AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors $391.88 +17.24 (+4.60%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$392.41 +0.53 (+0.13%) As of 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, KTOS, HII, HXL, SPR, AIR, and ATROShould 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), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. AeroVironment vs. Its Competitors Heico Teledyne Technologies Curtiss-Wright Textron Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Spirit Aerosystems AAR Astronics Heico (NYSE:HEI) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HEI or AVAV? Heico has higher revenue and earnings than AeroVironment. AeroVironment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heico, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeico$3.86B11.63$514.11M$4.5770.52AeroVironment$820.63M23.84$43.62M-$0.64-612.31 Which has more volatility & risk, HEI or AVAV? Heico has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AeroVironment has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend HEI or AVAV? Heico presently has a consensus target price of $346.09, indicating a potential upside of 7.39%. AeroVironment has a consensus target price of $347.14, indicating a potential downside of 11.42%. Given Heico's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Heico is more favorable than AeroVironment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heico 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63AeroVironment 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95 Does the media favor HEI or AVAV? In the previous week, AeroVironment had 37 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for AeroVironment and 5 mentions for Heico. Heico's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.62 indicating that Heico is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Heico 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AeroVironment 13 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HEI or AVAV more profitable? Heico has a net margin of 14.96% compared to AeroVironment's net margin of -4.14%. Heico's return on equity of 16.29% beat AeroVironment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heico14.96% 16.29% 8.00% AeroVironment -4.14%4.67%3.73% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HEI or AVAV? 27.1% of Heico shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Heico shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHeico beats AeroVironment on 11 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. 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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$19.57B$19.47B$30.28B$10.62BDividend YieldN/A0.72%0.90%4.69%P/E Ratio-612.30151.9088.4127.13Price / Sales23.848.577.85206.05Price / Cash69.2645.6235.5131.10Price / Book12.508.9010.426.67Net Income$43.62M$288.23M$379.66M$276.23M7 Day Performance26.95%4.00%6.01%3.31%1 Month Performance73.34%13.00%13.20%10.76%1 Year Performance88.45%81.96%67.35%33.58% AeroVironment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAVAeroVironment2.5788 of 5 stars$391.88+4.6%$347.14-11.4%+80.2%$18.71B$820.63M138.761,475Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHEIHeico3.0271 of 5 stars$318.08-0.7%$346.09+8.8%+22.7%$44.28B$3.86B69.6010,000TDYTeledyne Technologies3.7355 of 5 stars$579.83+0.5%$576.57-0.6%+33.2%$27.19B$5.67B31.9314,900Positive NewsCWCurtiss-Wright4.1261 of 5 stars$531.00+0.9%$468.14-11.8%+59.5%$20.01B$3.12B44.818,800Positive NewsTXTTextron4.0953 of 5 stars$83.94+0.5%$92.45+10.2%+0.2%$14.96B$13.70B18.9934,000KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.7514 of 5 stars$88.08+2.1%$61.00-30.7%+288.6%$14.87B$1.14B880.894,000Insider TradeGap UpHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.5482 of 5 stars$279.65+0.3%$264.43-5.4%+10.1%$10.97B$11.54B20.9344,000Positive NewsHXLHexcel4.002 of 5 stars$61.73-2.6%$65.00+5.3%+7.5%$4.91B$1.90B57.165,894Positive NewsSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.3759 of 5 stars$38.83-2.1%$38.63-0.5%+19.4%$4.56B$6.32B-1.9420,370AIRAAR3.5714 of 5 stars$87.93+1.8%$87.75-0.2%+24.9%$3.18B$2.78B112.735,600ATROAstronics3.0052 of 5 stars$44.04-1.5%$49.00+11.3%+136.4%$1.56B$795.43M-366.972,500Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Heico Competitors Teledyne Technologies Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Textron Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Hexcel Competitors Spirit Aerosystems Competitors AAR Competitors Astronics 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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