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The price of AeroVironment Inc (NASDAQ: AVAV) closed at $272.37 in the last session, up 15.93% from day before closing price of $234.94. In other words, the price has increased by $15.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.71 million shares were traded. AVAV stock price reached its highest trading level at $272.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $237.3.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AVAV’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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, Stifel on June 24, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $240.
On April 08, 2025, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Strong Buy which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $200.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 20, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $240 to $230.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 24 ’25 when Nawabi Wahid sold 29,366 shares for $128.20 per share. The transaction valued at 3,764,721 led to the insider holds 115,174 shares of the business.
WAHID NAWABI bought 29,366 shares of AVAV for $3,764,584 on Mar 24 ’25. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, McDonnell Kevin Patrick, who serves as the Sr. VP and CFO of the company, sold 396 shares for $198.73 each. As a result, the insider received 78,697 and left with 16,472 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 12445374464 and an Enterprise Value of 7667767808. As of this moment, AeroVironment’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 176.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 63.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 15.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.344 whereas that against EBITDA is 76.561.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVAV is 0.85, which has changed by 0.495224 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVAV has reached a high of $250.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $102.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 57.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 57.10%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AVAV traded on average about 626.17K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1805300 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 28.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.84M. Insiders hold about 39.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.76% stake in the company. Shares short for AVAV as of 1749772800 were 3581216 with a Short Ratio of 5.72, compared to 1747267200 on 3263513. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3581216 and a Short% of Float of 9.4399996.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 6.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.56, with high estimates of $0.68 and low estimates of $0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.95 and $2.88 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.07. EPS for the following year is $4.45, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $5.42 and $3.48.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $445.58M. 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, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $477.51M. 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 $908.84M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $820.63MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.37B and the low estimate is $1.01B.
