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NASDAQ · AVAV

AeroVironment, Inc.

Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

$123.22

Down-$2.09 (-1.70%)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 6:46 PM

SID Score

4.2/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
12.47B
P/E ratio
-173.33
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$116.43 – $229.50
Volume
1.54M
Avg. volume
1.09M

Price performance · AVAV

AVAV price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 15, 2026

AVAV closed at $123.22 after 21 trading sessions, down 24.58% for the selected period.

Last close
$123.22
Period change
-24.58%
Period low
$120.60
Period high
$163.38
Daily close
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AVAV OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 15, 2026$118.40$123.4899$116.425$123.221.54M
Oct 14, 2026$125.60$129.77$120.20$120.601.73M
Oct 13, 2026$129.13$130.33$125.20$127.131.89M
Oct 12, 2026$137.10$137.50$131.50$131.511.78M
Oct 9, 2026$138.86$139.89$135.33$137.111.25M
Oct 8, 2026$137.64$139.62$135.75$137.601.24M
Oct 7, 2026$140.70$141.10$134.25$138.862.18M
Oct 6, 2026$138.71$145.4399$138.00$143.541.58M
Oct 5, 2026$142.28$143.50$138.70$139.301.32M
Oct 2, 2026$141.64$142.72$138.3119$140.821.28M
Oct 1, 2026$142.775$143.53$138.40$140.311.27M
Sep 30, 2026$143.52$145.4812$142.02$142.221.44M
Sep 29, 2026$148.99$149.24$142.421$143.241.71M
Sep 28, 2026$149.77$151.30$147.02$147.231.1M
Sep 25, 2026$159.16$161.65$152.03$152.051.3M
Sep 24, 2026$153.03$160.29$151.501$158.55895.35K
Sep 23, 2026$156.245$163.35$154.94$155.941.18M
Sep 22, 2026$164.10$164.10$153.53$156.151.37M
Sep 21, 2026$161.275$165.00$160.0601$160.901.05M
Sep 18, 2026$165.57$168.00$159.4001$159.952.44M
Sep 17, 2026$159.98$167.76$159.00$163.381.78M

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Company profile

AeroVironment Inc supplies unmanned aircraft systems, tactical missile systems, high-altitude pseudo-satellites, and other related services to government agencies within the United States Department of Defense as well as the United States allied international governments. The systems can help with security, surveillance, or sensing, and provide eyes in the sky without needing an actual person, or driver in the sky. The company is a defense technology provider delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. It develops and deploy autonomous systems, precision strike systems, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities. Company operates in three segments: UxS, LMS, MW.

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Average target
$384.42
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AVAV recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 9, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight—
Oct 6, 2026Rothschild & CoNeutral—
Sep 16, 2026JefferiesBuy—
Sep 11, 2026B of A SecuritiesBuy—
Sep 10, 2026JP MorganOverweight—
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Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026

AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Looks Reasonable As Shares Fell 65%

AeroVironment has seen its share price fall sharply over the past year, even as large military contracts and record bookings have kept it in the headlines. With that kind of disconnect between the chart and the news flow, the key issue for investors is whether the current price lines up with the cash that the business can generate over time. The stock has dropped 65.5% over the past 12 months, which puts the focus squarely on whether the recent slide has moved the valuation closer to or...

Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026

AeroVironment (AVAV) Pullback Following Market Selloff Puts Valuation Debate Back In Focus

AeroVironment (AVAV) slipped 5.8% after a broad equity pullback tied to higher Treasury yields and rising oil prices, as traders waited for the Federal Reserve’s September meeting minutes for policy signals. AeroVironment’s recent pullback follows a much steeper slide, with the share price down 7.51% over the past 30 days and the year-to-date share price return down 46.29%. However, the 3-year total shareholder return is still positive at 30.23% and the 5-year total shareholder return is...

Yahoo · Oct 8, 2026

Defense Stocks Retail Investors Are Watching As Iran Risk Reshapes Military Spending

Geopolitics is suddenly back on every market screen. A prolonged U.S. confrontation with Iran, along with a policy spotlight drifting away from China, is reshaping how investors think about risk, supply chains, and where future defense and industrial spending might flow. This kind of reset can reward some stocks and sideline others. The article walks through three stocks from our Global Defense and Military Contractors screener that are directly exposed to these headlines. The tickers...

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