NASDAQ:AVAV - AeroVironment Stock Price, News, & Analysis

AeroVironment trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AVAV."

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 5th. The aerospace company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.79. The aerospace company earned $78.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.65 million. AeroVironment had a net margin of 17.48% and a return on equity of 11.40%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 127.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.19) EPS. View AeroVironment's Earnings History.

AeroVironment is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, June 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AeroVironment.

AeroVironment will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, June 25th at 4:30 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8007084539.

6 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for AeroVironment's stock. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $86.00. On average, they expect AeroVironment's share price to reach $75.52 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AeroVironment.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AeroVironment in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AeroVironment.

News headlines about AVAV stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AeroVironment earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the aerospace company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for AeroVironment.

Some companies that are related to AeroVironment include MEGGITT PLC/ADR (MEGGY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Esterline Technologies (ESL), Embraer (ERJ), Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD), Moog (MOG.B), Moog (MOG.A), COBHAM PLC/ADR (CBHMY), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Astronics (ATRO), Astronics (ATROB), AAR (AIR), Wesco Aircraft (WAIR), Triumph Group (TGI) and American Outdoor Brands (AOBC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AeroVironment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Square (SQ), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Boeing (BA) and Broadcom (AVGO).

AeroVironment's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include American Capital Management Inc. (6.19%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.29%), Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. (1.57%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (1.57%), Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (1.29%) and Eagle Asset Management Inc. (0.77%). Company insiders that own AeroVironment stock include Kenneth D Karklin, Kirk J Flittie and Timothy E Conver. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AeroVironment.

AVAV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Group One Trading L.P., CWM LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd., Alps Advisors Inc., Eqis Capital Management Inc., ETF Managers Group LLC and American International Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AeroVironment company stock in the last year include Kirk J Flittie and Timothy E Conver. View Insider Buying and Selling for AeroVironment.

AVAV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Pinnacle Associates Ltd., Baillie Gifford & Co., Alambic Investment Management L.P., Tibra Equities Europe Ltd, American Capital Management Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AVAV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.45.

AeroVironment has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion and generates $271.05 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $20.06 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.08 on an earnings per share basis. AeroVironment employs 697 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About AeroVironment.

The official website for AeroVironment is http://www.avinc.com/.

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]