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Jefferies Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Avista (AVA)
Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin Smith maintained a Hold rating on Avista (AVA – Research Report) today and set a price target of $40.00. The company's shares opened today at $37.14.
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Dumoulin Smith covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as NRG Energy, Centerpoint Energy, and Hawaiian Electric. According to TipRanks, Dumoulin Smith has an average return of 3.8% and a 53.62% success rate on recommended stocks.
Avista has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $41.00.
The company has a one-year high of $43.09 and a one-year low of $33.45. Currently, Avista has an average volume of 885K.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 80 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of AVA in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in March 2025, Bryan Alden Cox, the SVP of AVA sold 3,322.00 shares for a total of $129,890.20.
