. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.052063663. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.56. . The current Payout Ratio is 83.20% for AVA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-19 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-19. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1993-11-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Avista Corp (AVA) reflects the collective analysis of 4.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.03, with high estimates of $1.07 and low estimates of $1.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.62 and $2.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.51. EPS for the following year is $2.73, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $2.77 and $2.67.
Revenue Estimates
In . The current quarter, 1 analysts expect revenue to total $402.5M. It ranges from a high estimate of $402.5M to a low estimate of $402.5M. As of . The current estimate, Avista Corp’s year-ago sales were $393.74MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $539.5M. There is a high estimate of $539.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $539.5M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.97B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.92B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.94BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.13B and the low estimate is $1.99B.
