AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.920-3.130 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.320. The company issued revenue guidance of $780.0 million-$795.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.0 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AVAV has been the topic of several research reports. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AeroVironment has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $225.20.

AeroVironment Trading Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ:AVAV traded down $0.73 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $141.90. 878,342 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 398,875. The company has a quick ratio of 3.36, a current ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. AeroVironment has a 52 week low of $116.47 and a 52 week high of $236.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.55 and a beta of 0.52. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $165.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $184.71.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by ($0.29). AeroVironment had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 8.12%. The business had revenue of $188.46 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $181.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.97 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that AeroVironment will post 3.38 earnings per share for the current year.

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.