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Stocks Info
Avista Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Diversified industry. The current market capitalization of Avista Corp is $3.36B. A total of 1.11 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 722.95K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Cox Bryan Alden sold 3,322 shares of AVA for 39.11 per share on Mar 13 ’25. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 8,812 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 13 ’25, Cox Bryan Alden bought 3,322 shares at 39.13 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Cox Bryan Alden disposed of 1,605 shares on Mar 10 ’25 at a per-share price of $39.89. This resulted in the Senior Vice President holding 12,134 shares of AVA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Cox Bryan Alden bought 1,605 shares at $39.80 per share on Mar 10 ’25.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Avista Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.57%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.37. AVA’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5.3% when it declared a $0.49 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/26/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5%. The AVA stock dividend was $0.4750 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AVA has a high of $41.01 and a low of $33.00.
As of this writing, AVA has an earnings estimate of $0.98 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 3.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.02 per share and a lower estimate of $0.93.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AVA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $22.17M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.60B in debt and $913.11M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $32.37, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.15B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AVA is Buy with a score of 2.80.
