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AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$214.96
-1.64 (-0.76%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

About AeroVironment Stock (NASDAQ:AVAV)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$211.46
$217.32
50-Day Range
$173.52
$220.90
52-Week Range
$112.67
$227.18
Volume
220,621 shs
Average Volume
335,997 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.06 billion
P/E Ratio
100.92
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$208.20
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

AeroVironment, Inc. 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. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments. The company supplies UAS, TMS, unmanned ground vehicle, and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and to international allied governments. It also designs, engineers, tools, and manufactures unmanned aerial and aircraft systems, including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, ground control systems, and ground support equipment and other items and services related to unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, the company offers small UAS products, including training, spare parts, product repair, product replacement, and the customer contracted operation. Further, it develops high-altitude pseudo-satellite UAS systems. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

AeroVironment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

AVAV MarketRank™: 

AeroVironment scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 44 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    AeroVironment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    AeroVironment has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about AeroVironment's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for AeroVironment are expected to grow by 22.92% in the coming year, from $3.36 to $4.13 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of AeroVironment is 100.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of AeroVironment is 100.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 27.14.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    AeroVironment has a P/B Ratio of 7.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about AeroVironment's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.96% of the outstanding shares of AeroVironment have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AeroVironment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AeroVironment has recently increased by 2.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    AeroVironment does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    AeroVironment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.96% of the outstanding shares of AeroVironment have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    AeroVironment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in AeroVironment has recently increased by 2.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    AeroVironment has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for AeroVironment this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 11 people have searched for AVAV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -54% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    15 people have added AeroVironment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, AeroVironment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $352,178.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.27% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.38% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about AeroVironment's insider trading history.
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AVAV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

AeroVironment's stock was trading at $126.04 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AVAV shares have increased by 70.5% and is now trading at $214.96.
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AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.28. The business's revenue was up 24.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

AeroVironment subsidiaries include these companies: Telerob, PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION’S INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS GROUP, ARCTURUS UAV, Pulse Aerospace, AeroVironment Inc, Altoy Savunma Sanayi ve Havacilik, and Arcturus UAV Inc..

Top institutional investors of AeroVironment include Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.37%), Congress Asset Management Co. (1.07%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.95%) and Emerald Advisers LLC (0.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Wahid Nawabi, Charles R Holland, Charles Thomas Burbage, Stephen F Page, Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell, Melissa Ann Brown, Brian Charles Shackley and Trace E Stevenson.
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Shares of AVAV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AeroVironment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/04/2024
Today
10/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/03/2024
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Aerospace
Industry
Aircraft
Sub-Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AVAV
CUSIP
00807310
Employees
1,428
Year Founded
1971

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$208.20
High Stock Price Target
$245.00
Low Stock Price Target
$145.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-2.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$59.67 million
Pretax Margin
8.30%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$753.86 million
Cash Flow
$4.34 per share
Book Value
$29.24 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
27,848,000
Market Cap
$6.05 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.50

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This page (NASDAQ:AVAV) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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