Q4 EPS Estimates for AeroVironment Boosted by William Blair

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair lifted their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AeroVironment in a report released on Tuesday, July 8th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $1.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.50. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment's current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.20. AeroVironment had a return on equity of 10.68% and a net margin of 5.32%. The firm had revenue of $275.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $242.69 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 39.6% on a year-over-year basis.

AVAV has been the topic of several other reports. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on AeroVironment from $146.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of AeroVironment from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of AeroVironment from $200.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Sunday, June 29th. They issued an "overweight" rating for the company. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $335.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AeroVironment presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $265.22.

AeroVironment Trading Up 11.0%

Shares of NASDAQ AVAV traded up $26.23 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $263.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,244,777 shares, compared to its average volume of 581,297. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a current ratio of 3.52. The stock has a market cap of $13.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 170.19 and a beta of 0.96. AeroVironment has a 12 month low of $102.25 and a 12 month high of $295.90. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $194.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $165.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 237 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Investments LLC grew its stake in AeroVironment by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Redwood Investments LLC now owns 9,273 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,427,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its stake in AeroVironment by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 8,170 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,257,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 4.3% during the first quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,741 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,601 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.38% of the company's stock.

AeroVironment Company Profile

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.