A share price of Avista Corp [AVA] is currently trading at $39.74, up 2.71%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AVA shares have gain 3.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.31%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Avista Corp [NYSE: AVA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 28, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $38. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Hold rating on December 09, 2024, and set its price target to $40. Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $36 on May 03, 2024. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Neutral but $34 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 22, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Sector Weight for this stock on August 25, 2023. In a note dated February 09, 2023, Mizuho downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $45 to $38.
Avista Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $34.80 and $43.09. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $39.5 within the next 12 months. Avista Corp [NYSE: AVA] shares were valued at $39.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.6% based on the average AVA price forecast.
Analyzing the AVA fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Avista Corp [NYSE:AVA] were 1.95B which represents 2.22% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.15.
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 39.21 points at the first support level, and at 38.68 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 40.22, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 40.70.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Avista Corp [NYSE:AVA] is 1.00. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.68, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.65, the price to book ratio is 1.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cox Bryan Alden, Senior Vice President, that happened on Sep 16 ’25 when 3671.0 shares were purchased. Vice President, MEYER DAVID J completed a deal on Sep 05 ’25 to sell 1367.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice President MEYER DAVID J bought 1367.0 shares on Sep 05 ’25.
