At the time of writing, Avista Corp [AVA] stock is trading at $38.63, up 0.39%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AVA shares have gain 2.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.80%, and not 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Avista Corp fluctuated between $34.80 and $43.09. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $40.33 within the next 12 months. Avista Corp [NYSE: AVA] shares were valued at $38.63 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.4% based on the average AVA price forecast.
Analyzing the AVA fundamentals
According to Avista Corp [NYSE:AVA], the company’s sales were 1.96B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.35% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% 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 1.21.
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 38.48 points at the first support level, and at 38.33 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 38.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 38.97.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Avista Corp [NYSE:AVA] has a current ratio of 0.91. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.60, and the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.60, the price to book ratio is 1.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.42.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Manuel Wayne O, Senior Vice President, that happened on Dec 16 ’25 when 1785.0 shares were sold. Senior Vice President, Manuel Wayne O completed a deal on Dec 16 ’25 to buy 1785.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Widmann Janet D. sold 7400.0 shares on Dec 12 ’25.
