AeroVironment - AVAV Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AeroVironment in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" AVAV shares.
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6 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for AeroVironment's shares. Their AVAV share price forecasts range from $95.00 to $115.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $104.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.6% from the stock's current price.
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AeroVironment's stock was trading at $85.66 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AVAV shares have increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $87.69.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 2nd 2023.
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AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December, 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.16. The aerospace company earned $122 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $131.77 million. AeroVironment had a negative net margin of 1.76% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.17%. AeroVironment's quarterly revenue was up 31.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.48 earnings per share.

AeroVironment issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Tuesday, December, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.26-$1.58 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.56. The company issued revenue guidance of $505-$525 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $513.45 million.

81 employees have rated AeroVironment Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi on Glassdoor.com. Wahid Nawabi has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees. 76.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at AeroVironment to a friend.

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

AeroVironment's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (3.03%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.02%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (2.67%), ARK Investment Management LLC (2.56%), Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (0.99%) and Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Alison Marie Roelke, Brian Charles Shackley, Charles R Holland, Charles Thomas Burbage, Mark Zuckerberg, Melissa Ann Brown, Stephen F Page, Timothy E Conver, Timothy E Conver and Wahid Nawabi.
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One share of AVAV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.69.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) has a market capitalization of $2.21 billion and generates $445.73 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $-4,190,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.32) on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,223 workers across the globe.

AeroVironment's mailing address is 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA, 93065. The official website for the company is www.avinc.com. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at (805) 520-8350, via email at ir@avinc.com, or via fax at 626-359-9628.