AeroVironment (AVAV) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) is anticipated to post its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, December 3rd. Analysts expect AeroVironment to post earnings of $0.87 per share and revenue of $466.1580 million for the quarter. Investors may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earningresults page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter. AeroVironment had a negative net margin of 4.14% and a positive return on equity of 4.67%. The business had revenue of $132.62 million for the quarter. On average, analysts expect AeroVironment to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

AeroVironment Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ AVAV opened at $278.47 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $338.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $266.39. AeroVironment has a 12 month low of $102.25 and a 12 month high of $417.86. The company has a current ratio of 5.96, a quick ratio of 5.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.90 billion, a PE ratio of -435.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.37 and a beta of 1.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 513 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $331.46, for a total transaction of $170,038.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,235,094.06. This trade represents a 2.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Trace E. Stevenson sold 1,717 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $381.00, for a total value of $654,177.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 4,907 shares in the company, valued at $1,869,567. This trade represents a 25.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,228 shares of company stock worth $1,223,157. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AeroVironment

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in AeroVironment by 3,880.9% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 206,607 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $65,058,000 after acquiring an additional 201,417 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 2,668.1% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 148,927 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $46,896,000 after acquiring an additional 154,726 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 30.7% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 380,899 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $119,941,000 after purchasing an additional 89,503 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in AeroVironment by 17.2% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 504,270 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $143,692,000 after purchasing an additional 73,963 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System bought a new position in AeroVironment during the third quarter valued at approximately $15,849,000. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America started coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $300.00 price target for the company. BNP Paribas upgraded AeroVironment to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. New Street Research set a $365.00 target price on AeroVironment in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $415.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Monday. Finally, Raymond James Financial increased their price objective on AeroVironment from $300.00 to $348.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $358.19.

AeroVironment Company Profile

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.