Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNW) Receives $34.50 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNW) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $34.80.

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Roth Mkm cut their price target on Aviat Networks from $41.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Aviat Networks in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Aviat Networks in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Aviat Networks from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $34.00 price objective on shares of Aviat Networks in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th.

Aviat Networks Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AVNW opened at $26.36 on Thursday. Aviat Networks has a 12 month low of $15.80 and a 12 month high of $27.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $340.04 million, a P/E ratio of 23.54 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $21.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.41.

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.06. Aviat Networks had a return on equity of 10.71% and a net margin of 3.27%.The company had revenue of $111.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.67 million. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Aviat Networks will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Aviat Networks

In other Aviat Networks news, Director Bruce M. Taten sold 3,268 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.39, for a total value of $76,438.52. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 20,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $476,945.49. The trade was a 13.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Pete A. Smith sold 5,350 shares of Aviat Networks stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.39, for a total value of $125,136.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 349,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,173,565.33. This trade represents a 1.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 5.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Aviat Networks in the second quarter worth $28,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Aviat Networks during the third quarter valued at $27,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Aviat Networks by 96.5% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,281 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 1,120 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank raised its stake in Aviat Networks by 40.2% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 2,720 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Aviat Networks in the 3rd quarter valued at about $63,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.62% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Aviat Networks

Here are the key news stories impacting Aviat Networks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” and lifted its price target to $36 (from $35), implying roughly ~36% upside from the current price — a clear positive catalyst for the stock. B. Riley Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Northland increased its Q4 2026 EPS forecast to $1.05 (from $0.82) and issued a FY2027 EPS projection of $2.89, signaling stronger expected back‑half and next‑year recovery/growth. This supports a more bullish medium‑term outlook. Northland Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data showed zero reported short interest with anomalies in the release (NaN entries), so there’s no clear short‑seller pressure signal from the published numbers. Short Interest
• Negative Sentiment: Northland trimmed its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $0.31 (from $0.56) and cut FY2026 guidance slightly to $2.12 (from $2.22), a near‑term earnings downgrade that could temper sentiment despite the stronger late‑year view. Northland Downgrades
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street Zen downgraded Aviat to “Hold,” which may weigh on momentum among more cautious investors. Wall Street Zen Cut

About Aviat Networks

Aviat Networks, Inc is a specialist in wireless transport solutions, designing, manufacturing and selling microwave networking products that enable the secure and reliable transmission of data, voice and video. The company’s offerings address mission-critical communications needs for a broad range of end markets, including telecommunications service providers, utilities, government agencies and enterprises. Its product portfolio spans high-capacity packet microwave radios, IP transport systems and network management software.

Aviat’s core product lines include the WTM series of packet microwave platforms, which deliver scalable throughput and advanced resilience features, and the Eclipse packet microwave systems, which combine broadband capacity with synchronization, security and quality-of-service capabilities.