AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Director Stephen Page Sells 250 Shares

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) Director Stephen Page sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.27, for a total transaction of $38,067.50. Following the sale, the director directly owned 48,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,347,484.31. This represents a 0.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

AeroVironment Price Performance

AVAV opened at $163.38 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 4.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $157.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $175.38. AeroVironment, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $135.20 and a fifty-two week high of $417.86. The firm has a market cap of $8.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -69.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.33 and a beta of 1.41.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September 9th. The aerospace company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $480.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $451.95 million. AeroVironment had a positive return on equity of 4.04% and a negative net margin of 5.77%.The business’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.32 earnings per share. AeroVironment has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.020-3.340 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that AeroVironment, Inc. will post 3.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about AeroVironment

Here are the key news stories impacting AeroVironment this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AeroVironment’s funded backlog rose to approximately $1.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2027’s first quarter, up from $1.2 billion in April. Because the backlog represents firm, funded customer orders, its conversion could provide meaningful revenue visibility and support management’s guidance. AeroVironment Has $1.5 Billion in Funded Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results exceeded expectations: revenue increased 5.7% year over year to $480.5 million, while adjusted earnings of $0.59 per share topped the $0.22 consensus estimate. Management’s fiscal 2027 EPS outlook of $3.02–$3.34 also supports the bullish narrative. AeroVironment Earnings Call Highlights Growth Path
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage is emphasizing AeroVironment’s evolution beyond unmanned aircraft into a broader defense-technology platform, including autonomous systems, counter-drone products and directed-energy technologies. The broader portfolio could expand contract opportunities and long-term growth. Is AeroVironment Becoming a Broader Defense Technology Platform?
• Positive Sentiment: A new collaboration with Nominal will digitize real-time production and testing data, potentially improving manufacturing efficiency and helping AeroVironment scale output for domestic and international customers. AeroVironment Teams Up to Digitize Production and Test Data
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Stephen Page and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Shackley sold a combined 350 shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The transactions were small relative to their remaining holdings, limiting their signaling value.
• Negative Sentiment: Weakness across more speculative drone stocks highlights continued volatility and investor selectivity in the sector, although AeroVironment was relatively resilient compared with smaller peers. Speculative Drone Stocks Extend Slide

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AVAV. Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Thursday, September 10th. UBS Group increased their price objective on AeroVironment from $166.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on AeroVironment from $280.00 to $240.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Wolfe Research downgraded AeroVironment to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $285.00 price target on AeroVironment in a research note on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $238.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AeroVironment

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in AeroVironment during the second quarter valued at about $574,566,000. American Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in AeroVironment in the second quarter worth about $69,745,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of AeroVironment in the second quarter valued at $67,549,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of AeroVironment during the 4th quarter worth $94,655,000. Finally, Korea Investment CORP acquired a new position in shares of AeroVironment in the 2nd quarter worth $54,901,000. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About AeroVironment

AeroVironment, Inc is a defense technology company that develops and produces unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions, counter-unmanned aircraft systems and related robotic technologies. Its products are designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, precision strike, force protection and tactical communications applications.

The company’s portfolio includes the Raven, Puma and Wasp small unmanned aircraft systems; the JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; and the Switchblade family of loitering munitions.