AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV
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At close · Nov 2
After hours · Nov 2, 6:25 PM ET
- YTD
- -49.12%
- 1 year
- -66.73%
- Open
- 126.20
- Prev close
- 126.11
- Mkt cap
- 6.26B
- Vol
- 1.27M
- Avg vol
- 1.63M
- EPS
- -3.95
- P/E
- 0.00
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 121.94
- High
- 127.78
- Forward P/E
- 27.92
- Beta
- 1.40
- Short ratio
- 3.25
- Inst. own
- 88.83%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Earnings
- Dec 8, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 141.15
- 200-d avg
- 185.41
- 1y target
- 213.07
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Sep 9, 2025Earnings: 0.32; estimate 0.3652; surprise -12.38%
- Dec 9, 2025Earnings: 0.44; estimate 0.776; surprise -43.3%
- Mar 10, 2026Earnings: 0.64; estimate 0.678; surprise -5.6%
- Jun 29, 2026Earnings: 1.84; estimate 1.46; surprise 26.03%
- Sep 9, 2026Earnings: 0.59; estimate 0.2223; surprise 165.41%
- Oct 6, 2026Rating: Rothschild & Co · — → Neutral
- Oct 9, 2026Rating: Barclays · — → Equal-Weight
- Oct 16, 2026Rating: Macquarie · — → Outperform
- Oct 19, 2026Rating: Citizens · Market Outperform → Market Outperform
- Oct 22, 2026Rating: Oppenheimer · — → Outperform
- Nov 2, 2026Rating: Keybanc · Overweight → Overweight
Signals (102)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 12, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 17, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 6, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 6, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 8, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 25, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 5, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 5, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 8, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
Newest 20 of 102.
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 6.26B
- Enterprise value
- 6.66B
- Trailing P/E
- 0.00
- Forward P/E
- 27.92
- PEG ratio
- 1.09
- Price / sales
- 3.12
- Price / book
- 1.42
- EPS (TTM)
- -4.05
- Beta
- 1.40
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- -10.13%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 2.00B
- Revenue growth
- 5.70%
- Free cash flow
- -25.92M
- Total cash
- 580.23M
- Total debt
- 850.82M
- Return on equity
- -4.60%
- Shares outstanding
- 50.82M
- Short % of float
- 13.01%
- 50-day average
- 141.15
- 200-day average
- 185.41
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 148.57
- Target (mean)
- 213.07
- Target (high)
- 315.00
- Strong buy6
- Buy13
- Hold5
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Dec 8, 2026
Expected Dec 8, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.42165.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 0.46 | — | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | 0.2223 | 0.59 | +0.37 | +165.41% |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | 1.46 | 1.84 | +0.38 | +26.03% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 0.678 | 0.64 | -0.04 | -5.60% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Nov 1, 2025 | 0.776 | 0.44 | -0.34 | -43.30% |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | 0.3652 | 0.32 | -0.05 | -12.38% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Keybanc | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Oppenheimer | init | — | Outperform |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Citizens | main | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Macquarie | init | — | Outperform |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Barclays | init | — | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Rothschild & Co | init | — | Neutral |
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment, Inc., a defense technology provider, designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Autonomous Systems; and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. The company provides uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which include small and medium UAS, and kinesis command and control software; and counter-UAS and precision strike, a loitering munitions solution that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters, including precision strike, radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS, and electronic warfare systems. It also offers autonomy, AI, and platform technologies; unmanned maritime; and uncrewed ground systems. The company provides digital beamforming technology, a multi-band/beam software defined antenna tile that allows simultaneous communication with multiple satellites; laser communications, a data transmission systems for space operations; space-qualified hardware for line of sight stabilization and control electronics in low, medium, and geostationary earth orbit, as well as cislunar orbits; phased array antenna technology to supports hypersonic telemetry and tracking, and other missile testing; and directed energy solution. It also offers cyber solutions for national security and defense operations. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Country
- United States
- Website
- avinc.com
News
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- Keybanc Maintains Overweight on AeroVironment, Lowers Price Target to $200
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- International Assets Investment Management LLC Buys 45,366 Shares of AeroVironment, Inc. $AVAV
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN MELISSA ANN | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 26,898 |
| BURBAGE CHARLES THOMAS | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 51,764 |
| FERGUSON JAMES WILLIAM III | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 26, 2025 | 47,853 |
| MCDANIEL CLUM MARY ELIZABETH | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 16,629 |
| MCDONNELL KEVIN PATRICK | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Mar 9, 2026 | 0 |
| MULLER EDWARD R | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 1, 2026 | 52,649 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.85% | 3,480,740 | 428.41M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.31% | 2,192,680 | 269.88M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.24% | 1,646,011 | 202.59M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.05% | 1,548,605 | 190.60M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | 1.90% | 967,448 | 119.07M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Heard Capital LLC | 1.78% | 903,975 | 111.26M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 2.65% | 1,347,281 | 165.82M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.37% | 1,205,289 | 148.35M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SPDR SERIES TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF | 2.29% | 1,161,542 | 142.96M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.71% | 870,737 | 107.17M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | 0.99% | 502,124 | 61.80M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.83% | 420,553 | 51.76M | Aug 30, 2026 |