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AVAV

AeroVironment Inc

May 08 • 04:00PM ET

168.38

Dollar change +8.37
Percentage change 5.23	%

Industrials • Aerospace & Defense • USA • NASD

Peers: LMT NOC BA RTX GD TXT LHX LDOS HII KTOS

| Held by: IJR XAR IWM VTI VB ITA VXF BOTZ VBK IWO

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Index	RUT	P/E	144.04	EPS (ttm)	1.17	Insider Own	1.17%	Shs Outstand	28.22M	Perf Week	8.49%
Market Cap	7.69B	Forward P/E	40.78	EPS next Y	4.13	Insider Trans	-8.27%	Shs Float	27.89M	Perf Month	39.12%
Income	33.00M	PEG	8.35	EPS next Q	1.40	Inst Own	96.96%	Short Float	10.90%	Perf Quarter	-5.97%
Sales	742.56M	P/S	10.35	EPS this Y	2.22%	Inst Trans	3.74%	Short Ratio	6.21	Perf Half Y	-21.86%
Book/sh	30.51	P/B	5.52	EPS next Y	35.09%	ROA	3.25%	Short Interest	3.04M	Perf Year	-6.40%
Cash/sh	1.03	P/C	163.52	EPS next 5Y	17.25%	ROE	3.94%	52W Range	102.25 - 236.60	Perf YTD	9.42%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	6.18%	ROI	3.62%	52W High	-28.83%	Beta	0.77
Dividend TTM	-	Quick Ratio	3.07	Sales past 5Y	18.56%	Gross Margin	38.95%	52W Low	64.67%	ATR (14)	6.98
Dividend Ex-Date	-	Current Ratio	4.22	EPS Y/Y TTM	127.42%	Oper. Margin	4.46%	RSI (14)	70.66	Volatility	3.99% 5.10%
Employees	1428	Debt/Eq	0.07	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.21%	Profit Margin	4.44%	Recom	1.43	Target Price	187.80
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.06	EPS Q/Q	-112.64%	Payout	0.00%	Rel Volume	1.00	Prev Close	160.01
Sales Surprise	-10.23%	EPS Surprise	-37.66%	Sales Q/Q	-10.15%	Earnings	Mar 04 AMC	Avg Volume	489.26K	Price	168.38
SMA20	11.66%	SMA50	22.84%	SMA200	-2.61%	Trades		Volume	489,912	Change	5.23%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-08-25	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Strong Buy	$200
Nov-20-24	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$240 → $230
Nov-12-24	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$240
Sep-16-24	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Aug-28-24	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$161 → $220
Aug-28-24	Upgrade	Alembic Global Advisors	Neutral → Overweight	$216
Jun-26-24	Initiated	BTIG Research	Buy	$255
Mar-08-24	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$161
Oct-09-23	Downgrade	Raymond James	Strong Buy → Outperform	$130 → $125
Sep-07-23	Downgrade	Alembic Global Advisors	Overweight → Neutral	$115
Sep-06-23	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$95 → $128
Jun-15-23	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy	$115
Apr-04-23	Upgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Strong Buy	$105 → $130
Nov-10-22	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$100
Jul-01-22	Upgrade	Alembic Global Advisors	Neutral → Overweight
May-18-22	Upgrade	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform → Outperform	$95 → $100
Apr-22-22	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$95
Mar-04-22	Upgrade	Canaccord Genuity	Hold → Buy	$64 → $85
Jan-21-22	Initiated	Berenberg	Hold	$66
Dec-08-21	Downgrade	Canaccord Genuity	Buy → Hold	$140 → $64

