Mizuho Securities analyst Anthony Crowdell maintained a Buy rating on Avista (AVA – Research Report) yesterday. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $35.22.
According to TipRanks, Crowdell is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 2.4% and a 55.96% success rate. Crowdell covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as PG&E, Portland GE, and Avista.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Avista with a $26.00 average price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $43.46 and a one-year low of $30.13. Currently, Avista has an average volume of 640K.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 80 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of AVA in relation to earlier this year.
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Avista (AVA) Company Description:
Avista Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of electric and natural gas utility business. It operates through the Avista Utilities; and Alaska Electric Light and Power Company (AEL&P) segments. The Avista Utilities segment includes electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, and Northeastern and Southwestern Oregon. The AEL&P segment offers electric services in Juneau. The company was founded on March 13, 1889 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.
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