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 $130,518 were purchased by Cox Bryan Alden on Sep 16 ’25. At $35.55 per share, Cox Bryan Alden acquired 3,671 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 9,989 shares worth approximately $0.36 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MEYER DAVID J sold 1,367 shares, netting a total of over 50,196 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $36.72 each, the insider now holds 8,394 shares.
Before that, MEYER DAVID J had added 1,367 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $50,046, the Vice President bought Avista Corp shares for $36.61 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 1.38% to $36.04. The stock’s lowest price that day was $35.7, but it reached a high of $36.44 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.52%. Over the course of the year, Avista Corp shares have dropped approximately -6.49%.
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, up nearly 1.27% from the previous closing price of $35.55. 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.
