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AVAV

AeroVironment Inc

Dec 26 • 03:28PM ET

161.60

Dollar change +1.48
Percentage change 0.92	%

Industrials • Aerospace & Defense • USA • NASD

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Index	RUT	P/E	93.59	EPS (ttm)	1.73	Insider Own	1.09%	Shs Outstand	28.21M	Perf Week	3.55%
Market Cap	4.56B	Forward P/E	37.19	EPS next Y	4.35	Insider Trans	-4.10%	Shs Float	27.90M	Perf Month	-16.32%
Income	48.64M	PEG	6.68	EPS next Q	0.61	Inst Own	91.44%	Short Float	8.69%	Perf Quarter	-17.00%
Sales	761.50M	P/S	5.99	EPS this Y	14.52%	Inst Trans	2.44%	Short Ratio	5.42	Perf Half Y	-9.17%
Book/sh	30.43	P/B	5.31	EPS next Y	26.91%	ROA	4.80%	Short Interest	2.43M	Perf Year	26.02%
Cash/sh	2.45	P/C	66.09	EPS next 5Y	14.00%	ROE	5.89%	52W Range	116.51 - 236.60	Perf YTD	28.21%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	107.90	EPS past 5Y	6.18%	ROI	5.41%	52W High	-31.70%	Beta	0.46
Dividend TTM	-	Quick Ratio	3.36	Sales past 5Y	18.22%	Gross Margin	39.00%	52W Low	38.70%	ATR (14)	8.18
Dividend Ex-Date	-	Current Ratio	4.61	EPS Y/Y TTM	136.04%	Oper. Margin	6.63%	RSI (14)	39.57	Volatility	4.05% 4.71%
Employees	1428	Debt/Eq	0.06	Sales Y/Y TTM	16.51%	Profit Margin	6.39%	Recom	1.38	Target Price	231.00
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.05	EPS Q/Q	-59.50%	Payout	0.00%	Rel Volume	0.43	Prev Close	160.12
Sales Surprise	3.68%	EPS Surprise	-37.81%	Sales Q/Q	4.23%	Earnings	Dec 04 AMC	Avg Volume	447.76K	Price	161.60
SMA20	-4.49%	SMA50	-17.23%	SMA200	-11.98%	Trades		Volume	179,039	Change	0.92%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Oct-22-21	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform	$95

