AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.18-3.49 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.36. The company issued revenue guidance of $790-820 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $804.48 million. AeroVironment also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.180-3.490 EPS.

AeroVironment Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of AVAV stock opened at $182.16 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a current ratio of 4.66. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $190.43 and its 200-day moving average is $154.18. The stock has a market cap of $5.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.05 and a beta of 0.46. AeroVironment has a 52-week low of $91.00 and a 52-week high of $224.00.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 26th. The aerospace company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $197.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $188.48 million. AeroVironment had a net margin of 8.32% and a return on equity of 11.24%. AeroVironment’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that AeroVironment will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AVAV has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Wednesday. They issued a buy rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. William Blair reissued an outperform rating on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an outperform rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird reissued a neutral rating and issued a $161.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Friday, March 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average target price of $175.20.

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.