AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors $260.07 -7.57 (-2.83%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$258.62 -1.44 (-0.56%) As of 08/1/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AVAV vs. HEI, TDY, CW, TXT, HII, KTOS, HXL, SPR, AIR, and TGIShould you be buying AeroVironment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AeroVironment include Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Hexcel (HXL), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), and Triumph Group (TGI). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AeroVironment vs. Its Competitors Heico Teledyne Technologies Curtiss-Wright Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Hexcel Spirit Aerosystems AAR Triumph Group AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and Heico (NYSE:HEI) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do analysts prefer AVAV or HEI? AeroVironment currently has a consensus price target of $268.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Heico has a consensus price target of $301.45, suggesting a potential downside of 7.37%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AeroVironment is more favorable than Heico.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AeroVironment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Heico 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVAV or HEI? 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of Heico shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of AeroVironment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Heico shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AVAV or HEI? In the previous week, Heico had 1 more articles in the media than AeroVironment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Heico and 10 mentions for AeroVironment. Heico's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.88 indicating that Heico is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AeroVironment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Heico 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, AVAV or HEI? Heico has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. Heico is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AeroVironment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAeroVironment$820.63M15.64$43.62M$1.55167.79Heico$3.86B11.73$514.11M$4.2876.04 Which has more risk and volatility, AVAV or HEI? AeroVironment has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heico has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AVAV or HEI more profitable? Heico has a net margin of 14.54% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of 5.32%. Heico's return on equity of 15.88% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AeroVironment5.32% 10.68% 8.80% Heico 14.54%15.88%7.76% SummaryHeico beats AeroVironment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AeroVironment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVAV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVAV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVAV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAeroVironmentAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.21B$17.64B$27.47B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A0.76%0.97%4.09%P/E Ratio167.79128.5373.5023.80Price / Sales15.647.086.5966.58Price / Cash49.4847.0936.1057.96Price / Book8.297.408.845.55Net Income$43.62M$265.73M$368.78M$259.03M7 Day Performance-4.69%-1.74%-3.25%-4.59%1 Month Performance5.61%3.45%2.29%4.46%1 Year Performance56.20%83.16%54.47%18.03% AeroVironment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAVAeroVironment3.0754 of 5 stars$260.07-2.8%$268.00+3.0%+49.2%$13.21B$820.63M167.791,475Gap DownHEIHeico3.1437 of 5 stars$323.720.0%$301.45-6.9%+35.1%$45.03B$3.86B75.6410,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionTDYTeledyne Technologies3.3247 of 5 stars$557.28+0.3%$576.57+3.5%+30.2%$26.11B$5.67B30.6914,900Insider TradeBuyback AnnouncementCWCurtiss-Wright4.0325 of 5 stars$489.82+1.0%$467.14-4.6%+69.8%$18.45B$3.21B43.588,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionTXTTextron4.4009 of 5 stars$78.51-1.2%$91.83+17.0%-14.7%$14.17B$13.70B17.7634,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.3366 of 5 stars$262.29-1.0%$251.38-4.2%+0.8%$10.29B$11.54B18.9044,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.5491 of 5 stars$59.36-0.7%$50.08-15.6%+157.4%$9.11B$1.14B456.654,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap DownHXLHexcel2.5913 of 5 stars$61.79+1.1%$60.11-2.7%-7.6%$4.97B$1.90B57.215,894Analyst ForecastSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.4123 of 5 stars$41.58+1.4%$38.63-7.1%+10.6%$4.88B$6.32B-2.2820,370Upcoming EarningsAIRAAR3.0232 of 5 stars$76.72+0.3%$83.75+9.2%+15.5%$2.75B$2.78B232.495,600TGITriumph Group2.3853 of 5 stars$26.01+0.6%$20.63-20.7%+58.6%$2.02B$1.26B50.013,696Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Heico Competitors Teledyne Technologies Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Textron Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors Hexcel Competitors Spirit Aerosystems Competitors AAR Competitors Triumph Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AVAV) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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