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Avista NYSE:AVA Stock Report

Last Price

US$40.04

Market Cap

US$3.2b

7D

0.1%

1Y

14.3%

Updated

27 Mar, 2025

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Company Financials +

Avista Corporation

NYSE:AVA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.2b

AVA Stock Overview

Operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in the United States. More details

AVA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health0/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (17.8x) is below the Integrated Utilities industry average (22x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 7.3% per year

Earnings grew by 5.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Dividend of 4.75% is not well covered by free cash flows

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Avista
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$40.04
52 Week HighUS$40.23
52 Week LowUS$33.00
Beta0.45
1 Month Change3.60%
3 Month Change9.61%
1 Year Change14.33%
3 Year Change-11.32%
5 Year Change-4.10%
Change since IPO255.91%

Recent News & Updates

Avista Corporation: A Proven Ability To Handle Recessions

Mar 25

Avista Corporation's (NYSE:AVA) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Mar 21
Avista Corporation's (NYSE:AVA) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Recent updates

Avista Corporation: A Proven Ability To Handle Recessions

Mar 25

Avista Corporation's (NYSE:AVA) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Mar 21
Avista Corporation's (NYSE:AVA) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Should You Be Adding Avista (NYSE:AVA) To Your Watchlist Today?

Feb 22
Should You Be Adding Avista (NYSE:AVA) To Your Watchlist Today?

Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Jan 20
Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Avista: Reliable Income And Growth From A Small Utility

Jan 07

Here's Why Avista (NYSE:AVA) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Dec 05
Here's Why Avista (NYSE:AVA) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Is Now The Time To Put Avista (NYSE:AVA) On Your Watchlist?

Nov 21
Is Now The Time To Put Avista (NYSE:AVA) On Your Watchlist?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Nov 02
A Look At The Fair Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Avista: Slightly Undervalued, Significant Leverage And Better Protection With This Strategy

Oct 20

Insufficient Growth At Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Hampers Share Price

Oct 18
Insufficient Growth At Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Hampers Share Price

Analysts Are Betting On Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) With A Big Upgrade This Week

Aug 20
Analysts Are Betting On Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) With A Big Upgrade This Week

Avista: Population And Electric Consumption Growth Driving The Story

Aug 16

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Jul 29
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) A Risky Investment?

Jul 15
Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) A Risky Investment?

Slowing Rates Of Return At Avista (NYSE:AVA) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Jun 29
Slowing Rates Of Return At Avista (NYSE:AVA) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Avista: Growth And Income In The Renewable Energy Space

Jun 01

Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

May 08
Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Avista Corporation Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

May 05
Avista Corporation Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

These 4 Measures Indicate That Avista (NYSE:AVA) Is Using Debt Extensively

Mar 28
These 4 Measures Indicate That Avista (NYSE:AVA) Is Using Debt Extensively

Avista (NYSE:AVA) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Mar 08
Avista (NYSE:AVA) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

A Look At The Fair Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Feb 21
A Look At The Fair Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

What Avista Corporation's (NYSE:AVA) P/E Is Not Telling You

Feb 06
What Avista Corporation's (NYSE:AVA) P/E Is Not Telling You

Avista: Ahead In The Renewables Transition, With Undervalued Shares And Generous Yield

Jan 09

Avista Is A Solid Long-Term Buy

Dec 11

Be Wary Of Avista (NYSE:AVA) And Its Returns On Capital

Dec 05
Be Wary Of Avista (NYSE:AVA) And Its Returns On Capital

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Nov 08
Avista (NYSE:AVA) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Avista: Holding Up Pretty Well, But Still Has Attractive Valuation Vs. Peers

Oct 27

An Intrinsic Calculation For Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Suggests It's 20% Undervalued

Oct 25
An Intrinsic Calculation For Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Suggests It's 20% Undervalued

Avista (NYSE:AVA) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Aug 29
Avista (NYSE:AVA) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Avista: Good Utility And Attractive Total Return Potential

Aug 22

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jul 28
Avista (NYSE:AVA) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Calculating The Fair Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Jul 08
Calculating The Fair Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Avista Corporation: Renewable Energy Transformation Expanding Cash Flow Capabilities

Jun 09

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Mar 31
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Here's Why Avista (NYSE:AVA) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Mar 18
Here's Why Avista (NYSE:AVA) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Shareholder Returns

AVAUS Integrated UtilitiesUS Market
7D0.1%-0.8%0.3%
1Y14.3%16.9%7.8%

Return vs Industry: AVA underperformed the US Integrated Utilities industry which returned 18.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AVA exceeded the US Market which returned 8.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AVA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AVA volatility
AVA Average Weekly Movement3.0%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement2.9%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: AVA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: AVA's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

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Completion Of North Plains Connector Will Expand Access To New Generation Markets

Key Takeaways Improved rate case results and strategic investments are expected to boost net margins, earnings, and revenue growth. Legislative actions and wildfire strategies aim to lower costs, enhancing financial resilience against catastrophic events.
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About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1889n/aHeather Rosentraterinvestor.avistacorp.com

Avista Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Avista Utilities and Alaska Electric Light and Power Company (AEL&P). The Avista Utilities segment provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution and transmission services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho; and natural gas distribution services in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon, as well as generates electricity in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana.

Avista Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Avista's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AVA fundamental statistics
Market capUS$3.20b
Earnings (TTM)US$180.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.94b

17.8x

P/E Ratio

1.7x

P/S Ratio

Is AVA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AVA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.94b
Cost of RevenueUS$798.00m
Gross ProfitUS$1.14b
Other ExpensesUS$960.00m
EarningsUS$180.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.25
Gross Margin58.82%
Net Profit Margin9.29%
Debt/Equity Ratio117.5%

How did AVA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.7%

Current Dividend Yield

83%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/27 06:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/27 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Avista Corporation is covered by 13 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael WormsBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)
Ross FowlerBofA Global Research
Ross FowlerBofA Global Research