Analysts Issue Forecasts for AeroVironment FY2026 Earnings

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Investment analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the aerospace company will earn $4.66 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.06. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $225.20.

AeroVironment Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AVAV opened at $155.30 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.25 and a beta of 0.52. AeroVironment has a 12-month low of $121.38 and a 12-month high of $236.60. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $166.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.18. 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 (NASDAQ:AVAV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by ($0.29). AeroVironment had a return on equity of 8.12% and a net margin of 6.39%. The business had revenue of $188.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.80 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.97 EPS. AeroVironment’s revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AVAV. AWM Investment Company Inc. raised its stake in AeroVironment by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. AWM Investment Company Inc. now owns 121,633 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $18,718,000 after acquiring an additional 16,199 shares in the last quarter. Washington Harbour Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Washington Harbour Partners LP now owns 22,044 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,392,000 after purchasing an additional 844 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of AeroVironment by 31.6% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 19,022 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,927,000 after purchasing an additional 4,573 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 108,265 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $16,660,000 after purchasing an additional 6,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of AeroVironment by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 7,169 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,103,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 396 shares of AeroVironment stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.73, for a total transaction of $78,697.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 16,472 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,273,480.56. The trade was a 2.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AeroVironment Company Profile

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.