AeroVironment, Inc.

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Stock Analysis

$120.600

-6.199 (-5.14%)At close

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High
129.770
Open
125.600
VWAP
123.52
Volume
1.71M
Mkt Cap
5.01B
Low
120.200
Amount
210.99M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
41.90

AeroVironment, Inc. is a defense technology provider delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The Company develops and deploys autonomous systems, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), precision strike systems, counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities. Its segments include Autonomous Systems (AxS) and Space, Cyber, and Directed Energy (SCDE). The AxS segment focuses on the design, development, production, delivery, and support of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, including UAS, uncrewed underwater vehicles and ground robot systems. It primarily serves organizations within or supplying the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), other federal agencies, and international allied governments. The SCDE segment focuses on advanced technologies in the space domain providing space-based and ground-based platforms, cyber capabilities, and directed energy systems.

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AI analysis of AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)

Sell

AeroVironment Inc is not a good buy right now. The current price is $137.11, which is significantly below analyst price targets, with Rothschild's target at $165 and Barclays at $237. However, the stock has a very low RSI of 28.165, indicating it is oversold, but the negative sentiment from a 46.48% year-to-date decline and a forward P/E of 55.25 suggests it may not recover soon. The main risk is the company's ongoing losses, with a net income of -$50.66 million in the latest quarter.

Analyst Ratings (5)

+224.00% upside
Hold
0 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 120.60
Low
315.00
Average
390.75
High
450.00

Barclays

2026-10-08

Price Target

$237

Equal Weight

Rothschild & Co Redburn

2026-10-06

Price Target

$165

Neutral

BofA

2026-09-21

Price Target

$185

Buy

Goldman Sachs

2026-09-17

Price Target

$285

Buy

Jefferies

2026-09-16

Price Target

$204

Buy

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) is 55.25, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 61.41.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
61.41
Current P/E
55.25
Overvalued
112.51
Undervalued
10.31

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
36.03
Current EV/EBITDA
41.90
Overvalued
61.11
Undervalued
10.94

Forward P/S

Undervalued
5Y Average P/S
4.78
Current P/S
2.63
Overvalued
6.15
Undervalued
3.41

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for AVAV

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%AVAV

$247.75

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%AVAV

$207.51

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%AVAV

$184.83

Scenario price

Whales holding AVAV

T

Traynor Capital Management, Inc.

+ HoldingAVAV

+3.70%

3M Return

A

American Capital Management, Inc.

+ HoldingAVAV

+1.61%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-10-14 (ET)

12:30:00

AeroVironment Signs MOU with Alpha Unmanned for JUMP 20 Collaboration

11:30:00

AeroVironment Partners with Elsight to Integrate Halo Technology

2026-10-08 (ET)

09:30:00

AeroVironment Subsidiary VideoRay Supports AEVEX Team

2026-09-10 (ET)

16:30:00

Major Averages Close Broadly Lower as Oil Surpasses $100

News

AVAV FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

AeroVironment, Inc. is a defense technology provider delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The Company develops and deploys autonomous systems, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), precision strike systems, counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities. Its segments include Autonomous Systems (AxS) and Space, Cyber, and Directed Energy (SCDE). The AxS segment focuses on the design, development, production, delivery, and support of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, including UAS, uncrewed underwater vehicles and ground robot systems. It primarily serves organizations within or supplying the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), other federal agencies, and international allied governments. The SCDE segment focuses on advanced technologies in the space domain providing space-based and ground-based platforms, cyber capabilities, and directed energy systems. It operates in the Industrials sector (AIRCRAFT industry).

AeroVironment Inc is not a good buy right now. The current price is $137.11, which is significantly below analyst price targets, with Rothschild's target at $165 and Barclays at $237. However, the stock has a very low RSI of 28.165, indicating it is oversold, but the negative sentiment from a 46.48% year-to-date decline and a forward P/E of 55.25 suggests it may not recover soon. The main risk is the company's ongoing losses, with a net income of -$50.66 million in the latest quarter.

5 analysts cover AVAV: 0 rate it Buy, 5 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 390.75.

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DarkRelay9/19/2026

This nine-month-old post is now even more interesting. Yesterday's announcement said that the US would "immediately begin" building its own "large military presence." (Note it did not say immediately begin rare earth mining.) Today I would add $AVAV for laser components and $NOC for space integration roles. And $OKLO maybe rather than NNE. btw Serco Group plc (SRP.L) already has a power modernization contract for Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base). $RTX $BWXT

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0xLunarbazaar9/10/2026

$AVAV AeroVironment price target raised to $210 from $200 at JPMorgan JPMorgan raised its price target on AeroVironment to $210 from $200 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares following the fiscal Q1 report. The company reported a solid start to fiscal 2027, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

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