William Blair Weighs in on AeroVironment, Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:AVAV)

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 16th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.40 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s FY2025 earnings at $3.16 EPS.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.28. AeroVironment had a return on equity of 9.87% and a net margin of 7.82%. The company had revenue of $189.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $183.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.00 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 24.4% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on AVAV. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on AeroVironment from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Baird R W upgraded AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Alembic Global Advisors upgraded AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $216.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Raymond James downgraded AeroVironment from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AeroVironment presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $208.20.

AeroVironment Price Performance

Shares of AeroVironment stock opened at $174.44 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.04, a current ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.58 and a beta of 0.50. AeroVironment has a twelve month low of $104.67 and a twelve month high of $224.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $179.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $176.22.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 511 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.45, for a total transaction of $91,187.95. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 21,334 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,807,052.30. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, CEO Wahid Nawabi sold 9,867 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.23, for a total value of $1,669,792.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 99,892 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,904,723.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.45, for a total value of $91,187.95. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 21,334 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,807,052.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,287 shares of company stock worth $1,928,305. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AeroVironment

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AVAV. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AeroVironment during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in AeroVironment during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. acquired a new position in AeroVironment in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Register Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the first quarter valued at $61,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.38% of the company’s stock.

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.