AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AeroVironment, Inc. is a defense technology company that develops and supplies autonomous systems, uncrewed aircraft, loitering munitions and counter-uncrewed-aircraft systems. Its portfolio includes small unmanned aircraft systems such as Raven, Puma and Wasp, as well as larger platforms including JUMP 20 and Quantix Recon.

The company is also known for its Switchblade family of loitering munitions, which combine surveillance, target identification and precision strike capabilities. AeroVironment provides related ground control systems, sensors, software, communications equipment, training and support services for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Founded in 1971 by aerospace engineer Paul B. MacCready, AeroVironment has supplied technology to the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies, as well as allied and international defense customers. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi. Its capabilities have expanded through acquisitions, including the addition of BlueHalo, a defense technology company focused on space, cyber, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $138.31 to $142.72
• 50-Day Range: $140.31 to $196.02
• 52-Week Range: $135.20 to $417.86
• Volume: 1.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $231.89
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AeroVironment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AeroVironment scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 204th out of 651 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AeroVironment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

AeroVironment has a consensus price target of $231.89, representing about 64.7% upside from its current price of $140.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AeroVironment has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AeroVironment are expected to grow by 30.15% in the coming year, from $3.25 to $4.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AeroVironment is -60.18, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AeroVironment is -60.18, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AeroVironment has a PEG Ratio of 2.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AeroVironment has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.96% of the float of AeroVironment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AeroVironment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AeroVironment has recently increased by 4.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AeroVironment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AeroVironment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

AeroVironment has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for AeroVironment this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

130 people have searched for AVAV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

51 people have added AeroVironment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 $142,671.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.79% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.38% of the stock of AeroVironment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AVAV
• CIK: 1368622
• Web: www.avinc.com
• Phone: (703) 418-2828
• Fax: 626-359-9628
• Employees: 3,991
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AeroVironment: $231.89
• High Price Target: $355.00
• Low Price Target: $170.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +64.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.34)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 43.33
• P/E Growth: 2.24
• Net Income: -$265.12 million
• Net Margins: -5.77%
• Pretax Margin: -11.42%
• Return on Equity: 4.04%
• Return on Assets: 3.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 4.26
• Quick Ratio: 3.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.62
• Cash Flow: $13.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.46
• Book Value: $86.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,820,000
• Free Float: 50,420,000
• Market Cap: $7.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37