AeroVironment (AVAV) Competitors $241.81 -5.24 (-2.12%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$242.35 +0.54 (+0.22%) As of 07:59 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 AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) and Heico (NYSE:HEI) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts rate AVAV or HEI? AeroVironment presently has a consensus target price of $292.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.89%. Heico has a consensus target price of $346.09, suggesting a potential upside of 7.91%. Given AeroVironment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AVAV or HEI? 86.4% of AeroVironment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of Heico shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of AeroVironment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Heico shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$820.63M14.71$43.62M-$0.64-377.83Heico$3.86B11.57$514.11M$4.5770.18 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% Does the media refer more to AVAV or HEI? In the previous week, AeroVironment had 53 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for AeroVironment and 8 mentions for Heico. Heico's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat AeroVironment's score of 0.43 indicating that Heico is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AeroVironment 11 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Heico 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, AVAV or HEI? AeroVironment has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heico has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHeico beats AeroVironment on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$12.34B$18.03B$28.38B$10.07BDividend YieldN/A0.76%0.94%4.62%P/E Ratio-377.82133.5980.5026.21Price / Sales14.717.837.2892.71Price / Cash45.6742.0232.6959.91Price / Book2.737.649.566.28Net Income$43.62M$288.29M$379.65M$270.85M7 Day Performance6.64%3.70%2.53%4.11%1 Month Performance-1.08%6.47%4.15%8.40%1 Year Performance31.43%78.97%49.61%28.69% AeroVironment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAVAeroVironment3.7667 of 5 stars$241.81-2.1%$292.33+20.9%+36.7%$12.34B$820.63M-377.821,475Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHEIHeico3.8095 of 5 stars$317.29-1.3%$346.09+9.1%+24.4%$44.17B$3.86B69.4310,000TDYTeledyne Technologies3.8928 of 5 stars$546.01-0.6%$576.57+5.6%+27.6%$25.74B$5.91B30.0714,900Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CWCurtiss-Wright3.9451 of 5 stars$483.55+0.4%$468.14-3.2%+66.9%$18.22B$3.12B40.818,800Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTXTTextron4.6172 of 5 stars$82.75+1.6%$92.67+12.0%-6.6%$14.75B$13.70B18.7234,000Positive NewsKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.4105 of 5 stars$64.14-1.0%$57.64-10.1%+209.4%$10.83B$1.14B641.464,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.2106 of 5 stars$269.78-0.5%$267.00-1.0%+4.2%$10.59B$11.54B20.1944,000News CoveragePositive NewsHXLHexcel4.0163 of 5 stars$64.40-0.7%$65.00+0.9%+1.6%$5.12B$1.90B59.635,894Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.3562 of 5 stars$41.09+0.6%$38.63-6.0%+21.5%$4.82B$6.32B-2.0520,370Positive NewsAIRAAR3.1159 of 5 stars$74.75-0.7%$83.75+12.0%+15.7%$2.69B$2.78B226.535,600ATROAstronics3.7651 of 5 stars$38.39-0.7%$49.00+27.6%+134.8%$1.36B$795.43M-319.892,500News CoveragePositive News 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 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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