NASDAQ:AVAV AeroVironment Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding AeroVironment, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $61.72 +1.39 (+2.30 %) (As of 09/25/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$59.66Now: $61.72▼$62.0950-Day Range$60.33MA: $73.52▼$83.1052-Week Range$45.00Now: $61.72▼$87.00Volume130,372 shsAverage Volume231,851 shsMarket Capitalization$1.49 billionP/E Ratio43.77Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.62 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, supports, and operates a portfolio of products and services for government agencies and businesses. The company offers unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense and to international allied governments; and tactical missile systems and related services to organizations within the U.S. Government. It also offers small UAS products, including spare equipment, alternative payload modules, batteries, chargers, repair services, and customer support. In addition, the company develops high altitude pseudo-satellite systems for a commercial customer based in Japan. AeroVironment, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, California.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAeroVironment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $86.60, AeroVironment has a forecasted upside of 40.3% from its current price of $61.72.Amount of Analyst CoverageAeroVironment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesAeroVironment has received 382 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAeroVironment has received 650 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAeroVironment has received 62.98% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about AeroVironment and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe AVAV will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe AVAV will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAeroVironment does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAeroVironment does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AeroVironment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 9.70% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions77.93% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for AeroVironment are expected to grow by 14.97% in the coming year, from $1.87 to $2.15 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of AeroVironment is 43.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.40.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of AeroVironment is 43.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 31.93.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAeroVironment has a P/B Ratio of 2.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 1.9Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.37 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Aircraft Sub-IndustryAerospace & Defense SectorAerospace Current SymbolNASDAQ:AVAV Previous Symbol CUSIP00807310 CIK1368622 Webwww.avinc.com Phone805-520-8350Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio10.51 Quick Ratio9.53Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio43.77 Forward P/E Ratio33.01 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$367.30 million Price / Sales4.05 Cash Flow$2.21 per share Price / Cash Flow27.99 Book Value$21.57 per share Price / Book2.86Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.84 Net Income$41.07 million Net Margins9.26% Return on Equity7.30% Return on Assets6.48%Miscellaneous Employees697 Outstanding Shares24,104,000Market Cap$1.49 billion Next Earnings Date12/1/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $61.72 +1.39 (+2.30 %) (As of 09/25/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive AVAV News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVAV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Frequently Asked Questions How has AeroVironment's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? AeroVironment's stock was trading at $54.73 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AVAV shares have increased by 12.8% and is now trading at $61.72. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of AeroVironment? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AeroVironment in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for AeroVironment. When is AeroVironment's next earnings date? AeroVironment is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, December 1st 2020. View our earnings forecast for AeroVironment. How were AeroVironment's earnings last quarter? AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 9th. The aerospace company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. The aerospace company earned $87.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.47 million. AeroVironment had a return on equity of 7.30% and a net margin of 9.26%. AeroVironment's revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.74 EPS. View AeroVironment's earnings history. What guidance has AeroVironment issued on next quarter's earnings? AeroVironment updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Wednesday, September, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.74-$1.94 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.88. The company issued revenue guidance of $390-$410 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $402.58 million. What price target have analysts set for AVAV? 6 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for AeroVironment's shares. Their forecasts range from $76.00 to $93.00. On average, they anticipate AeroVironment's share price to reach $86.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 40.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for AeroVironment. Who are some of AeroVironment's key competitors? Some companies that are related to AeroVironment include Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Boeing (BA), Northrop Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Axon Enterprise (AAXN), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD), Hexcel (HXL) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of AeroVironment own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AeroVironment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Paypal (PYPL) and Broadcom (AVGO). Who are AeroVironment's key executives? AeroVironment's management team includes the following people: Mr. Wahid Nawabi, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 50)Ms. Teresa Covington, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 56)Mr. Kenneth D. Karklin, Sr. VP of Operations (Age 50)Ms. Melissa Ann Brown J.D., VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 42)Mr. Kirk Flittie, VP & GM of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Age 57) What is AeroVironment's stock symbol? AeroVironment trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AVAV." Who are AeroVironment's major shareholders? AeroVironment's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.34%), American Capital Management Inc. (6.82%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.99%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.39%), Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (1.20%) and Vident Investment Advisory LLC (1.01%). Company insiders that own AeroVironment stock include Kirk J Flittie and Timothy E Conver. View institutional ownership trends for AeroVironment. Which major investors are selling AeroVironment stock? AVAV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., New York State Common Retirement Fund, Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, FMR LLC, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, and Vident Investment Advisory LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for AeroVironment. Which major investors are buying AeroVironment stock? AVAV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Caption Management LLC, Mitchell Capital Management Co., and FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for AeroVironment. How do I buy shares of AeroVironment? Shares of AVAV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is AeroVironment's stock price today? One share of AVAV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.72. How big of a company is AeroVironment? AeroVironment has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion and generates $367.30 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $41.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.84 on an earnings per share basis. AeroVironment employs 697 workers across the globe. What is AeroVironment's official website? The official website for AeroVironment is www.avinc.com. How can I contact AeroVironment? AeroVironment's mailing address is 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA, 93065. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 805-520-8350 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 9/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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