Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Avista Corp shares valued at $50,196 were sold by MEYER DAVID J on Sep 05 ’25. At $36.72 per share, MEYER DAVID J sold 1,367 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,394 shares worth approximately $0.31 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MEYER DAVID J purchased 1,367 shares, netting a total of over 50,046 in proceeds.
Before that, Kinney Scott J had sold 1,024 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $38,728, the Vice President traded Avista Corp shares for $37.82 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,024 shares, worth approximately $0.42 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
On last trading session, Avista Corp [NYSE: AVA] rose 0.58% to $36.44. The stock’s lowest price that day was $36.06, but it reached a high of $36.545 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.46%. Over the course of the year, Avista Corp shares have dropped approximately -4.81%. 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 36.15, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 35.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 36.64. The next price resistance is at 36.83. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.37 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Avista Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Avista Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -1.21 million shares to 2.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.77 million shares. A decline of -47.39% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.54.
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 -0.63% from the previous closing price of $36.23. 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.
