AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) will report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes on Monday, June 29. According to Zacks Research, analysts expect profits of $1.53 per share on revenue of $563.1 million.
In terms of earnings history, AVAV has closed only two of its last eight next-day sessions higher, including a 12.9% drop in December. Options traders are bracing for a larger-than-usual post-earnings reaction, pricing in a next-day swing of 13.8%, compared to the stock's average move of 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
On the charts, the defense stock is sitting hovering near its 52-week lows, despite a recent rebound attempt off the $160 floor. This mark was a level of support during AVAV's mid-May pullback. So far in 2026, the equity has shed 29%.
Short interest has been inching higher, now representing 12.07% of AVAV's available float. At the stock's average pace of trading, it would take over three days to buy back the 4.61 million shares sold short.
At the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), AeroVironment stock's 10-day call/put volume ratio of 4.85 ranks in the 90th annual percentile. Echoing this is the stock's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 0.42, which ranks higher than only 8% of readings from the past year.
What's more, the stock sports a lofty Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) of 99 out of 100, suggesting that the equity has consistently realized higher-than-expected volatility over the past 12 months.
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