AEROVIRONMENT ($AVAV) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings

AEROVIRONMENT ($AVAV) posted quarterly earnings results for Q3 2026 on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported earnings of $0.64 per share, missing estimates of $0.71 by $0.07. The company also reported revenue of $408,050,000, missing estimates of $485,145,955 by $-77,095,955.

Stock price change since market close: -10.32%

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AEROVIRONMENT Insider Trading Activity

AEROVIRONMENT insiders have traded $AVAV stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AVAV stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

KEVIN PATRICK MCDONNELL (CFO) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 3,900 shares for an estimated $1,298,860.
TRACE E STEVENSON (President, Autonomous Systems) sold 1,717 shares for an estimated $654,177
STEPHEN F PAGE has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 2,000 shares for an estimated $648,845.
BRIAN CHARLES SHACKLEY (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 200 shares for an estimated $50,184

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

AEROVIRONMENT Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 330 institutional investors add shares of AEROVIRONMENT stock to their portfolio, and 307 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BLACKROCK, INC. added 857,091 shares (+17.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $207,321,741
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO removed 603,868 shares (-33.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $146,069,630
UBS GROUP AG added 318,991 shares (+104.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $77,160,732
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP LLC removed 312,370 shares (-98.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $75,559,179
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added 277,544 shares (+2286.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $67,135,118
1832 ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 264,600 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $64,004,094
SWEDBANK AB added 260,072 shares (+22773.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $62,908,816

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

AEROVIRONMENT Government Contracts

We have seen $170,339,702 of award payments to $AVAV over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

PUMA AE 3, PUMA LE, PUMA ACCESSORIES, ERA, PUMA SOFTWARE UPDATE KIT, CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORTS SERVICES...: $61,788,943
LOW ALTITUDE STALKING AND STRIKE ORDNANCE (LASSO). ALL DELIVERABLE AND WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANC...: $39,105,986
SUAS HURRICANE DRONES: $23,227,886
FIELD SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES (FSR) SUPPORT UNDER STATEMENT OF WORK SECTION 3.15.4.: $8,187,460
UAV IN SUPPORT OF TUNSISA: $5,350,738

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AEROVIRONMENT Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $AVAV stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AVAV stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 01/27, 12/15, 10/03 and 0 sales.

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AEROVIRONMENT Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AVAV in the last several months. We have seen 11 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 03/03/2026
Raymond James issued a "Underperform" rating on 03/02/2026
JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 02/17/2026
Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/19/2025
Canaccord Genuity issued a "Buy" rating on 12/10/2025
BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 11/24/2025
JMP Securities issued a "Market Outperform" rating on 10/03/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for AEROVIRONMENT, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AVAV forecast page.

AEROVIRONMENT Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AVAV recently. We have seen 18 analysts offer price targets for $AVAV in the last 6 months, with a median target of $339.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Austin Moeller from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $330.0 on 03/04/2026
Ken Herbert from RBC Capital set a target price of $325.0 on 03/03/2026
Clarke Jeffries from Piper Sandler set a target price of $290.0 on 03/03/2026
Peter Arment from Baird set a target price of $260.0 on 03/03/2026
Greg Konrad from Jefferies set a target price of $390.0 on 03/02/2026
Gavin Parsons from UBS set a target price of $259.0 on 02/18/2026
Seth Seifman from JP Morgan set a target price of $320.0 on 02/17/2026

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