AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.18-3.49 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Price Performance

NASDAQ AVAV opened at $182.16 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $190.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $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. The company has a current ratio of 4.66, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. William Blair restated an outperform rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday, March 5th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a buy rating and a $255.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird reiterated a neutral rating and issued a $161.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an outperform rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus 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.