Q3 EPS Estimates for AeroVironment Boosted by William Blair

Key Points

• William Blair has raised its Q3 2026 earnings estimate for AeroVironment to $1.06 per share, up from a previous estimate of $1.05, maintaining an "Outperform" rating on the stock.
• AeroVironment's FY 2026 earnings guidance is between $3.600 to $3.70 EPS, with the consensus estimate for the full year currently at $3.38 per share.
• The company's stock has an average rating of "Buy" from analysts, with a consensus price target of $292.33.

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for AeroVironment in a report released on Wednesday, September 10th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $1.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.05. William Blair 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.46 EPS.

AVAV has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on AeroVironment in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. They set a "buy" rating and a $240.00 target price for the company. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Citigroup started coverage on AeroVironment in a research note on Monday, August 4th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Finally, Citizens Jmp started coverage on AeroVironment in a research report on Monday, August 4th. They set a "strong-buy" rating and a $325.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fifteen have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AeroVironment currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $292.33.

AeroVironment Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of AVAV stock traded up $1.19 on Thursday, hitting $243.00. The stock had a trading volume of 781,420 shares, compared to its average volume of 902,990. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 5.96 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -379.68 and a beta of 1.02. AeroVironment has a 1 year low of $102.25 and a 1 year high of $295.90. The company's 50 day moving average price is $251.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $193.23.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The aerospace company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $454.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $446.16 million. AeroVironment had a negative net margin of 4.14% and a positive return on equity of 4.67%. AeroVironment's revenue for the quarter was up 140.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. AeroVironment has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.70 EPS.

Institutional Trading of AeroVironment

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. ORG Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 296.0% in the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 99 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 120.2% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 185 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. RMG Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in AeroVironment in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in AeroVironment by 171.1% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 244 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in AeroVironment by 60.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 117 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AeroVironment news, CEO Wahid Nawabi sold 17,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.05, for a total transaction of $4,550,765.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,233 shares of the company's stock, valued at $32,153,390.65. This represents a 12.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.81% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.