FY2026 EPS Estimates for Aviat Networks Lowered by Analyst

Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNW) – Equities researchers at Northland Securities cut their FY2026 EPS estimates for Aviat Networks in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 15th. Northland Securities analyst T. Savageaux now anticipates that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.35. Northland Securities has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aviat Networks’ current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Aviat Networks’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS.

AVNW has been the subject of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings cut Aviat Networks from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Lake Street Capital set a $31.00 price objective on Aviat Networks and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Citigroup raised Aviat Networks to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Zacks Research cut Aviat Networks from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Aviat Networks from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $31.00.

Aviat Networks Stock Up 9.1%

AVNW opened at $21.13 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $273.42 million, a P/E ratio of 30.62 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $19.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.68. Aviat Networks has a fifty-two week low of $13.92 and a fifty-two week high of $27.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.67.

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.36). Aviat Networks had a return on equity of 6.89% and a net margin of 2.08%.The business had revenue of $100.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $106.39 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AVNW. Comerica Bank raised its holdings in shares of Aviat Networks by 40.2% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 2,720 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 780 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of Aviat Networks by 290.7% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 40,874 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $783,000 after buying an additional 30,413 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aviat Networks by 20.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 84,954 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,629,000 after buying an additional 14,498 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aviat Networks by 6.9% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 26,070 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $500,000 after buying an additional 1,683 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Aviat Networks by 6.7% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 18,341 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $441,000 after buying an additional 1,148 shares during the last quarter. 78.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Aviat Networks Company Profile

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.