AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.28 EPS

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The aerospace company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.28), Zacks reports. AeroVironment had a return on equity of 8.12% and a net margin of 6.39%. AeroVironment updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.920-3.130 EPS.

AeroVironment Stock Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ AVAV traded down $0.73 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $141.90. 959,222 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 399,025. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 3.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. AeroVironment has a fifty-two week low of $116.47 and a fifty-two week high of $236.60. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $165.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $184.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion, a PE ratio of 81.55 and a beta of 0.52.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AVAV. Jefferies Financial Group raised AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Thursday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AeroVironment presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $225.20.

About AeroVironment

AeroVironment, Inc designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments.