AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors $251.04 +8.04 (+3.31%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$253.47 +2.43 (+0.97%) As of 06:17 AM 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 AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and Heico (NYSE:HEI) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVAV or HEI? 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of Heico shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Heico shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor AVAV or HEI? In the previous week, AeroVironment had 55 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for AeroVironment and 4 mentions for Heico. Heico's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.35 indicating that Heico is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AeroVironment 13 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Heico 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, AVAV or HEI? 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 RatioAeroVironment$820.63M15.27$43.62M-$0.64-392.25Heico$4.29B10.49$514.11M$4.5770.75 Is AVAV or HEI 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 AeroVironment-4.14% 4.67% 3.73% Heico 14.96%16.29%8.00% Do analysts rate AVAV or HEI? AeroVironment presently has a consensus target price of $292.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.45%. Heico has a consensus target price of $346.09, suggesting a potential upside of 7.04%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 15 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17Heico 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more risk & volatility, AVAV or HEI? AeroVironment has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heico has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHeico beats AeroVironment on 10 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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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$12.13B$18.96B$28.99B$10.16BDividend YieldN/A0.74%0.92%4.60%P/E Ratio-392.24141.4383.6826.39Price / Sales15.277.438.17174.86Price / Cash44.9243.0333.2229.91Price / Book8.018.159.896.28Net Income$43.62M$288.29M$379.65M$270.38M7 Day Performance8.68%3.51%2.42%1.89%1 Month Performance1.78%4.71%2.65%6.01%1 Year Performance44.67%77.25%48.05%25.26% AeroVironment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAVAeroVironment3.5299 of 5 stars$251.04+3.3%$292.33+16.4%+30.7%$12.13B$820.63M-392.241,475Earnings ReportHEIHeico3.6885 of 5 stars$317.29-1.3%$346.09+9.1%+24.7%$44.17B$3.86B69.4310,000Positive NewsTDYTeledyne Technologies3.9439 of 5 stars$546.01-0.6%$576.57+5.6%+30.1%$25.74B$5.91B30.0714,900Positive NewsCWCurtiss-Wright4.1697 of 5 stars$483.55+0.4%$468.14-3.2%+67.5%$18.22B$3.12B40.818,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTXTTextron4.5371 of 5 stars$82.75+1.6%$92.67+12.0%-6.2%$14.75B$13.70B18.7234,000Positive NewsKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.4569 of 5 stars$64.14-1.0%$57.64-10.1%+214.5%$10.83B$1.14B641.464,000News CoveragePositive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.1658 of 5 stars$269.78-0.5%$267.00-1.0%+4.1%$10.59B$11.54B20.1944,000HXLHexcel3.9535 of 5 stars$64.40-0.7%$65.00+0.9%+2.0%$5.12B$1.90B59.635,894Positive NewsSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.3476 of 5 stars$41.09+0.6%$38.63-6.0%+16.3%$4.82B$6.32B-2.0520,370Positive NewsAIRAAR3.36 of 5 stars$74.75-0.7%$83.75+12.0%+10.0%$2.69B$2.78B226.535,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsATROAstronics3.7985 of 5 stars$38.39-0.7%$49.00+27.6%+110.5%$1.36B$795.43M-319.892,500 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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