AeroVironment, Inc.·Industrials
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 four segments: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS). The company supplies UAS, TMS, unmanned ground vehicle, and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense and to international allied governments. It also designs, engineers, tools, and manufactures unmanned aerial and aircraft systems, including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, ground control systems, and ground support equipment and other items and services related to unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, the company offers small UAS products, including spare equipment, alternative payload modules, batteries, chargers, repair services, and customer support, as well as multiple aircraft, hand-held ground control system, and spare parts and accessories. Further, it develops high-altitude pseudo-satellite UAS systems. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense
1,403
2007-01-23
1.35

AeroVironment offers a compelling growth story amid surging global demand for drones and drone defense systems. Recent setbacks, including the SCAR contract loss and a Raymond James downgrade, have driven AVAV's share price lower, potentially creating an attractive entry point. AVAV demonstrates robust revenue growth—up 116.86% (including the BlueHalo acquisition)—but profitability remains challenged due to integration costs and rising R&D and CAPEX.

AeroVironment is down 36% YTD, diverging from sector peers despite robust defense spending and geopolitical catalysts. I initiate a Buy rating, anticipating a Q4 earnings beat and improved guidance, supported by strong backlog and new conflict-driven demand. The BlueHalo acquisition altered AVAV's margin profile but provides significant growth runway and potential for contract wins like Golden Dome.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $AVAV #AVAV--AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) will participate in the upcoming William Blair Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, Illinois. AV Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sean Woodward will participate in a fireside chat on June 3 at 5:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. CT | 2:00 p.m. PT). The fireside chat will be available by webcast at the times listed above and archived on the Company's.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $AVAV #AVAV--AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader, today announced the two latest additions to its AV_Halo™ unified mission software platform: AV_Halo INSTINCT, a next-generation autonomy framework for multi-platform uncrewed systems (UxS), and AV_Halo DETECT, an advanced radio frequency (RF) sensing and security solution for contested and denied environments. The announcement was made today at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida, where defens.

In the most recent trading session, AeroVironment (AVAV) closed at $161.43, indicating a +2.17% shift from the previous trading day.

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