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

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a research report issued on Monday, September 16th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $189.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $183.18 million. AeroVironment had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 9.87%. AeroVironment’s revenue was up 24.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.00 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $161.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Baird R W upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Alembic Global Advisors upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $216.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Raymond James cut shares of AeroVironment from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment 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 MarketBeat, AeroVironment has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $208.20.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

Shares of AVAV stock opened at $182.76 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $179.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $176.23. AeroVironment has a 52 week low of $104.67 and a 52 week high of $224.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.14 billion, a PE ratio of 82.32 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a quick ratio of 3.04, a current ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Insider Transactions at AeroVironment

In other news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 396 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.22, for a total value of $77,703.12. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 18,254 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,581,799.88. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, CEO Wahid Nawabi sold 9,867 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.23, for a total transaction of $1,669,792.41. Following 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 396 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.22, for a total transaction of $77,703.12. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 18,254 shares in the company, valued at $3,581,799.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,287 shares of company stock worth $1,928,305 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AeroVironment

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVAV. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in AeroVironment in the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in AeroVironment by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 237,477 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,932,000 after acquiring an additional 5,652 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in AeroVironment by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,813 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $481,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of AeroVironment by 119.6% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 13,717 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,729,000 after purchasing an additional 7,470 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of AeroVironment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,784,000. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.