AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.920-3.130 for the period, compared to the consensus 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 AeroVironment stock opened at $141.90 on Wednesday. AeroVironment has a one year low of $112.66 and a one year high of $236.60. The company has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.55 and a beta of 0.52. 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $164.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $184.37.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on AVAV shares. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AeroVironment currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $225.20.

About AeroVironment

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.