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May-06-25 12:45PM	Looking for a Growth Stock? 3 Reasons Why AeroVironment (AVAV) is a Solid Choice (Zacks)
09:00AM	AV Launches Titan 4 and Expands Titan Family, Ushering in the Next Era of RF Counter-UAS Dominance (Business Wire)
08:30AM	AV Unleashes Red Dragon: A New Breed of Fully Autonomous, GPS-Denied One-Way Attack Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Business Wire)
May-05-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note (Zacks)
May-02-25 07:30PM	A Cautious Investment in the Drone Sector (Motley Fool)
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06:16PM	AeroVironment CEO on European defense spending boost, U.S. defense spending and Trump (CNBC TV)
May-01-25 09:00AM	AeroVironment and BlueHalo Complete Transaction Creating A Global Defense Technology Leader Built for Strategic Advantage in Modern Warfare (Business Wire)
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Apr-29-25 09:51AM	Woodward's Q2 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Stock Up (Zacks)
Apr-28-25 02:20PM	DroneShield Has A Niche Defense Market To Capitalize On (Seeking Alpha)
11:13AM	AeroVironment: The Risk To The BlueHalo Deal (Seeking Alpha)
09:06AM	3 Profitable Stocks in Hot Water (StockStory)
Apr-27-25 11:14PM	AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV): Among the Best Military Drone Stocks to Buy Now (Insider Monkey)
Apr-21-25 09:10AM	AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian Ministry of Defence for Combat-Proven JUMP 20 VTOL Aircraft System (Business Wire)
Apr-17-25 09:14AM	Is AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Among the Best Mid Cap Defense Stocks to Buy According to Analysts? (Insider Monkey)
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Apr-14-25 08:30AM	Red Cat Holdings Announces Closing of $30 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-10-25 01:53PM	"Wahid Nawabi's a Star… But Defense Stocks Just Don't Matter Right Now" - Jim Cramer on AVAV (Insider Monkey)
08:30AM	Versatility Of Commercial Drones Performing Growing Number of Tasks is Driving Rapidly Increasing Adoption Rate (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-09-25 03:07PM	Why Defense Stocks Are Rocketing Higher (Motley Fool) +13.79%
Apr-08-25 04:03PM	Cathie Wood Buys Two Dow Giants And This China Stock Before Market Bounce (Investor's Business Daily) +6.75%
12:24PM	Defense Stocks Surge on Trillion-Dollar Budget Talk (Motley Fool)
Apr-03-25 02:45PM	Red Cat Stock: Where Do We 'Reciprocate' The Tariffs? (Seeking Alpha) -7.29%
08:30AM	Drone Surveying Industry Witnessing Continuous Technological Advancements Generating Rising Revenue Opportunity (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-02-25 05:35PM	Why AeroVironment Stock Raced 4% Higher Today (Motley Fool)
Apr-01-25 04:30PM	AeroVironment Stockholders Approve Acquisition of BlueHalo (Business Wire)
09:53AM	Liberty Defense has Appointed The Honorable Mary Beth Long, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense & Current Board Member of AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV a ~$4B USD Defense Technology Company) to its Newly Formed Strategic Advisory Board (GlobeNewswire)
08:15AM	Amprius Market Gets Amped Up on Growth Outlook (MarketBeat)
Mar-30-25 07:30AM	Why The S&P 500 Is A Hold Ahead Of The March 2025 Jobs Report (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-29-25 09:59PM	Is AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) the Best Aerospace and Defense Stock to Buy According to Analyst? (Insider Monkey)
Mar-27-25 04:10PM	AV Awarded Major Contract to Deliver Advanced Uncrewed Ground Vehicles to the German Federal Armed Forces (Business Wire)
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08:45AM	Drone Manufacturers Racing to Introduce Latest Technology as Global Aerial Survey Services Market Projected to Reach $790 Billion By 2031 (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-26-25 11:22AM	Redwire: Why It Might Be 2021 All Over Again (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-24-25 04:41PM	Why AeroVironment (AVAV) Is Declining This Week? (InsiderMonkey)
02:32AM	AeroVironment: Sales Hiccup Continues From Tight Budgets In 2025 (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-20-25 01:49PM	US Drone Surveying Market Expected to Realize Double-Digit Market Growth Predicted to Reach $2.54 Billion By 2033 (PR Newswire)
Mar-19-25 05:54PM	AeroVironment Could Surge From Agentic AI (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-18-25 09:02AM	1 Industrials Stock on Our Watchlist and 2 to Ignore (StockStory)
Mar-17-25 05:02AM	Defense Contractors Stocks Q4 Highlights: General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) (StockStory)
Mar-14-25 04:50PM	AVs Cutting-Edge One-Way Attack UAS Secures DIU Backing Under Project Artemis (Business Wire)
09:28AM	Jim Cramer Says They Better Give Something To AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) (Insider Monkey)
05:05AM	Q4 Rundown: RTX (NYSE:RTX) Vs Other Defense Contractors Stocks (StockStory)
Mar-13-25 05:08AM	Aerospace and Defense Stocks Q4 In Review: Axon (NASDAQ:AXON) Vs Peers (StockStory)
Mar-12-25 05:04AM	Reflecting On Defense Contractors Stocks Q4 Earnings: CACI (NYSE:CACI) (StockStory)
Mar-11-25 05:05AM	Q4 Earnings Outperformers: Huntington Ingalls (NYSE:HII) And The Rest Of The Defense Contractors Stocks (StockStory)
Mar-10-25 05:09AM	Q4 Earnings Highlights: AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Vs The Rest Of The Defense Contractors Stocks (StockStory) -6.79%
Mar-06-25 04:31PM	Time To Buy Defense Stocks, Analyst Says. Cathie Wood Is Buying. (Investor's Business Daily)
