AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AeroVironment, Inc. is a defense technology company that develops and supplies uncrewed aircraft systems, loitering munitions, counter-uncrewed-aircraft systems, space systems and related autonomous technologies. Its products are designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, precision strike, tactical communications and other defense and security missions.

The company’s portfolio includes the Raven, Puma and Quantix unmanned aircraft systems; the JUMP 20 vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft; and the Switchblade family of loitering munitions. AeroVironment also develops autonomy software, ground-control systems, high-altitude platforms and technologies intended to detect, track and counter uncrewed aircraft.

Founded in 1971 by aerospace engineer Paul B. MacCready, AeroVironment initially became known for human-powered and solar-powered aircraft before expanding into military and commercial unmanned systems. The company broadened its defense technology capabilities through the acquisition of BlueHalo, adding expertise in space, cyber, artificial intelligence, electronic warfare and counter-uncrewed-aircraft systems.

AeroVironment serves the U.S. Department of Defense, other government agencies and defense customers in the United States and allied international markets. Wahid Nawabi serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $113.15 to $124.76
• 50-Day Range: $117.51 to $181.13
• 52-Week Range: $113.15 to $408.25
• Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $224.81
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AeroVironment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AeroVironment scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 251st out of 649 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AeroVironment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 19 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

AeroVironment has a consensus price target of $224.81, representing about 82.4% upside from its current price of $123.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AeroVironment has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AeroVironment are expected to grow by 27.83% in the coming year, from $3.27 to $4.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AeroVironment is -52.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AeroVironment is -52.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AeroVironment has a PEG Ratio of 1.94. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AeroVironment has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.76% of the float of AeroVironment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AeroVironment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.47, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AeroVironment has recently increased by 8.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AeroVironment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

AeroVironment has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for AeroVironment this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 114 people have searched for AVAV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

37 people have added AeroVironment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $142,671.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.79% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AVAV
• CIK: 1368622
• Web: www.avinc.com
• Phone: (703) 418-2828
• Fax: 626-359-9628
• Employees: 3,991
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AeroVironment: $224.81
• High Price Target: $355.00
• Low Price Target: $165.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +82.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.81
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.34)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 37.69
• P/E Growth: 1.94
• Net Income: -$265.12 million
• Net Margins: -5.77%
• Pretax Margin: -11.42%
• Return on Equity: 4.04%
• Return on Assets: 3.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 4.26
• Quick Ratio: 3.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.17
• Cash Flow: $13.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.07
• Book Value: $88.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,820,000
• Free Float: 50,420,000
• Market Cap: $6.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36