William Blair Estimates AeroVironment Q1 Earnings

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.02 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.92 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Monday. They set a "buy" rating and a $301.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded AeroVironment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, June 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of AeroVironment from $230.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. They set a "buy" rating and a $240.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $234.00.

AeroVironment Trading Up 3.1%

AVAV stock traded up $8.61 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $286.68. The company had a trading volume of 1,323,102 shares, compared to its average volume of 497,115. AeroVironment has a 12 month low of $102.25 and a 12 month high of $293.90. The company has a market capitalization of $8.09 billion, a PE ratio of 184.96 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $177.16 and a 200 day moving average of $160.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 2.69.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AeroVironment

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in AeroVironment by 2,950.0% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 305 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp purchased a new stake in AeroVironment during the fourth quarter worth about $776,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 270,496 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $41,627,000 after purchasing an additional 55,142 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 18,822 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $2,897,000 after purchasing an additional 2,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flputnam Investment Management Co. boosted its position in AeroVironment by 132.9% in the 4th quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 6,097 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $938,000 after buying an additional 3,479 shares during the period. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.