Q3 EPS Estimates for AeroVironment Lifted by William Blair

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Equities research analysts at William Blair upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $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 $3.36 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s FY2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on AVAV. Alembic Global Advisors raised shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $216.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on AeroVironment from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Robert W. Baird raised AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $161.00 to $220.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Baird R W raised AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $211.83.

AeroVironment Price Performance

AVAV opened at $163.33 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $208.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $194.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.04 and a current ratio of 4.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 94.34 and a beta of 0.45. AeroVironment has a 52-week low of $116.51 and a 52-week high of $236.60.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last posted 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 9.87% and a net margin of 7.82%. The business had revenue of $188.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $181.80 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.97 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of AeroVironment

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Security National Bank purchased a new stake in AeroVironment in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment in the second quarter worth about $36,000. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment in the third quarter worth about $62,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of AeroVironment by 51.0% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 394 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at AeroVironment

In other AeroVironment news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 508 shares of AeroVironment stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.65, for a total transaction of $110,058.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 16,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,654,452.20. The trade was a 2.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,782 shares of company stock valued at $373,609. Company insiders own 1.27% 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.