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AVAV · AeroVironment, Inc.

Aerospace & DefenseUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$149.51

+1.37% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Mildly bearish1 bullish · 3 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (1.60 from 19 analysts)
To mean target: +51.0%

Market cap

$8B

Enterprise value

$8B

Trailing P/E

Forward P/E

34.9

Dividend yield

Beta

1.40

Avg volume

2M

Employees

4K

2D change

5D change

-2.83%

10D change

8.47%

30D change

11.81%

60D change

-25.57%

MTD change

-10.55%

YTD change

-36.24%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.60
Covering analysts19
Mean price target$225.77
Low price target$148.57
Upside to mean target+51.0%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)50.4
50-day MA$165.47
200-day MA$239.72
Price vs 50-day MA-5.5%
Price vs 200-day MA-34.8%
MACD histogram1.80
Volume vs 3-month avg0.6×
52w low $136.6852w high $409.83

Analyst sentiment over time — AVAV

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-16

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

RBC Capital

Sector Perform

$180

+20.4% vs price
▼ cut from $210Downgrade · 2026-07-09

Jefferies

Buy

$229

+53.2% vs price
▼ cut from $305Maintains · 2026-07-01

UBS

Neutral

$166

+11.0% vs price
▼ cut from $172Maintains · 2026-06-30

JP Morgan

Overweight

$320

+114.0% vs price
▲ raised from $0.00Initiates · 2026-02-17

Goldman Sachs

Buy

$429

+186.9% vs price
▼ cut from $486Maintains · 2025-12-12

Bank of America

Buy

$300

+100.7% vs price
▲ raised from $0.00Initiates · 2025-09-18

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-16Raymond JamesUpgradeMarket PerformOutperform$0.00 $210
2026-07-10CitizensMaintainsMarket Outperform$350 $230
2026-07-10Canaccord GenuityMaintainsBuy$280 $240
2026-07-09Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$248 $235
2026-07-09RBC CapitalDowngradeOutperformSector Perform$210 $180
2026-07-09BTIGReiteratesBuy$205
2026-07-09NeedhamReiteratesBuy$225
2026-07-07RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform$210

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 50 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 5.5% below the 50-day MA ($165.47).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 34.8% below the 200-day MA ($239.72).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+1.80) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($136.68) and high ($409.83).

AVAV Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$2.0B
EBITDA$0M
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$0M
Book value / share$87.27
Net debt / EBITDA1.0
WACC13.0%
Revenue growth133.00%
Earnings growth

About AeroVironment, Inc.

AeroVironment, Inc., a defense technology provider, 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. The company operates in two segments, Autonomous Systems; and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. The company provides uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which include small and medium UAS, and kinesis command and control software; and counter-UAS and precision strike, a loitering munitions solution that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters, including precision strike, radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS, and electronic warfare systems. It also offers autonomy, AI, and platform technologies; unmanned maritime; and uncrewed ground systems. The company provides digital beamforming technology, a multi-band/beam software defined antenna tile that allows simultaneous communication with multiple satellites; laser communications, a data transmission systems for space operations; space-qualified hardware for line of sight stabilization and control electronics in low, medium, and geostationary earth orbit, as well as cislunar orbits; phased array antenna technology to supports hypersonic telemetry and tracking, and other missile testing; and directed energy solution. It also offers cyber solutions for national security and defense operations. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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