Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for AeroVironment (AVAV)

AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 9/18/2026 – AeroVironment was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d)” to “sell (d-)”.
• 9/17/2026 – AeroVironment was given a new $285.00 price target by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 9/17/2026 – AeroVironment had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $326.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/16/2026 – AeroVironment had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $229.00 to $204.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/11/2026 – AeroVironment had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $225.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – AeroVironment had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $166.00 to $170.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – AeroVironment had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 9/10/2026 – AeroVironment had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – AeroVironment had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $200.00 to $210.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – AeroVironment had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – AeroVironment had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/4/2026 – AeroVironment had its “sell (d)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/28/2026 – AeroVironment had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp.
• 7/28/2026 – AeroVironment had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..

Insider Activity at AeroVironment

In other AeroVironment news, CAO Brian Shackley sold 205 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.86, for a total transaction of $41,381.30. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,592,271.68. The trade was a 2.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen Page sold 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.27, for a total value of $38,067.50. Following the sale, the director owned 48,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,347,484.31. This trade represents a 0.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 805 shares of company stock worth $142,671 over the last three months. 0.79% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

AeroVironment, Inc is a defense technology company that develops and produces unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions, counter-unmanned aircraft systems and related robotic technologies. Its products are designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, precision strike, force protection and tactical communications applications.

The company’s portfolio includes the Raven, Puma and Wasp small unmanned aircraft systems; the JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; and the Switchblade family of loitering munitions.