Avista (NYSE:AVA) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Avista (NYSE:AVA) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.520-2.720 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.500. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Avista Stock Up 1.0 %

AVA stock opened at $38.65 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.48. Avista has a 52-week low of $32.70 and a 52-week high of $39.99. The company has a 50-day moving average of $36.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.49.

Avista Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a $0.49 dividend. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. This is a boost from Avista’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. Avista’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.09%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Avista from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th.

About Avista

Avista Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company. It operates in two segments, Avista Utilities and AEL&P. The Avista Utilities segment provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho; and natural gas distribution services in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon, as well as generates electricity in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana.