Avista Corp [AVA] stock prices are down -3.48% to $35.46 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AVA shares have lost -3.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.23%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Avista Corp [NYSE: AVA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 09, 2024, when Jefferies initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $40. On May 03, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $36 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $34 on January 22, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Sector Weight. Mizuho downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on February 09, 2023, and downed its price target to $38. In a note dated November 02, 2022, Mizuho downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $44 to $40.
The stock price of Avista Corp [AVA] has been fluctuating between $31.91 and $39.99 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $40 within the next 12 months. Avista Corp [NYSE: AVA] shares were valued at $35.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.8% based on the average AVA price forecast.
Analyzing the AVA fundamentals
The Avista Corp [NYSE:AVA] reported sales of 1.92B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 3.72%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.03.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 34.95 points at the first support level, and at 34.45 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 36.38, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.31.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Avista Corp [NYSE:AVA]’s Current Ratio is 0.75. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.48, while the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.46, the price to book ratio is 1.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MEYER DAVID J, Officer, that happened on Aug 27 ’24 when 2400.0 shares were purchased. Vice President, MEYER DAVID J completed a deal on Aug 27 ’24 to sell 2400.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Cox Bryan Alden sold 1716.0 shares on Jun 06 ’24.