Mar-05-25 08:08PM	Jim Cramer on AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV): It Really Is The Solution In A Lot Of Ways To A Pentagon Budget (Insider Monkey)
04:37PM	AeroVironment Stock Plunges on Ukraine and Wildfires. Wall Street Says Buy. (Barrons.com)
04:26PM	These Stocks Moved the Most Today: GM, CrowdStrike, Tesla, Moderna, Abercrombie, Huntington Ingalls, Palantir, and More (Barrons.com)
03:00PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates (Zacks)
02:32PM	These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: GM, CrowdStrike, Tesla, Moderna, Abercrombie, Huntington Ingalls, Palantir, and More (Barrons.com)
02:21PM	Why AeroVironment Stock Is Plummeting Today (Motley Fool)
10:59AM	Q3 2025 AeroVironment Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
09:53AM	AeroVironment Stock Plummets as Firm Says Ukraine Sales, Wildfires Hit Results (Investopedia)
02:08AM	AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
Mar-04-25 07:30PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
06:29PM	AeroVironment Stock Plunges. The Ukraine Pivot Is Painful. (Barrons.com)
05:50PM	AeroVironment sinks more than 18% on quarterly miss on revenue and earnings (CNBC TV)
05:45PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Lags Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:48PM	AeroVironment: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:29PM	AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Misses Q4 Revenue Estimates, Stock Drops 17.8% (StockStory)
04:10PM	AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Results (Business Wire)
Mar-03-25 01:20PM	Defense Stocks Rise As Europe Rearms 'Urgently' After Trump-Zelenskyy Clash (Investor's Business Daily)
08:01AM	What To Expect From AeroVironments (AVAV) Q4 Earnings (StockStory)
Feb-27-25 09:15AM	Countdown to AeroVironment (AVAV) Q3 Earnings: Wall Street Forecasts for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Feb-26-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know (Zacks)
Feb-25-25 03:05PM	Russias Invasion of Ukraine Has Changed Warfare. Whats Next for Defense Stocks. (Barrons.com)
Feb-20-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know (Zacks)
Feb-18-25 04:15PM	AeroVironment, Inc. to Announce Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings and Host Conference Call (Business Wire)
Feb-16-25 11:00PM	AV Unveils JUMP 20-X: Revolutionizing Autonomous Maritime Operations with Unmatched Precision and Versatility (Business Wire)
Feb-13-25 02:30PM	AV Expands U.S. Manufacturing in Salt Lake City, Utah with FreedomWerx, a State-of-the-Art Facility Driving Innovation and Growth (Business Wire)
Feb-12-25 04:15PM	Defense Secretary Hegseths Ukraine Comments Are Hitting This Defense Stock (Barrons.com) -6.50%
Feb-11-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know (Zacks)
Feb-10-25 09:10AM	AVs JUMP 20 Selected by Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation for Tactical UAS Program of Record (Business Wire)
Feb-05-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade (Zacks)
Feb-04-25 06:25PM	Why AeroVironment Stock Zoomed Nearly 8% Higher on Tuesday (Motley Fool) +7.60%
Feb-03-25 05:00PM	AV Secures $288 Million Delivery Order on $990 Million Contract with U.S. Army (Business Wire)
Jan-31-25 08:18AM	Jim Cramer on AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV): It Really Is The Solution (Insider Monkey)
Jan-28-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know (Zacks)
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Jan-22-25 01:35PM	Three call options to watch in the new administration (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:55AM	Buying stocks due to Fed cuts? Why that's the wrong strategy (Yahoo Finance Video)
Jan-21-25 04:35PM	Why Redwire Stock Looks Red Hot Today, and RTX and AeroVironment Are Rising (Motley Fool) +5.20%
Jan-16-25 09:00AM	Global Drone Surveying Market is Estimated to Reach $8.06 Billion by End of 2033 as Technological Advancements Hit the Market (GlobeNewswire)
04:07AM	Defense Contractors Stocks Q3 Highlights: RTX (NYSE:RTX) (StockStory)
Jan-14-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know (Zacks)
04:31PM	Hegseth Wants to Reform Defense Contracting. The Winners and Losers. (Barrons.com)
Jan-13-25 04:10PM	AV Announces Second Delivery Order on $990 Million Contract with U.S. Army (Business Wire)
08:50AM	Why AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Is Among the Cheap Robotics Stocks to Invest In Now? (Insider Monkey)
Jan-10-25 08:22PM	Lightning Round: AVAV, RIO, KTOS, VZ (CNBC TV)
08:45AM	Growing Number of Industries Embracing Commercial Drone Operations as Demand Skyrockets (GlobeNewswire)
04:04AM	3 Reasons to Sell AVAV and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Jan-07-25 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Moves -0.42%: What You Should Know (Zacks)
09:00AM	Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock? (Zacks)
Jan-06-25 08:12AM	AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Jan-03-25 04:04AM	Spotting Winners: AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) And Defense Contractors Stocks In Q3 (StockStory)
Jan-02-25 06:47PM	Why AeroVironment Stock Topped the Market Today (Motley Fool)
10:30AM	Technological Innovation of Advanced Drone Systems Playing Integral Role in Strengthening Military Defense Operations (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-17-24 09:15AM	U.S. GAO Denies Protest of $990 Million Switchblade Systems Contract (Business Wire)
09:13AM	These Drone Stocks May Be On The Case In New Jersey (Investor's Business Daily)

