What Are The Chances Of Avista Corp (NYSE: AVA) Becoming A Clear Buy?

Cody Martinez

After Hours

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.

Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, AVA falls under the Utilities sector while operating within the Utilities – Diversified industry segment. The current market capitalization of Avista Corp is $3.15B. A total of 0.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 680.81K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Manuel Wayne O sold 1,785 shares of AVA for 38.74 per share on Dec 16 ’25. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 9,883 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 16 ’25, Manuel Wayne O bought 1,785 shares at 38.79 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Widmann Janet D. disposed of 7,400 shares on Dec 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $38.63. This resulted in the Director holding 19,246 shares of AVA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Widmann Janet D. bought 7,400 shares at $38.74 per share on Dec 12 ’25.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Avista Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.96, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.46.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AVA has a high of $43.09 and a low of $34.80.

As of this writing, AVA has an earnings estimate of $1.05 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.1 per share and a lower estimate of $1.02. The company reported an EPS of $0.85 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $32.51, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.15B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 2.83.

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