Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Avista Corp shares valued at $129,915 were sold by Cox Bryan Alden on Mar 13 ’25. At $39.11 per share, Cox Bryan Alden sold 3,322 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,812 shares worth approximately $0.37 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cox Bryan Alden purchased 3,322 shares, netting a total of over 129,990 in proceeds.
Before that, Cox Bryan Alden had sold 1,605 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $64,019, the Senior Vice President traded Avista Corp shares for $39.89 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,605 shares, worth approximately $0.51 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Jefferies on December 09, 2024, Avista Corp [AVA] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $40. As of May 03, 2024, Mizuho has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” for AVA. Earlier on January 22, 2024, Guggenheim upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for AVA stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing AVA Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.84%. Over the course of the year, Avista Corp shares have jumped approximately 15.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $43.09 on 04/03/25 and a 52-week low of $34.80 on 01/13/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $38.65, while a 200-day SMA reached $37.67.
Support And Resistance Levels for Avista Corp (AVA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 41.98, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 41.57. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.94. The next price resistance is at 43.49. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 76.79 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 1.76, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 17.40%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
