AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.180-3.490 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.360. The company issued revenue guidance of $790.0 million-$820.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $804.5 million. AeroVironment also updated its FY25 guidance to $3.18-3.49 EPS.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AVAV opened at $182.16 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization 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. The company has a quick ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 3.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $190.43 and a 200 day moving average of $154.18.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 26th. The aerospace company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $197.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $188.48 million. AeroVironment had a net margin of 8.32% and a return on equity of 10.89%. AeroVironment’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that AeroVironment will post 3.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.