On 5/24/11, Avista Corp. (NYSE:AVA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.275, payable on 6/15/11. As a percentage of AVA's recent stock price of $25.14, this dividend works out to approximately 1.09%.
Below is a dividend history chart for AVA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.275 declared by Avista Corp.:
AVA Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/16/11
0.275
11/30/10
0.250
08/24/10
0.250
05/25/10
0.250
02/23/10
0.250
12/01/09
0.210
08/25/09
0.210
05/19/09
0.210
02/24/09
0.180
12/02/08
0.180
08/26/08
0.180
05/20/08
0.165
02/26/08
0.165
11/27/07
0.150
08/21/07
0.150
05/22/07
0.150
02/21/07
0.145
11/28/06
0.145
08/29/06
0.145
05/23/06
0.140
02/22/06
0.140
11/28/05
0.140
08/23/05
0.135
05/24/05
0.135
02/23/05
0.135
11/22/04
0.130
08/24/04
0.130
05/25/04
0.130
02/17/04
0.125
11/19/03
0.125
08/19/03
0.125
05/21/03
0.120
02/19/03
0.120
11/20/02
0.120
08/20/02
0.120
05/21/02
0.120
02/20/02
0.120
11/20/01
0.120
08/17/01
0.120
05/18/01
0.120
02/21/01
0.120
11/17/00
0.120
08/18/00
0.120
05/19/00
0.120
02/17/00
0.120
11/19/99
0.120
08/20/99
0.120
05/21/99
0.120
02/19/99
0.120
12/01/98
0.120
08/21/98
0.310
05/21/98
0.310
02/20/98
0.310
11/21/97
0.310
08/21/97
0.310
05/28/97
0.310
02/21/97
0.310
11/21/96
0.310
08/21/96
0.310
05/22/96
0.310
02/21/96
0.310
11/20/95
0.310
08/22/95
0.310
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from AVA is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 4.37% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
AVA operates in the Electric Utilities sector, among companies like Atlantic Power Corp (NYSE:AT) which is up about 0.1% today, and Ormat Technologies Inc (NYSE:ORA) trading lower by about 0.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AVA, versus AT and ORA.
In Friday trading, Avista Corp. shares are currently off about 0.3% on the day.
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