Research Analysts Set Expectations for AeroVironment, Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:AVAV)

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, September 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.44 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.07 EPS.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.28. AeroVironment had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 9.87%. The company had revenue of $189.48 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $183.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.00 earnings per share. AeroVironment’s quarterly revenue was up 24.4% on a year-over-year basis.

AVAV has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on AeroVironment from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $161.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Wednesday, June 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. Baird R W upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Alembic Global Advisors upgraded shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $216.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $210.20.

AeroVironment Stock Down 0.1 %

AVAV opened at $180.71 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $178.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $174.26. AeroVironment has a 52 week low of $104.67 and a 52 week high of $224.00. The company has a market cap of $5.08 billion, a PE ratio of 81.40 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a quick ratio of 3.04, a current ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Insider Activity

In other AeroVironment news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 511 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.45, for a total transaction of $91,187.95. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 21,334 shares in the company, valued at $3,807,052.30. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other AeroVironment news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 511 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.45, for a total transaction of $91,187.95. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 21,334 shares in the company, valued at $3,807,052.30. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Wahid Nawabi sold 9,867 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.23, for a total value of $1,669,792.41. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 99,892 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,904,723.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,287 shares of company stock worth $1,928,305 in the last 90 days. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AeroVironment

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 160.7% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 90,946 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $11,463,000 after purchasing an additional 56,062 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. MA increased its position in AeroVironment by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. MA now owns 322,445 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $40,641,000 after buying an additional 17,985 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of AeroVironment by 119.6% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 13,717 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,729,000 after acquiring an additional 7,470 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of AeroVironment by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,813 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $481,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 50.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 401 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.38% 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.