AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.920-3.130 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.320. The company issued revenue guidance of $780.0 million-$795.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.0 billion.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

Shares of AVAV stock opened at $135.69 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 3.36 and a current ratio of 4.61. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.98 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $164.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $184.37. AeroVironment has a 52 week low of $110.07 and a 52 week high of $236.60.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $188.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.80 million. AeroVironment had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 8.12%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that AeroVironment will post 3.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AVAV has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on AeroVironment from $220.00 to $146.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of AeroVironment from $230.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AeroVironment has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.40.

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.