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After finishing at $37.42 in the prior trading day, Avista Corp (NYSE: AVA) closed at $36.55, down -2.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. AVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.506.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AVA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.48 and its Current Ratio is at 0.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.09.
On May 03, 2024, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $36.
Guggenheim Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on January 22, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $34.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 27 ’24 when MEYER DAVID J bought 2,400 shares for $38.54 per share.
MEYER DAVID J sold 2,400 shares of AVA for $91,968 on Aug 27 ’24. The Vice President now owns 5,436 shares after completing the transaction at $38.32 per share. On Jun 06 ’24, another insider, Cox Bryan Alden, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 1,716 shares for $35.70 each. As a result, the insider received 61,257 and left with 7,196 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 2894131200 and an Enterprise Value of 5837450752. As of this moment, Avista’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.036 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.211.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AVA has reached a high of $39.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.91%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 454.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 462820 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 78.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.91M. Insiders hold about 1.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.94% stake in the company. Shares short for AVA as of 1728950400 were 2425518 with a Short Ratio of 5.34, compared to 1726185600 on 2600163. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2425518 and a Short% of Float of 4.5300003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AVA’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.46, compared to 1.89 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012292893The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.35.
