AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.180-3.490 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.360. The company issued revenue guidance of $790.0 million-$820.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $804.5 million. AeroVironment also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.18-3.49 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on AVAV shares. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a buy rating and a $255.00 price target on the stock. Robert W. Baird reissued a neutral rating and set a $161.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Friday, March 8th. William Blair reaffirmed an outperform rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Tuesday, March 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of AeroVironment from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Friday, April 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $168.20.

AeroVironment Price Performance

NASDAQ:AVAV traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $192.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 784,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 341,465. AeroVironment has a twelve month low of $89.69 and a twelve month high of $224.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 4.66 and a quick ratio of 3.16. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $188.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.32. The company has a market capitalization of $5.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.77 and a beta of 0.46.

AeroVironment Company Profile

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.