Q3 EPS Estimates for AeroVironment Raised by William Blair

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Equities researchers at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a report issued on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.87. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.36 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s FY2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last posted 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). The firm had revenue of $188.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $181.80 million. AeroVironment had a return on equity of 9.87% and a net margin of 7.82%. AeroVironment’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.97 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Baird R W raised shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Raymond James cut shares of AeroVironment from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Alembic Global Advisors raised AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $216.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AeroVironment has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $211.83.

AeroVironment Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of AVAV opened at $163.33 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 4.26 and a quick ratio of 3.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.34 and a beta of 0.45. AeroVironment has a 1 year low of $116.51 and a 1 year high of $236.60. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $208.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $194.17.

Institutional Trading of AeroVironment

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AVAV. Security National Bank bought a new stake in AeroVironment during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the third quarter valued at $62,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 51.0% in the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $79,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI lifted its stake in AeroVironment by 23.1% in the third quarter. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI now owns 400 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other AeroVironment news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 508 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.65, for a total value of $110,058.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 16,868 shares in the company, valued at $3,654,452.20. This represents a 2.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,782 shares of company stock valued at $373,609. 1.27% of the stock is currently 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.