Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Stock Price & Quote Analysis

AVA Stock Overview

Avista Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company.

AVA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	0/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 10.12% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Dividend of 4.4% is not well covered by earnings or cash flows

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

My Notes

New

Notes are coming soon

Avista Corporation Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Avista
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$39.98
52 Week High	US$46.90
52 Week Low	US$35.72
Beta	0.55
1 Month Change	-9.83%
3 Month Change	-2.56%
1 Year Change	-10.30%
3 Year Change	-21.38%
5 Year Change	-20.71%
Change since IPO	160.03%

Recent updates

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Jan 19

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

Dec 19

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

Nov 17

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Oct 11

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 15

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

Jul 29

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Jul 11

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

May 13

Are Investors Undervaluing Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) By 21%?

Apr 28

Returns On Capital At Avista (NYSE:AVA) Paint A Concerning Picture

Apr 12

Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.44

Feb 08

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) Using Too Much Debt?

Jan 19

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Dec 31

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) A Risky Investment?

Oct 19

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Oct 06

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Returns On Capital

Sep 16

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) A Risky Investment?

Jul 20

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

Jul 03

Here's Why We Think Avista (NYSE:AVA) Is Well Worth Watching

May 22

Three Things You Should Check Before Buying Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) For Its Dividend

May 10

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

Apr 28

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Apr 14

Are Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Apr 02

Could The Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Mar 21

Avista's(NYSE:AVA) Share Price Is Down 18% Over The Past Year.

Mar 08

Have Insiders Been Selling Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) Shares?

Feb 19

Based On Its ROE, Is Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) A High Quality Stock?

Feb 08

Is Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) A Strong Dividend Stock?

Jan 29

Shareholder Returns

	AVA	US Integrated Utilities	US Market
7D	-3.5%	0.5%	2.8%
1Y	-10.3%	-3.0%	-9.2%

Return vs Industry: AVA underperformed the US Integrated Utilities industry which returned -3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AVA underperformed the US Market which returned -9.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AVA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AVA volatility
AVA Average Weekly Movement	4.2%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement	3.1%
Market Average Movement	6.9%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	17.3%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	2.8%

Stable Share Price: AVA is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.

Volatility Over Time: AVA's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1889	n/a	Dennis Vermillion	https://www.avistacorp.com

Avista Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company. It operates in two segments, Avista Utilities and AEL&P. The Avista Utilities segment provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution 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 Cap	US$2.95b
Earnings (TTM)	US$128.10m
Revenue (TTM)	US$1.63b

23.0x

P/E Ratio

1.8x

P/S Ratio

Is AVA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
AVA income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$1.63b
Cost of Revenue	US$661.78m
Gross Profit	US$970.08m
Other Expenses	US$841.98m
Earnings	US$128.10m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

Feb 22, 2023

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.74
Gross Margin	59.45%
Net Profit Margin	7.85%
Debt/Equity Ratio	118.0%

How did AVA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.4%

Current Dividend Yield

98%

Payout Ratio

AVA Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Avista Corporation Competitors

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NYSE:NI

US$11.2b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

CEO, President & Director exercised options and sold US$168k worth of stock

Avista Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 22, 2023

Avista Corporation Announces Retirement of Kristianne Blake as Member of the Board of Directors, Effective on May 11, 2023

Avista: Buy This High-Yielding Utility On Dips

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

Recent updates

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

CEO, President & Director exercised options and sold US$168k worth of stock

Avista Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 22, 2023

Avista Corporation Announces Retirement of Kristianne Blake as Member of the Board of Directors, Effective on May 11, 2023

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

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

Upcoming dividend of US$0.44 per share

Avista Corp. Board Declares Common Stock Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Avista Corporation Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022 and 2023

Avista Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 01, 2022

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) Using Too Much Debt?

Insider recently sold US$54k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.44 per share

Avista Corporation Announces Board Changes

Avista Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Avista Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022 and 2023

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

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Avista Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Non Executive Chairman notifies of intention to sell stock

Non Executive Chairman recently sold US$336k worth of stock

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

Avista Corp. Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on June 15, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Avista Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022 and 2023

Are Investors Undervaluing Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA) By 21%?

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Returns On Capital At Avista (NYSE:AVA) Paint A Concerning Picture

Avista Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 04, 2022

Avista Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 12, 2022

Insider recently sold US$63k worth of stock

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

Insider recently sold US$80k worth of stock

Non Executive Chairman recently sold US$400k worth of stock

Price target increased to US$41.50

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Avista Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022 and 2023

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.44 per share

Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.44

Avista Corp. Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2022

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) Using Too Much Debt?

Non Executive Chairman exercised options and sold US$81k worth of stock

Avista (NYSE:AVA) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Insider recently sold US$104k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.42 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.20 (vs US$0.072 in 3Q 2020)

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) A Risky Investment?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA)

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Avista's (NYSE:AVA) Returns On Capital

Upcoming dividend of US$0.42 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.58 (vs US$0.26 in 2Q 2020)

An unknown buyer acquired Certain subsidiary assets associated with the Spokane Steam Plant from Avista Corporation (NYSE:AVA).

Is Avista (NYSE:AVA) A Risky Investment?