Show Previous Ratings

Dec-17-24 09:15AM	U.S. GAO Denies Protest of $990 Million Switchblade Systems Contract (Business Wire)
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Dec-16-24 10:59AM	Why AeroVironment Stock Flew Higher Today (Motley Fool) +7.86%
Dec-10-24 05:10AM	Defense Contractors Q3 Earnings: Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) is the Best in the Biz (StockStory)
Dec-09-24 07:13PM	AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Stock: A Bull-Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
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06:03PM	Watch CNBC's full interview with AeroVironment CEO Wahid Nawabi (CNBC TV)
Dec-06-24 07:42AM	Why AeroVironment Stock Was Losing Serious Altitude This Week (Motley Fool)
Dec-05-24 05:26PM	These Stocks Moved the Most Today: Tesla, MicroStrategy, Synopsys, SentinelOne, AeroVironment, American Airlines, Verint, and More (Barrons.com) -15.88%
04:23PM	Defense Stock Drops on Lower Drone Sales to Ukraine (Barrons.com)
02:51PM	These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Tesla, MicroStrategy, Synopsys, SentinelOne, AeroVironment, American Airlines, Verint, and More (Barrons.com)
01:12PM	Why AeroVironment (AVAV) Shares Are Falling Today (StockStory)
12:52PM	Q2 2025 AeroVironment Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
11:34AM	Why AeroVironment Stock Crashed 16% This Morning (Motley Fool)
08:45AM	Global Drone Land Surveying Market Forecasted to Reach $8.06 Billion by End Of 2033 (GlobeNewswire)
02:01AM	AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic Growth ... (GuruFocus.com)
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Dec-04-24 09:30PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
06:00PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
05:35PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
04:33PM	AeroVironment: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:24PM	AeroVironments (NASDAQ:AVAV) Q3: Beats On Revenue But Stock Drops (StockStory)
04:10PM	AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Results (Business Wire)
Dec-03-24 02:05AM	What To Expect From AeroVironments (AVAV) Q3 Earnings (StockStory)
Nov-28-24 09:15AM	Exploring Analyst Estimates for AeroVironment (AVAV) Q2 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS (Zacks)
Nov-25-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors (Zacks)
Nov-22-24 08:30AM	Military Drone Market Size Projected to Skyrocket as Demand Jumps on Heels of Global Uncertainty (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-20-24 02:16PM	Why AeroVironment Stock Bounced Back Today (Motley Fool)
07:18AM	AeroVironment Announces $4.1 Billion BlueHalo Merger (TipRanks)
Nov-19-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors (Zacks)
12:14PM	AeroVironment Stock Drops on Deal for Defense Tech Startup (Barrons.com)
10:47AM	AeroVironment Strikes $4.1 Billion Deal To Acquire BlueHalo, Expanding Defense Tech Horizons (Benzinga)
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10:07AM	AeroVironment Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold? (Motley Fool)
06:39AM	Drone maker AeroVironment seeks lift from $4.1 billion deal for BlueHalo (Reuters)
06:32AM	AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo Establishing Next-Generation Defense Technology Company (Business Wire)
Nov-15-24 04:46PM	AeroVironment, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings and Host Conference Call (Business Wire)
Nov-14-24 09:10AM	AV Unveils Advanced Software Updates to Enhance Puma UAS Capabilities in Contested Environments (Business Wire) -6.12%
Nov-13-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know (Zacks)
Nov-12-24 12:07PM	Why AeroVironment Stock Dropped 5% Today (Motley Fool) -7.29%
Nov-08-24 12:18PM	Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock? (Zacks)
Nov-05-24 03:00AM	Why Defense Stocks Could Take a Hit From a Red Wave (Barrons.com)
Nov-04-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Moves -0.24%: What You Should Know (Zacks)
Oct-31-24 10:25AM	U.S. Commercial Drone Market Size Estimated to Reach a Value of $ 31 Billion By End of 2034 (GlobeNewswire)
05:03AM	Is AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) the Best Military Drone Stock to Buy According to Analysts? (Insider Monkey)
Oct-28-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why (Zacks)
Oct-24-24 08:45AM	Billion Dollar Commercial Drone Market Poised for Continued Growth, Driven by A.I. Technological Advances (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-18-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider (Zacks)
Oct-17-24 09:45AM	Commercial Drone Industry Has Expanded Significantly as Billion Dollar Market is Awarding Lucrative Opportunities for Manufacturers (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-15-24 09:10AM	AV Showcases JUMP 20s Advanced Maritime Capabilities at NATO REPMUS Demonstration (Business Wire)
Oct-14-24 09:15AM	AV Secures $743 Million Additional Contract Ceiling for Switchblade Loitering Munition Systems (Business Wire)
09:10AM	AV Unveils P550: Autonomous Group 2 eVTOL UAS, Ushers in a New Era of Battlefield Adaptability and Mission Flexibility for Maneuver Forces (Business Wire)
Oct-11-24 09:49PM	AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Secures Key $990M U.S. Army Contract as Jefferies Reaffirms Buy Rating with $230 Target, Highlighting AI-Enhanced UAS Solutions (Insider Monkey)
Oct-07-24 09:10AM	AV Showcases Next-Generation Defense Robotics at DEVCON 2024 in Orlando (Business Wire)
