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AVAV

AeroVironment Inc

Apr 28 • 04:00PM ET

149.71

Dollar change +0.12
Percentage change 0.08	%

Industrials • Aerospace & Defense • USA • NASD

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

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

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Index	RUT	P/E	128.07	EPS (ttm)	1.17	Insider Own	1.17%	Shs Outstand	28.22M	Perf Week	3.82%
Market Cap	4.22B	Forward P/E	36.26	EPS next Y	4.13	Insider Trans	-8.40%	Shs Float	27.89M	Perf Month	21.13%
Income	33.00M	PEG	7.42	EPS next Q	1.40	Inst Own	97.60%	Short Float	10.90%	Perf Quarter	-15.20%
Sales	742.56M	P/S	5.69	EPS this Y	2.22%	Inst Trans	5.19%	Short Ratio	6.22	Perf Half Y	-30.26%
Book/sh	30.51	P/B	4.91	EPS next Y	35.09%	ROA	3.25%	Short Interest	3.04M	Perf Year	-5.24%
Cash/sh	1.67	P/C	89.89	EPS next 5Y	17.25%	ROE	3.94%	52W Range	102.25 - 236.60	Perf YTD	-2.72%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	6.18%	ROI	3.62%	52W High	-36.72%	Beta	0.79
Dividend TTM	-	Quick Ratio	3.07	Sales past 5Y	18.22%	Gross Margin	38.95%	52W Low	46.42%	ATR (14)	7.39
Dividend Ex-Date	-	Current Ratio	4.22	EPS Y/Y TTM	127.42%	Oper. Margin	4.46%	RSI (14)	60.72	Volatility	4.66% 5.98%
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	0.47	Prev Close	149.59
Sales Surprise	-10.23%	EPS Surprise	-37.66%	Sales Q/Q	-10.15%	Earnings	Mar 04 AMC	Avg Volume	488.48K	Price	149.71
SMA20	10.18%	SMA50	9.63%	SMA200	-13.63%	Trades		Volume	227,626	Change	0.08%

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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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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