William Blair Increases Earnings Estimates for AeroVironment

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Analysts at William Blair lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AeroVironment in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $1.39 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.05. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s FY2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AVAV. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on AeroVironment from $220.00 to $146.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on AeroVironment from $230.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.40.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

AVAV opened at $123.35 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.89 and a beta of 0.42. AeroVironment has a 52-week low of $110.07 and a 52-week high of $236.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 3.36 and a current ratio of 4.61. The business’s fifty day moving average is $162.73 and its 200-day moving average is $182.80.

Institutional Trading of AeroVironment

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AVAV. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in AeroVironment by 6.2% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,808 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,571,000 after buying an additional 1,047 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in AeroVironment in the third quarter valued at about $387,000. Covestor Ltd raised its position in AeroVironment by 141.5% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 693 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $139,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares during the last quarter. GDS Wealth Management bought a new position in AeroVironment in the third quarter valued at about $426,000. Finally, Versor Investments LP raised its position in AeroVironment by 126.3% in the third quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 2,754 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $552,000 after purchasing an additional 1,537 shares during the last quarter. 86.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.