Ameren vs Avista
AEE and AVA side by side, both in combination electric and gas, and other utility. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AEE and AVA compare
Ameren is the larger company, worth 9.3 times as much as Avista ($31.4B against $3.4B).
On earnings, Avista is cheaper: it trades at 13.5× trailing earnings, against 19.9× for Ameren.
Ameren grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.8% versus −1.4% for Avista).
Both pay dividends: Ameren yields 2.6% and Avista 4.9%.
Avista scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 3 for Ameren), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AEE | AVA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $31.4B | $3.4B |
| Share price | $113.28 | $40.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.6% | −1.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.7% | 3.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.36 | 0.24 |
| Employees | – | 1,929 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.9× | 13.5× (better) |
| P/S | 3.6× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.3× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.9× | 5.7× (better) |
| PEG | 2.24 (better) | 3.44 |
| FCF yield | −4.5% (better) | −5.7% |
| Fair value | $104.50 | $57.32 |
| Margin of safety | −8.4% | 29.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.8% (better) | −1.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% (better) | 8.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 30.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 24.8% | 26.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.9% (better) | 4.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 24.9% (better) | 18.9% |
| Net margin | – | 12.8% |
| FCF margin | −16.0% | −9.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 9.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.9% | 10.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.59 | 0.12 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.68 | 0.46 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 0.96 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.91 (better) | 0.86 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 4.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 66.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.3% (better) | 3.9% |
| Buyback yield | −1.8% (better) | −2.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.79% | 2.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.5% | 89.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.36% | 0.78% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.1M | −$693K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.7% | 4.6% |
Go deeper
- AEE stock overview
- AEE income statement
- AEE valuation and score
- AVA stock overview
- AVA income statement
- AVA valuation and score
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