AeroVironment, Inc. engages in the design, development, and production of multi-domain robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses. It operates through the following business segments: UnCrewed Systems, Loitering Munitions Systems, and MacCready Work segments. The UnCrewed System segment focuses primarily on small UAS products designed to operate reliably at lower altitudes in a wide range of environmental conditions. The Loitering Munitions Systems segment focuses primarily on tube-launched aircraft that deploy with the push of a button, fly at higher speeds than small UAS products, and perform either effects delivery or reconnaissance missions, and related support services including training, spare parts, product repair, and product replacement. The MacCready Works segment focuses on customer-funded research and development in the areas of HAPS, robotics, sensors, software analytics, data intelligence and connectivity. The company was founded by Paul B. MacCready, Jr. in July 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Mar 24 '25	Option Exercise	26.70	50,000	1,335,000	144,540	Mar 26 05:05 PM
Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Mar 24 '25	Sale	128.20	29,366	3,764,721	115,174	Mar 26 05:05 PM
WAHID NAWABI	Officer	Mar 24 '25	Proposed Sale	128.20	29,366	3,764,584		Mar 24 04:21 PM
McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Dec 02 '24	Sale	198.73	396	78,697	16,472	Dec 03 06:05 PM
McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Nov 01 '24	Sale	216.65	508	110,058	16,868	Nov 04 02:11 PM
McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Oct 01 '24	Sale	210.54	878	184,854	17,376	Oct 02 02:27 PM
Kevin P. McDonnell	Officer	Oct 01 '24	Proposed Sale	200.75	1,782	357,736		Oct 01 04:39 PM
McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Sep 03 '24	Sale	196.22	396	77,703	18,254	Sep 04 12:11 PM
McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Aug 01 '24	Sale	174.70	513	89,621	18,650	Aug 02 01:14 PM
Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Jul 05 '24	Option Exercise	31.27	16,164	505,448	109,759	Jul 09 03:08 PM
Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Jul 05 '24	Sale	169.23	9,867	1,669,792	99,892	Jul 09 03:08 PM
McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Jul 01 '24	Sale	178.45	511	91,188	21,334	Jul 02 06:42 AM
Rodrian Jeff E	Sr. VP	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	448	0	2,954	Jun 26 09:57 PM
Hush Brett P	Sr. VP	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	673	0	4,152	Jun 26 09:54 PM
Stevenson Trace E	Sr. VP	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	673	0	3,243	Jun 26 09:50 PM
Shackley Brian Charles	VP, Chief Accounting Officer	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	448	0	3,670	Jun 26 09:46 PM
Brown Melissa Ann	SVP, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec.	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	2,334	0	14,673	Jun 26 09:42 PM
McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	5,052	0	21,256	Jun 26 09:37 PM
Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	11,788	0	90,201	Jun 26 09:36 PM

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