Oct-02-24 09:00AM	Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Drone Technology Market Size Expected to Reach $206 Billion by 2033 (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-01-24 04:30PM	AV Successfully Flight Tests New Solar-Powered Aircraft, Redefines Stratospheric Payload Capabilities (Business Wire) +5.28%
Sep-24-24 04:53AM	Q2 Earnings Highs And Lows: Huntington Ingalls (NYSE:HII) Vs The Rest Of The Defense Contractors Stocks (StockStory)
Sep-23-24 04:42PM	Defense Stock Soars on Rare Move From the U.S. Army (Barrons.com) +11.90%
03:08PM	Why AeroVironment Shares Are Flying Higher Today (Motley Fool)
09:44AM	AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV): Why Are Short Sellers Betting Against This Defense Tech Leader? (Insider Monkey)
Sep-16-24 05:26PM	Why AeroVironment Stock Dived by 10% Today (Motley Fool) -9.68%
Sep-15-24 08:38PM	Jim Cramer Reports AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) Surged After Winning a Nearly $1 Billion Contract to Supply Drones to the U.S. Army (Insider Monkey)
Sep-10-24 09:40AM	Is AeroVironment (AVAV) Outperforming Other Aerospace Stocks This Year? (Zacks)
Sep-09-24 09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Think AeroVironment (AVAV) Could Surge 25.46%: Read This Before Placing a Bet (Zacks)
Sep-08-24 07:07AM	AeroVironment Wins Its Biggest Defense Contract Ever (Motley Fool)
Sep-06-24 03:48AM	Reflecting On Defense Contractors Stocks Q2 Earnings: AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) (StockStory)
Sep-05-24 04:17PM	AeroVironment Clears Earnings Views, Outlook Misses; Shares Fall (Investor's Business Daily) -5.31%
08:45AM	Global Military Drone Industry Seeing Rapid Technological Advancements as Market Growth Accelerates (GlobeNewswire)
08:04AM	Q1 2025 AeroVironment Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Sep-04-24 09:00PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
06:00PM	Compared to Estimates, AeroVironment (AVAV) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
05:20PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:28PM	AeroVironments (NASDAQ:AVAV) Q2 Sales Beat Estimates But Full-Year Sales Guidance Misses Expectations (StockStory)
04:16PM	AeroVironment: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:10PM	AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Results (Business Wire)
Sep-03-24 09:02AM	AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) Q1 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What to Look For (GuruFocus.com) -5.64%
03:02AM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect (StockStory)
Aug-30-24 04:55PM	Stock Market Action Plan: Into September With A Healthy Crop Of Buy Points (Investor's Business Daily)
Aug-29-24 09:15AM	Unlocking Q1 Potential of AeroVironment (AVAV): Exploring Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks) +5.03%
Aug-28-24 04:07PM	Drone Maker Stock Flies On A Near-$1 Billion U.S. Army Contract; Analysts Cheer (Investor's Business Daily) +9.06%
04:01PM	AeroVironment Stock Is Skyrocketing. Heres Why. (Barrons.com)
02:26PM	Why Are AeroVironment (AVAV) Shares Soaring Today (StockStory)
11:05AM	Why AeroVironment Stock Just Jumped 16.5% (Motley Fool)
11:00AM	AV Secures $990M Contract to Supply U.S. Army with Switchblade Loitering Munitions (Business Wire)
10:25AM	AeroVironment surges on $1B U.S. Army drone contract, prompting upgrade (Investing.com)
09:38AM	Drone Maker Stock Flies On Near-$1 Billion U.S. Army Contract; Analysts Cheer (Investor's Business Daily)
Aug-27-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know (Zacks)
Aug-21-24 04:49PM	AeroVironment, Inc. to Present at the Jefferies Industrials Conference (Business Wire)
Aug-19-24 07:41PM	AeroVironment, Inc. to Announce First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings and Host Conference Call (Business Wire)
06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts (Zacks)
Aug-13-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider (Zacks)
Aug-05-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Moves -1.42%: What You Should Know (Zacks)
Aug-01-24 07:57AM	Is AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) the Best Drone Stock According to Jim Cramer? (Insider Monkey)
04:30AM	7 Must-Own Stocks Before the Mother of All Bull Markets (InvestorPlace)
Jul-31-24 08:53AM	Is AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) a Good Drone Stock to Invest In Right Now? (Insider Monkey)
Jul-29-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts (Zacks)
08:34AM	Do Options Traders Know Something About AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock We Don't? (Zacks)
Jul-25-24 06:00AM	3 Defense Stocks to Buy as the Geopolitical Temperature Rises (InvestorPlace)
Jul-24-24 09:24PM	Lightning Round: AeroVironment's drones work 'therefore it's a buy', says Jim Cramer (CNBC TV)
Jul-23-24 06:15PM	AeroVironment (AVAV) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors (Zacks)
09:10AM	Ren Carbone Bardorf Joins AV as VP of Marketing and Communications (Business Wire)
Jul-22-24 04:10PM	AV Introduces New Washington Operations Team (Business Wire)
Jul-19-24 03:56AM	Defense Contractors Stocks Q1 Recap: Benchmarking Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) (StockStory)

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
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
Brown Melissa Ann	SVP, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec.	Mar 07 '24	Sale	176.77	1,000	176,770	12,339	Mar 11 11:51 AM
Stevenson Trace E	Sr. VP	Mar 07 '24	Sale	183.00	1,913	350,079	2,570	Mar 08 07:00 PM

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