The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Avista shares have added about 5.2% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 5.2%. Avista (AVA) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.1 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.98 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for ...