Value Investing Philosophy And Avista Corp (NYSE: AVA)?

After Hours

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.

Stocks Info

AVA belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Diversified industry. The current market capitalization of Avista Corp is $3.18B. A total of 1.16 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 761.57K 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

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Avista Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.84%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.36. 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.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AVA has a high of $43.09 and a low of $33.00.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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.

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