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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$240.02
-0.6%
$254.22
$102.25
$295.90
$11.98B1.03823,751 shs518,340 shs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
$729.93
-2.1%
$718.92
$439.38
$753.33
$220.97B1.412.50 million shs2.30 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.00%+0.08%-7.20%+29.65%+18.45%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
0.00%+0.93%+5.09%+23.40%+46.10%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3.9286 of 5 stars
3.64.00.00.02.12.52.5
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
4.6973 of 5 stars
2.24.04.23.02.22.52.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3.17
Buy$292.3321.80% Upside
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
2.33
Hold$660.00-9.58% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AVAV and GS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/25/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Zacks Research
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UpgradeStrong Sell ➝ Strong-Buy
8/19/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Needham & Company LLC
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Initiated CoverageBuy$300.00
8/18/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$325.00
8/15/2025
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
Zacks Research
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UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/11/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$305.00
8/4/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Citigroup
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Initiated CoverageOutperform
8/4/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Citizens Jmp
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Initiated CoverageStrong-Buy$325.00
8/4/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$210.00 ➝ $267.00
8/4/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
JMP Securities
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Initiated CoverageMarket Outperform$325.00
7/21/2025
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$550.00 ➝ $700.00
7/17/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$275.00 ➝ $300.00
(Data available from 9/2/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$820.63M14.60$5.38 per share44.62$31.36 per share7.65
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
$126.85B1.74$52.59 per share13.88$350.27 per share2.08
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$43.62M$1.55154.8553.94N/A5.32%10.68%8.80%9/9/2025 (Estimated)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
$14.28B$45.3816.0814.021.5812.37%14.32%0.89%10/14/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AVAV and GS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
9/9/2025Q1 2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$0.34N/AN/AN/A$446.16 millionN/A
7/16/2025Q2 2025
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
$9.82$10.91+$1.09$10.91$13.53 billion$14.58 billion
6/24/2025Q4 2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$1.41$1.61+$0.20$0.59$242.69 million$275.05 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
$16.002.19%N/A35.26%13 Years

Latest AVAV and GS Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/14/2025
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
quarterly$4.002.15%8/29/20258/29/20259/29/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.03
3.52
2.69
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
2.57
0.67
0.67

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
86.38%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
71.21%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.81%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
0.55%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
1,47549.93 million49.53 millionOptionable
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. stock logo
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group
46,500302.72 million301.06 millionOptionable

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AeroVironment NASDAQ:AVAV

$240.02 -1.33 (-0.55%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$240.90 +0.88 (+0.37%)
As of 06:56 PM Eastern
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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.

The Goldman Sachs Group stock logo

The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE:GS

$729.93 -15.32 (-2.06%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$730.00 +0.07 (+0.01%)
As of 06:57 PM Eastern
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a financial institution, provides a range of financial services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide. It operates through Global Banking & Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, and Platform Solutions segments. The Global Banking & Markets segment provides financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, and spin-offs; and relationship lending, and acquisition financing, as well as secured lending, through structured credit and asset-backed lending and involved in financing under securities to resale agreements. This segment also offers client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments; credit and interest rate products; and provision of mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities related products, as well as underwriting services. The Asset & Wealth Management segment manages assets across various classes, including equity, fixed income, hedge funds, credit funds, private equity, real estate, currencies, and commodities; and provides customized investment advisory solutions, wealth advisory services, personalized financial planning, and private banking services, as well as invests in corporate equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure assets. The Platform Solutions segment offers credit cards and point-of-sale financing for purchase of goods or services. This segment also provides cash management services, such as deposit-taking and payment solutions for corporate and institutional clients. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.