Avista Corporation (AVA) is a Diversified Utilities company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $41.70. It has a SharesGrow Score of 47/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of AVA = $65.42 (+56.9% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is AVA = $40 (-3.3% upside).
Valuation: AVA trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 17.8 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.82.
Financials: revenue is $2.0B, +4.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $193M, growing at +7.6%/yr. Net profit margin is 9.8% (thin). Gross margin is 24.2% (-32.8 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $3.4B against $2.7B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.25, moderate). Current ratio is 0.83 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 39.1%. Total assets: $8.6B.
Analyst outlook: 0 / 14 analysts rate AVA as buy (0%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 47/100 (Partial), Growth 55/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 17/100 (Fail), Moat 38/100 (Fail), Future 26/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).
