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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$147.94
$159.76
$135.20
▼
$417.86
$7.52B1.411.22 million shs1.18 million shs
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
$261.79
$275.29
$211.80
▼
$297.79
$5.92B1.01260,250 shs162,421 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%-7.66%-0.96%-27.51%-38.70%
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
0.00%-4.01%-1.16%-6.50%+20.40%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$147.94
$159.76
$135.20
▼
$417.86
$7.52B1.411.22 million shs1.18 million shs
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
$261.79
$275.29
$211.80
▼
$297.79
$5.92B1.01260,250 shs162,421 shs
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10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom

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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%-7.66%-0.96%-27.51%-38.70%
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
0.00%-4.01%-1.16%-6.50%+20.40%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
2.88
Moderate Buy$266.6880.27% Upside
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
2.72
Moderate Buy$261.79N/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AVAV and XAR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/28/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
KeyCorp logo
KeyCorp
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Reiterated RatingOverweight
7/28/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform
7/15/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
William Blair logo
William Blair
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
7/10/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
7/10/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Citizens Jmp logo
Citizens Jmp
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Lower Price TargetMarket Outperform$350.00 ➝ $230.00
7/10/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. logo
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy$280.00 ➝ $240.00
7/9/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy
7/9/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Piper Sandler logo
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$248.00 ➝ $235.00
7/9/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Royal Bank Of Canada logo
Royal Bank Of Canada
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ Sector Perform$210.00 ➝ $180.00
7/9/2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Needham & Company LLC logo
Needham & Company LLC
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Reiterated RatingBuy$225.00
(Data available from 8/31/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$1.98B3.80$13.60 per share10.88$88.12 per share1.68
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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
-$265.12M-$3.68N/A35.065.05-9.00%3.71%2.90%9/9/2026 (Confirmed)
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/AN/A35.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest AVAV and XAR Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
9/9/2026Q1 2027
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$0.2607N/AN/AN/A$454.30 millionN/A
6/29/2026Q4 2026
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$1.47$1.84+$0.37$1.25$555.97 million$641.62 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
$0.800.31%N/AN/AN/A
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.17
4.30
3.59
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/AN/AN/A

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
86.38%
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/A

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.79%
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/A
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3,99150.82 million50.42 millionOptionable
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/A22.62 millionN/ANot Optionable

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AeroVironment NASDAQ:AVAV

$147.94 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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.

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SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF NYSEARCA:XAR

$261.79 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:10 PM Eastern

The 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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