Analysts Offer Predictions for AeroVironment Q2 Earnings

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for AeroVironment in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 25th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment's current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on AeroVironment from $146.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. BTIG Research reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $240.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush raised shares of AeroVironment to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of AeroVironment from $230.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $216.57.

AeroVironment Trading Up 21.6%

AeroVironment stock opened at $234.94 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 3.07 and a current ratio of 4.22. AeroVironment has a fifty-two week low of $102.25 and a fifty-two week high of $250.00. The stock has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 151.58 and a beta of 0.81. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $172.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $158.51.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.20. AeroVironment had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 10.77%. The business had revenue of $275.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $242.69 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 39.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of AeroVironment

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AVAV. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its position in AeroVironment by 23.4% during the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 173,519 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $20,682,000 after acquiring an additional 32,921 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 62,969 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $7,505,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the 1st quarter valued at $191,000. Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the 1st quarter valued at $508,000. Finally, Fortis Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in AeroVironment in the 1st quarter worth $508,000. Institutional investors own 86.38% of the company's stock.

About AeroVironment

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.

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