AeroVironment FY2025 EPS Estimate Lowered by William Blair

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair reduced 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 forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $3.34 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.37. William Blair currently 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 - 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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by ($0.29). AeroVironment had a return on equity of 8.12% and a net margin of 6.39%. 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 prior year, the company earned $0.97 EPS. The business's revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James downgraded AeroVironment from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. 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 set a $245.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of AeroVironment from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $161.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of AeroVironment from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $225.20.

AeroVironment Price Performance

Shares of AVAV traded down $2.91 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $160.42. 748,714 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 356,172. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.52 billion, a PE ratio of 93.87 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $207.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $193.90. AeroVironment has a fifty-two week low of $116.51 and a fifty-two week high of $236.60. The company has a quick ratio of 3.36, a current ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AeroVironment

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. OLD National Bancorp IN acquired a new position in AeroVironment during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $266,000. RFG Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment during the second quarter worth about $218,000. DMC Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 21.5% in 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 bought a new stake in AeroVironment in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,874,000. Finally, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new position in AeroVironment during the 2nd quarter valued at about $420,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.38% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other AeroVironment news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 396 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.73, for a total transaction of $78,697.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 16,472 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,273,480.56. This trade represents a 2.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,782 shares of company stock worth $373,609. 1.27% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.