William Blair Lifts Earnings Estimates for AeroVironment

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for AeroVironment in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.93 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.87. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment's current full-year earnings is $3.40 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment's FY2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). The business had revenue of $188.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $181.80 million. AeroVironment had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 8.19%. The firm's revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.97 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on AVAV. BTIG Research reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. Baird R W upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Alembic Global Advisors raised shares of AeroVironment from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $216.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Robert W. Baird raised AeroVironment from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $161.00 to $220.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on AeroVironment from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. One investment 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, AeroVironment currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $211.83.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

AeroVironment stock traded down $2.29 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $163.33. The stock had a trading volume of 803,808 shares, compared to its average volume of 411,403. The company has a 50-day moving average of $207.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $193.94. The company has a quick ratio of 3.04, a current ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AeroVironment has a fifty-two week low of $116.51 and a fifty-two week high of $236.60. The company has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a PE ratio of 93.87 and a beta of 0.45.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AeroVironment news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 508 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was 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 approximately $3,654,452.20. This trade represents a 2.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,782 shares of company stock valued at $373,609. 1.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AeroVironment

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Security National Bank acquired a new position in AeroVironment during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in AeroVironment in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in AeroVironment in the third quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI raised its position in shares of AeroVironment by 23.1% during the 3rd quarter. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI now owns 400 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. 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.