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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NASDAQ:AVAV NYSEARCA:XAR On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVAVAeroVironment$141.80-1.9%$170.20$135.20▼$417.86$7.32B1.392.26 million shs1.24 million shsXARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF$264.17-2.7%$274.95$208.77▼$295.39$6.00B1275,368 shs256,913 shs7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. Explore companies poised to replicate the growth, innovation, and value creation of the tech giants dominating today's markets.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVAVAeroVironment-1.92%-19.81%-16.87%-27.10%-46.25%XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-2.68%-8.82%-5.64%-4.45%+24.58%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVAVAeroVironment$141.80-1.9%$170.20$135.20▼$417.86$7.32B1.392.26 million shs1.24 million shsXARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF$264.17-2.7%$274.95$208.77▼$295.39$6.00B1275,368 shs256,913 shs7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. Explore companies poised to replicate the growth, innovation, and value creation of the tech giants dominating today's markets.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVAVAeroVironment-1.92%-19.81%-16.87%-27.10%-46.25%XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-2.68%-8.82%-5.64%-4.45%+24.58%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVAVAeroVironment 2.88Moderate Buy$266.6888.07% UpsideXARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF 2.77Moderate Buy$264.17N/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest AVAV and XAR Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/10/2026AVAVAeroVironment CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform7/10/2026AVAVAeroVironment Citizens JmpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetMarket Outperform$350.00 ➝ $230.007/10/2026AVAVAeroVironment Canaccord Genuity GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$280.00 ➝ $240.007/9/2026AVAVAeroVironment UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy7/9/2026AVAVAeroVironment Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$248.00 ➝ $235.007/9/2026AVAVAeroVironment Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Sector Perform$210.00 ➝ $180.007/9/2026AVAVAeroVironment Needham & Company LLCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$225.007/9/2026AVAVAeroVironment BTIG ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$205.007/7/2026AVAVAeroVironment Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Sector Perform$210.00 ➝ $180.007/2/2026AVAVAeroVironment Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight$248.00(Data available from 7/14/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVAVAeroVironment$1.98B3.63$13.33 per share10.64$88.12 per share1.61XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAVAVAeroVironment-$265.12M-$3.68N/A33.602.18-9.00%3.71%2.90%9/8/2026 (Estimated)XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFN/AN/A35.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest AVAV and XAR EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails6/29/2026Q4 2026AVAVAeroVironment$1.47$1.84+$0.37$1.25$555.97 million$641.62 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVAVAeroVironmentN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AXARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF$0.800.30%N/AN/AN/ACompare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVAVAeroVironment0.174.303.59XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAVAVAeroVironment86.38%XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFN/AInsider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAVAVAeroVironment0.81%XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVAVAeroVironment3,99150.61 million50.20 millionOptionableXARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFN/A22.70 millionN/ANot OptionableAVAV and XAR HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesGermany's Deutz to buy military vehicle maker FFG for €1.6 blnJuly 9, 2026 | reuters.comSHLD vs. XAR: Should You Play the Rearmament Boom With Defense Tech or Classic Aerospace?July 7, 2026 | 247wallst.comNATO just committed to 5% of GDP on defense by 2035 and these 3 ETFs capture the multi-year spending waveJuly 2, 2026 | msn.comNATO Just Committed to 5% of GDP on Defense by 2035 and These 3 ETFs Capture the Multi Year Spending WaveJuly 2, 2026 | 247wallst.comDefense giant KNDS plans IPO in Paris and FrankfurtJune 24, 2026 | cnbc.comShould You Invest in the State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR)?June 23, 2026 | zacks.comSPDR S&P aerospace & defense ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.0618June 22, 2026 | msn.comDrone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel themJune 18, 2026 | reuters.comDefense contractors would be barred from buying back their stock in bill approved by Senate panelJune 17, 2026 | cnbc.comForget Big Tech's Rough 2026. Defense Stocks Are the Year's Breakout, Up ~52% While the S&P FellJune 17, 2026 | 247wallst.comAs Europe rearms, 'wingman' aircraft take centre stageJune 16, 2026 | reuters.comDefense Stocks Are in a Bear Market. How a Peace Deal Can Send Them Higher.June 15, 2026 | barrons.comIsrael expects new air defence orders from Europe due to Russia concernsJune 15, 2026 | reuters.comForget AI Software: Why the Smart Money is Betting Billions on Autonomous WeaponsJune 11, 2026 | 247wallst.com7 Industrial Stocks to Buy and 1 to AvoidJune 10, 2026 | barrons.comKongsberg closes Zone 5 acquisition, formalises affordable missile pushJune 10, 2026 | reuters.comU.S. Launches Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran — Defense Stocks, ETFs On WatchJune 9, 2026 | benzinga.comGermany would be strong partner for GCAP fighter project, Leonardo CEO saysJune 9, 2026 | reuters.comGerman, French leaders unable to resolve FCAS fighter jet dispute, sources sayJune 8, 2026 | reuters.comDefense Stocks Hit Pause As Trump's Pentagon Remakes Military Industrial ComplexJune 5, 2026 | investors.comDefense Stocks Are Soaring—AeroVironment's Earnings Could Close the Gap (XAR)...March 2, 2026 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesMission Control: Floating In SpaceX's Record-Breaking OrbitBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 15, 2026Gravity Check: Houston, SpaceX Has a Valuation ProblemBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 16, 2026AeroVironment Flies Under Wall Street’s Radar Toward a $4 Billion TargetBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | July 10, 2026Why Wall Street Still Sees Massive Upside for AeroVironment StockBy Thomas Hughes | June 30, 2026Drone Stocks Are Down, But Defense Backlogs Tell a Different StoryBy Thomas Hughes | July 8, 2026AVAV and XAR Company DescriptionsAeroVironment NASDAQ:AVAV$141.80 -2.78 (-1.92%) Closing price 07/13/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$142.53 +0.73 (+0.52%) As of 07:35 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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.SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF NYSEARCA:XAR$264.17 -7.28 (-2.68%) As of 07/13/2026 04:10 PM EasternThe SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in industrials equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of US aerospace & defense companies. XAR was launched on Sep 28, 2011 and is managed by State Street. 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