The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Avista Corp shares valued at $38,728 were sold by Kinney Scott J on Jun 12 ’25. At $37.82 per share, Kinney Scott J sold 1,024 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,515 shares worth approximately $0.43 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cox Bryan Alden sold 3,322 shares, netting a total of over 129,915 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $39.11 each, the insider now holds 8,812 shares.
Before that, Cox Bryan Alden had added 3,322 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $129,990, the Officer bought Avista Corp shares for $39.13 each.
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
On last trading session,, Avista Corp [NYSE: AVA] rose 0.43% to $37.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $37.36, but it reached a high of $37.78 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.59%. Over the course of the year, Avista Corp shares have jumped approximately 9.40%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Avista Corp (AVA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 37.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 37.18. In the upper region, resistance lies at 37.90. The next price resistance is at 38.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.74 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Avista Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avista Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 3.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.03 million shares. A jump of 4.35% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.92.
Which companies own the most shares of Avista Corp (AVA)?
In terms of Avista Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 36 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.15% from the previous closing price of $37.56. Analysts anticipate Avista Corp stock to reach 48 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 33. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Avista Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
