AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.920-3.130 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.320. The company issued revenue guidance of $780.0 million-$795.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.0 billion.

AeroVironment Price Performance

Shares of AeroVironment stock traded down $2.74 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $132.33. The stock had a trading volume of 668,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 392,353. The stock's 50 day moving average is $163.87 and its 200 day moving average is $183.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.73 billion, a PE ratio of 76.05 and a beta of 0.42. AeroVironment has a twelve month low of $110.07 and a twelve month high of $236.60. 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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.47 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $188.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.80 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.97 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that AeroVironment will post 3.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of AeroVironment from $230.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of AeroVironment from $220.00 to $146.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $202.40.

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.