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Peter Arment

Peter Arment Analyst Performance

Managing Director, Sr. Aerospace and Defense at Robert W. Baird

Peter Arment is a stock analyst at Robert W. Baird focused in the industrials sector, covering 26 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Peter Arment has issued 28 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Peter Arment's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Peter Arment's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies - helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

Average Return
00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate
00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings
70 Last 11 Years
Buy Recommendations
84.13% 53 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
26 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings
Buy84.1%53 ratings
Hold15.9%10 ratings
Sell0.0%0 ratings

Out of 63 total stock ratings issued by Peter Arment at Robert W. Baird, the majority (84.1%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 15.9% Hold.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
NYSE
76.9% of companies on NYSE
20 companies
NASDAQ
23.1% of companies on NASDAQ
6 companies

Peter Arment, an analyst at Robert W. Baird, currently covers 26 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector IconSectorPercentage
Industrials
25 companies
96.2%
Technology
1 company
3.8%

Peter Arment of Robert W. Baird specializes in stock coverage within the Industrials sector, with additional focus on Technology companies.

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
23 companies
88.5%
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS
1 company
3.8%
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1 company
3.8%
MACHINERY
1 company
3.8%

About Peter Arment

Peter Arment is Baird’s senior analyst covering Aerospace & Defense. Prior to joining Baird in 2016, he worked for 23 years in the industry. He was a senior aerospace & defense analyst at Sterne Agee, Gleacher & Company, and American Technology Research, and was an analyst in this area at JSA Research. He was selected seven times as a Wall Street Journal All-Star Analyst -- five times in the top four aerospace stock pickers and two earnings accuracy. He was selected as the top U.S. Aerospace stock picker three times by StarMine/Thomson and once as the top earnings estimator. Peter received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rhode Island.
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Peter Arment's Ratings History at Robert W. Baird

Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.
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CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-Month
Price Target
Rating12-Month
Price & ROI
Details
V2X, Inc. stock logo
VVX
V2X
8/4/2026Reiterated Rating$85.05$94.00Neutral
The Boeing Company stock logo
BA
Boeing
7/29/2026Set Price Target$222.34$300.00
Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. stock logo
AADX
Applied Aerospace & Defense
6/29/2026Initiated Coverage$20.60$30.00Outperform
Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. stock logo
AADX
Applied Aerospace & Defense
6/29/2026Initiated Coverage$20.69$30.00Outperform
HAWK
HawkEye 360
6/1/2026Initiated Coverage$33.01$41.00Outperform
HAWK
HawkEye 360
6/1/2026Initiated Coverage$31.54$41.00Outperform
AEVEX Corp. stock logo
AVEX
AEVEX
5/12/2026Initiated Coverage$24.35$38.00Outperform
AEVEX Corp. stock logo
AVEX
AEVEX
5/12/2026Initiated Coverage$28.37$38.00Outperform
Arxis, Inc. stock logo
ARXS
Arxis
5/11/2026Initiated Coverage$35.10$55.00Outperform
Arxis, Inc. stock logo
ARXS
Arxis
5/11/2026Initiated Coverage$38.56$55.00Outperform
Curtiss-Wright Corporation stock logo
CW
Curtiss-Wright
5/8/2026Set Price Target$727.88$870.00
Karman Holdings Inc. stock logo
KRMN
Karman
3/20/2026Boost Price Target$105.59$135.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3/11/2026Lower Price Target$221.57$235.00Outperform
nLight stock logo
LASR
nLight
3/4/2026Initiated Coverage$63.07$95.00Outperform
nLight stock logo
LASR
nLight
3/3/2026Initiated Coverage$67.02$95.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3/3/2026Lower Price Target$208.32$260.00Outperform
York Space Systems Inc. stock logo
YSS
York Space Systems
2/23/2026Initiated Coverage$25.77$40.00Outperform
Leidos Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LDOS
Leidos
2/18/2026Lower Price Target$162.18$195.00Neutral
RTX Corporation stock logo
RTX
RTX
1/28/2026Set Price Target$200.40$225.00
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
1/16/2026Boost Price Target$581.62$640.00Outperform
General Dynamics Corporation stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
10/27/2025Set Price Target$352.60$390.00
RTX Corporation stock logo
RTX
RTX
10/22/2025Set Price Target$175.47$203.00
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
10/15/2025Initiated Coverage$69.27$83.00Outperform
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
10/6/2025Boost Price Target$504.69$550.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
10/1/2025Boost Price Target$314.89$350.00Outperform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
9/26/2025Boost Price Target$84.20$87.00Outperform
Heico Corporation stock logo
HEI
Heico
8/27/2025Boost Price Target$321.32$400.00Outperform
Mercury Systems Inc stock logo
MRCY
Mercury Systems
8/12/2025Boost Price Target$53.58$70.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
8/4/2025Boost Price Target$260.07$267.00Outperform
L3Harris Technologies Inc stock logo
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
7/25/2025Boost Price Target$272.78$320.00Outperform
General Dynamics Corporation stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
7/24/2025Boost Price Target$316.80$350.00Neutral
Northrop Grumman Corporation stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
7/23/2025Boost Price Target$563.51$565.00Neutral
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
7/23/2025Lower Price Target$410.56$500.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
6/6/2025Boost Price Target$196.55$210.00Outperform
Curtiss-Wright Corporation stock logo
CW
Curtiss-Wright
5/22/2025Boost Price Target$417.81$500.00Outperform
Karman Holdings Inc. stock logo
KRMN
Karman
5/14/2025Boost Price Target$40.20$50.00Outperform
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4/23/2025Upgrade$461.68$540.00Outperform
RTX Corporation stock logo
RTX
RTX
3/19/2025Upgrade$132.57$160.00Outperform
Karman Holdings Inc. stock logo
KRMN
Karman
3/10/2025Initiated Coverage$28.87$40.00Outperform
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3/5/2025Lower Price Target$141.90$146.00Outperform
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Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
2/28/2025Lower Price Target$74.49$92.00Outperform
Mercury Systems Inc stock logo
MRCY
Mercury Systems
2/5/2025Upgrade$42.09$58.00Outperform
Textron Inc. stock logo
TXT
Textron
1/23/2025Lower Price Target$78.40$92.00Outperform
General Dynamics Corporation stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
1/14/2025Reiterated Rating$263.73$283.00Neutral
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
1/14/2025Boost Price Target$32.42$40.00Outperform