AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ: AVAV] loss -2.44% on the last trading session, reaching $826280.0 price per share at the time.
AeroVironment Inc represents 28.27 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $11.25 billion with the latest information. AVAV stock price has been found in the range of $245.1 to $251.2518.
If compared to the average trading volume of 826.28K shares, AVAV reached a trading volume of 5080897 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $257.00 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 1.30. 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.
Goldman have made an estimate for AeroVironment Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 30, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Stifel raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on June 24, 2025, representing the official price target for AeroVironment Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $200, while Raymond James analysts kept a Strong Buy rating on AVAV stock. On November 20, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for AVAV shares from 240 to 230.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.85, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.89.
Trading performance analysis for AVAV stock
AeroVironment Inc [AVAV] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 4.81. With this latest performance, AVAV shares gained by 36.49% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 56.19% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 60.02% in the past year of trading.
AeroVironment Inc [AVAV]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
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%.
AeroVironment Inc [AVAV]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 20.37%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at AeroVironment Inc [AVAV]
There are presently around $77.70%, or 78.43%% 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%.
