William Blair Weighs in on AeroVironment FY2025 Earnings

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $3.34 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.37. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $188.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.80 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.97 EPS. AeroVironment’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on AVAV. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of AeroVironment from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Baird R W upgraded AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $161.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, AeroVironment presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $225.20.

AeroVironment Trading Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ:AVAV opened at $160.42 on Monday. AeroVironment has a 1 year low of $116.51 and a 1 year high of $236.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 3.36 and a current ratio of 4.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $206.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.20 and a beta of 0.45.

Insider Activity at AeroVironment

In related news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 396 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.73, for a total value of $78,697.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,782 shares of company stock valued at $373,609. 1.27% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AeroVironment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. OLD National Bancorp IN purchased a new stake in shares of AeroVironment in the second quarter valued at $266,000. RFG Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the 2nd quarter valued at about $218,000. DMC Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 1,863 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $339,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the period. Oak Ridge Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,874,000. Finally, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new stake in shares of AeroVironment in the second quarter worth approximately $420,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.38% of the company’s stock.

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.