William Blair Equities Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV)

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Research analysts at William Blair upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for AeroVironment in a report released on Monday, September 23rd. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.29 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.07 EPS.

AVAV has been the topic of several other reports. Robert W. Baird raised shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $161.00 to $220.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Raymond James downgraded shares of AeroVironment from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Alembic Global Advisors raised shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $216.00 price objective on the stock 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 report on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $208.20.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

AVAV opened at $199.23 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 company has a market cap of $5.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.74 and a beta of 0.50. AeroVironment has a 52-week low of $104.67 and a 52-week high of $224.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $182.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $177.57.

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

Insider Transactions at AeroVironment

In related news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 396 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 18,254 shares in the company, valued at $3,581,799.88. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Wahid Nawabi sold 9,867 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 99,892 shares in the company, valued at $16,904,723.16. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 396 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.22, for a total transaction of $77,703.12. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 18,254 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,581,799.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 11,287 shares of company stock valued at $1,928,305. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AeroVironment

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AVAV. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of AeroVironment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,784,000. UBS Group AG grew its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 87,169 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $10,987,000 after buying an additional 14,749 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 44.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 56,564 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $7,129,000 after buying an additional 17,359 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in AeroVironment by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,882 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in AeroVironment during the 4th quarter valued at about $625,000. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.