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AeroVironment

AVAV

Market cap $8.13B

159.95 USD

-3.43

2.1%

At close Updated Sep 18, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

160.06

+0.11

0.07%

1 day

-2.1%

5 days

9.71%

1 month

-8.15%

3 months

-5.7%

6 months

-25.9%

Year to date

-37.57%

1 year

-43.57%

5 years

87.14%

10 years

572.91%

About: AeroVironment Inc is a defense technology provider delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. It develops and deploys autonomous systems, precision strike systems, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities. The company operates business in two reportable segments: Autonomous Systems (AxS) and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy (SCDE). It derives majority of revenue from Autonomous Systems 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. Geographically it derives the majority of revenue from domestic operations.

Employees: 4,091

Industrials Aerospace & Defense

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The Motley Fool

Drones Stock AeroVironment Is Now a Space Stock, Too

New AeroVironment acquisition Blue Halo just landed a $100 million Pentagon contract. Blue Halo has been incorporated into a new AV Space, Cyber, and Directed Energy division.

Drones Stock AeroVironment Is Now a Space Stock, Too

The Motley Fool

Laser Weapons Are Real Now -- and You Can Invest in Them With AeroVironment Stock

The U.S. Army just awarded AV a $464.8 million contract to build laser guns. AV's 30-kilowatt LOCUST X3 laser weapon system can bring down a half-ton Group 3 military drone.

Laser Weapons Are Real Now -- and You Can Invest in Them With AeroVironment Stock

Red Cat, Ondas Miss the Cut in Pentagon's Latest Drone Dominance Round

The Pentagon's Gauntlet II results are posted, and the scoreboard belongs almost entirely to private companies.

Red Cat, Ondas Miss the Cut in Pentagon's Latest Drone Dominance Round

AeroVironment: The Market Is Pricing In Too Much Acquisition Risk

AeroVironment is transforming from a tactical drone maker into a full-spectrum defense technology platform, integrating autonomy, software, and counter-UAS capabilities. Despite a $265M GAAP net loss driven by a $240.7M goodwill impairment, AVAV's organic revenue grew 26% and adjusted EBITDA reached $286.1M in FY2026. I rate AVAV a Buy, targeting $218–$225 per share, based on continued double-digit growth, margin expansion toward 17%, and successful execution of programs like LOCUST and P550.

AeroVironment: The Market Is Pricing In Too Much Acquisition Risk

Zacks Investment Research

Is AeroVironment Becoming a Broader Defense Technology Platform?

AVAV's expanding autonomous and defense technology portfolio is driving growth, contracts and new opportunities across UAS and directed energy.

Is AeroVironment Becoming a Broader Defense Technology Platform?

Zacks Investment Research

Ondas vs. AeroVironment: Which Drone Stock Is the Better Pick Now?

ONDS' rapid revenue ramp and M&A expansion face off with AVAV's larger backlog, major defense programs and profitable growth outlook.

Ondas vs. AeroVironment: Which Drone Stock Is the Better Pick Now?

24/7 Wall Street

Red Cat Sinks 6% as Speculative Drone Names Extend Month-Long Slide; Unusual Machines Drops 4%, AeroVironment Barely Budges

Speculative drone stocks are extending a month-long drift lower Wednesday morning, and the shape of the session is doing most of the talking. The REX Drone ETF (NASDAQ:DRNZ) is up 0.3% to $20.37, holding slightly positive on the day.

Red Cat Sinks 6% as Speculative Drone Names Extend Month-Long Slide; Unusual Machines Drops 4%, AeroVironment Barely Budges

Attalon and AeroVironment Execute Long-Term Agreement Supporting Production of Mission-Ready High-Energy Laser Systems

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As demand for mission-ready directed energy capabilities continues to accelerate, AeroVironment executed a long-term agreement (LTA) with Attalon for the delivery of Attalon's Valaris high-energy laser platform across AeroVironment's expanding portfolio of high-energy laser programs. The long-term agreement supports AeroVironment's LOCUST® and broader high-energy laser product line as demand for deployable directed energy capabilities continues to grow. Attalon de.

Attalon and AeroVironment Execute Long-Term Agreement Supporting Production of Mission-Ready High-Energy Laser Systems

3 Defense Stocks Riding the High-Energy Laser Boom

A science-fiction future is becoming increasingly possible in the present, thanks to rapid advancements in high-energy lasers for military and defense applications. Thanks to major gains in fiber laser technology, tracking, optics, and thermal management, these tools are becoming a reality as potential counter-drone measures, with other applications on the way.

3 Defense Stocks Riding the High-Energy Laser Boom

24/7 Wall Street

AeroVironment Rises 6% as Post-Earnings Recovery Outpaces Drone Group; Ondas Ticks Up, Red Cat Barely Budges

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV | AVAV Price Prediction) stock is up 6% to $155.22 midday Monday, extending a post-earnings recovery the rest of the drone group hasn't joined. The move follows the defense contractor's fiscal first-quarter results reported earlier this month.

AeroVironment Rises 6% as Post-Earnings Recovery Outpaces Drone Group; Ondas Ticks Up, Red Cat Barely Budges

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