NASDAQ:AVAV - AeroVironment Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December, 3rd. The aerospace company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.05. The aerospace company had revenue of $83.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $80.53 million. AeroVironment had a return on equity of 8.59% and a net margin of 11.60%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.29 earnings per share. View AeroVironment's Earnings History.

AeroVironment is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for AeroVironment.

AeroVironment will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 3rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

AeroVironment updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, December, 3rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.47-$1.67 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.62. The company issued revenue guidance of $350-$370 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $360.31 million.

5 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for AeroVironment's stock. Their forecasts range from $76.00 to $81.00. On average, they expect AeroVironment's stock price to reach $79.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 42.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AeroVironment.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AeroVironment in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AeroVironment.

Press coverage about AVAV stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AeroVironment earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the aerospace company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for AeroVironment.

Some companies that are related to AeroVironment include Boeing (BA), United Technologies (UTX), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Raytheon (RTN), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Rockwell Collins (COL), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) and Hexcel (HXL).

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

AeroVironment's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include American Capital Management Inc. (6.68%), State Street Corp (5.02%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (3.56%), Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. (3.56%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.41%) and Credit Suisse AG (2.16%). Company insiders that own AeroVironment stock include 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 Credit Suisse AG, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd., Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Canal Insurance CO, 361 Capital LLC, Arizona State Retirement System and Marshall Wace LLP. View Insider Buying and Selling for AeroVironment.

AVAV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc., SG Capital Management LLC, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., State Street Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AVAV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.54.

AeroVironment has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion and generates $314.27 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $47.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.48 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]