NASDAQ:AVAV AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Price, News & Analysis $161.74 +2.95 (+1.86%) As of 03:16 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About AeroVironment Stock (NASDAQ:AVAV) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get AeroVironment alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$156.94▼$162.7050-Day Range$111.65▼$158.7952-Week Range$102.25▼$236.60Volume206,791 shsAverage Volume412,292 shsMarket Capitalization$4.56 billionP/E Ratio92.82Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$202.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewAeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments. The company supplies UAS, TMS, unmanned ground vehicle, and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and to international allied governments. It also designs, engineers, tools, and manufactures unmanned aerial and aircraft systems, including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, ground control systems, and ground support equipment and other items and services related to unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, the company offers small UAS products, including training, spare parts, product repair, product replacement, and the customer contracted operation. Further, it develops high-altitude pseudo-satellite UAS systems. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.Read More… AeroVironment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks45th Percentile Overall ScoreAVAV MarketRank™: AeroVironment scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 53 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.6 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingAeroVironment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAeroVironment has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about AeroVironment's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth31.66% Earnings GrowthEarnings for AeroVironment are expected to grow by 31.66% in the coming year, from $3.38 to $4.45 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of AeroVironment is 92.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.00.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of AeroVironment is 92.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 51.68.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAeroVironment has a P/B Ratio of 5.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about AeroVironment's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted10.91% of the float of AeroVironment has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAeroVironment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AeroVironment has recently increased by 4.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAeroVironment does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAeroVironment does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted10.91% of the float of AeroVironment has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAeroVironment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AeroVironment has recently increased by 4.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.04 News SentimentAeroVironment has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.93 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for AeroVironment this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 15 people have searched for AVAV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -48% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 12 people have added AeroVironment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -52% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AeroVironment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,764,721.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.27% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.38% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about AeroVironment's insider trading history. Receive AVAV Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AeroVironment and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AVAV Stock News HeadlinesThese 3 AI Stocks Are Ready to Lead in 2025 (AVAV)AI is gaining traction, as are these alternatives to NVIDIA and the hyperscalers. Ambarella, Palantir, and AeroVironment monetize AI today and business grows.April 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comAeroVironment Completes Acquisition of BlueHaloMay 5 at 10:04 AM | tipranks.comBuffett’s favorite chart just hit 209% – here’s what that means for goldA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the quiet buildup behind the scenes. Now, in just days, the floodgates are set to open. The greatest investor of all time is about to validate what Garrett Goggin has been saying for months: Gold is entering a once-in-a-generation mania. Front-running Buffett has never been more urgent — and four tiny miners could be your ticket to 100X gains.May 5, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)AeroVironment (AVAV) Boosts Defense Tech Position with BlueHalo AcquisitionMay 2 at 7:39 PM | gurufocus.comA Cautious Investment in the Drone SectorMay 2 at 7:30 PM | fool.comAeroVironment and BlueHalo Complete Transaction — Creating A Global Defense Technology Leader Built for Strategic Advantage in Modern WarfareMay 1, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comAeroVironment Completes Acquisition of BlueHalo, LLCMay 1, 2025 | tipranks.comBrokerages Set AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) Target Price at $202.00May 1, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines AVAV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVAV shares performed this year? AeroVironment's stock was trading at $153.89 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AVAV shares have increased by 5.0% and is now trading at $161.62. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were AeroVironment's earnings last quarter? AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December, 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.29. AeroVironment's revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does AeroVironment have any subsidiaries? AeroVironment subsidiaries include Telerob, PROGENY SYSTEMS CORPORATION’S INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS GROUP, ARCTURUS UAV, Pulse Aerospace, AeroVironment Inc, Altoy Savunma Sanayi ve Havacilik, and Arcturus UAV Inc.. Who are AeroVironment's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of AeroVironment include Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (2.71%), Congress Asset Management Co. (1.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.92%) and Emerald Advisers LLC (0.80%). Insiders that own company stock include Wahid Nawabi, Charles R Holland, Charles Thomas Burbage, Stephen F Page, Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell, Melissa Ann Brown, Brian Charles Shackley and Trace E Stevenson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of AeroVironment? Shares of AVAV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of AeroVironment own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AeroVironment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Last Earnings12/04/2024Today5/05/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)6/25/2025Fiscal Year End4/30/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorAerospace Industry Aircraft Sub-IndustryAerospace & Defense Current SymbolNASDAQ:AVAV CIK1368622 Webwww.avinc.com Phone(805) 520-8350Fax626-359-9628Employees1,210Year Founded1971Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$202.00 High Stock Price Target$245.00 Low Stock Price Target$146.00 Potential Upside/Downside+26.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.25 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.18 Trailing P/E Ratio92.64 Forward P/E Ratio47.44 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$59.67 million Net Margins6.39% Pretax Margin6.38% Return on Equity8.12% Return on Assets6.75% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.02 Current Ratio4.61 Quick Ratio3.36 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$742.56 million Price / Sales6.09 Cash Flow$4.37 per share Price / Cash Flow36.73 Book Value$29.24 per share Price / Book5.48Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares28,219,000Free Float27,861,000Market Cap$4.53 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.80 Social Links 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? 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