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In the latest session, Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA) closed at $37.93 up 0.56% from its previous closing price of $37.72. In other words, the price has increased by $0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. AVA stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.6572.
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 0.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.09.
On January 22, 2024, Guggenheim Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $34.
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 Jun 06 ’24 when Cox Bryan Alden sold 1,716 shares for $35.70 per share. The transaction valued at 61,257 led to the insider holds 7,196 shares of the business.
Thackston Jason R sold 2,500 shares of AVA for $92,450 on May 31 ’24. The Senior Vice President & CSCEO now owns 32,506 shares after completing the transaction at $36.98 per share. On May 30 ’24, another insider, Hill Latisha Diane, who serves as the Vice President of the company, sold 1,700 shares for $36.21 each. As a result, the insider received 61,557 and left with 11,085 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 2985235200 and an Enterprise Value of 5989573120. As of this moment, Avista’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.47. 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 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.138 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.626.
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 $30.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.72%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AVA has traded an average of 515.56K shares per day and 567050 over the past ten days. A total of 78.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.90M. Insiders hold about 1.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.18% stake in the company. Shares short for AVA as of 1722384000 were 3487514 with a Short Ratio of 6.76, compared to 1719532800 on 3361764. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3487514 and a Short% of Float of 6.52.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AVA is 1.87, from 1.87 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04957582The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.27.
