Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for AeroVironment (AVAV)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) in the last few weeks:

• 11/11/2026 – AeroVironment had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial.
• 11/2/2026 – AeroVironment had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 11/2/2026 – AeroVironment had its price target lowered by KeyCorp from $220.00 to $200.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – AeroVironment is now covered by Oppenheimer. They set an “outperform” rating and a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – AeroVironment had its price target lowered by Citizens Jmp from $230.00 to $170.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – AeroVironment is now covered by Citigroup. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – AeroVironment is now covered by Barclays. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $237.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – AeroVironment is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “neutral” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – AeroVironment is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “hold” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock.
• 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.
• 9/17/2026 – AeroVironment had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group. They now have a $326.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/16/2026 – AeroVironment had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group from $229.00 to $204.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

AeroVironment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AVAV opened at $124.40 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $6.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -53.16, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a current ratio of 4.26. AeroVironment, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $100.40 and a fifty-two week high of $408.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $136.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.12.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 9th. The aerospace company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $480.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $451.95 million. AeroVironment had a positive return on equity of 4.04% and a negative net margin of 5.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.32 EPS. AeroVironment has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.020-3.340 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that AeroVironment, Inc. will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

AeroVironment, Inc. develops uncrewed aircraft systems and other technology for defense, government and commercial customers. Its products include small drones used for reconnaissance and surveillance, as well as the Switchblade family of loitering munitions. The company also provides counter-drone systems, training, support and related services. Founded in 1971 by engineer and inventor Paul MacCready, AeroVironment has a history of developing aircraft and uncrewed systems. Its customers include U.S. government and military organizations, allied nations and commercial users.