AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ: AVAV] jumped around 530356.72 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $530550.0 at the close of the session, up 21.55%.
AeroVironment Inc stock is now 23.99% up from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. AVAV Stock saw the intraday high of $250.0 and lowest of $223.5 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 236.60, which means current price is +129.77% above from all time high which was touched on 06/25/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 530.55K shares, AVAV reached a trading volume of 6333935 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about AeroVironment Inc [AVAV]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AVAV shares is $229.17 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AVAV stock is a recommendation set at 1.38. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Stifel have made an estimate for AeroVironment Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 24, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 08, 2025, representing the official price target for AeroVironment Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $240 to $230, while Jefferies kept a Buy rating on AVAV stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.49, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.90.
How has AVAV stock performed recently?
AeroVironment Inc [AVAV] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 24.48. With this latest performance, AVAV shares gained by 38.96% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 45.17% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 52.67% in the past year of trading.
AeroVironment Inc [AVAV]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and AeroVironment Inc [AVAV] shares currently have an operating margin of 7.21% and a Gross Margin at 38.34%. AeroVironment Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 5.32%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 3.92%, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.92%.
Earnings analysis for AeroVironment Inc [AVAV]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AVAV. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for AeroVironment Inc go to 19.87%.
Insider trade positions for AeroVironment Inc [AVAV]
There are presently around $77.77%, or 78.38% of AVAV stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AVAV stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 4.55 million shares, which is approximately 16.2733%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 3.06 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$557.79 million in AVAV stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$286.97 million in AVAV stock with ownership which is approximately 5.6345%.
