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The closing price of AeroVironment Inc (NASDAQ: AVAV) was $267.64 for the day, down -0.06% from the previous closing price of $267.8. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. AVAV stock price reached its highest trading level at $269.6899 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $263.18.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AVAV’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.69 and its Current Ratio is at 3.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on July 08, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $335.
On June 30, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $301.
On June 24, 2025, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $240.Stifel initiated its Buy rating on June 24, 2025, with a $240 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 16 ’25 when Nawabi Wahid sold 17,300 shares for $263.05 per share. The transaction valued at 4,550,765 led to the insider holds 122,233 shares of the business.
WAHID NAWABI bought 17,300 shares of AVAV for $4,550,796 on Jul 16 ’25. On Mar 24 ’25, another insider, Nawabi Wahid, who serves as the Chair, President and CEO of the company, sold 29,366 shares for $128.20 each. As a result, the insider received 3,764,721 and left with 115,174 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AVAV now has a Market Capitalization of 13288407040 and an Enterprise Value of 12209283072. As of this moment, AeroVironment’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 173.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 58.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.878 whereas that against EBITDA is 116.963.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVAV is 0.99, which has changed by 0.6074475 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVAV has reached a high of $295.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $102.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 47.38%.
Shares Statistics:
AVAV traded an average of 1.34M shares per day over the past three months and 987420 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 49.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 30.08M. Insiders hold about 39.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.35% stake in the company. Shares short for AVAV as of 1752537600 were 3093875 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1749772800 on 3581216. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3093875 and a Short% of Float of 7.380000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) is currently being evaluated by 8.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.72, with high estimates of $0.89 and low estimates of $0.51.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.28 and $2.88 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.48. EPS for the following year is $4.66, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $5.79 and $3.95.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 8 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $522.88M to a low estimate of $406M. As of the current estimate, AeroVironment Inc’s year-ago sales were $189.48MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $477.37M. There is a high estimate of $519.85M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $455M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVAV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $820.63MBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.32B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.41B and the low estimate is $2.24B.
