William Blair Forecasts AeroVironment Q2 Earnings

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for AeroVironment in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 25th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.20. AeroVironment had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 10.77%. The company had revenue of $275.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $242.69 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.6% on a year-over-year basis.

AVAV has been the subject of several other reports. Wedbush raised shares of AeroVironment to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on AeroVironment from $230.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Wall Street Zen raised AeroVironment from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $225.00 target price (up previously from $200.00) on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $216.57.

AeroVironment Price Performance

Shares of AeroVironment stock opened at $234.94 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $172.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $158.51. AeroVironment has a 12-month low of $102.25 and a 12-month high of $250.00. The firm has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a PE ratio of 151.58 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 3.07, a current ratio of 4.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AVAV. Voya Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of AeroVironment by 23.4% in the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 173,519 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $20,682,000 after acquiring an additional 32,921 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of AeroVironment by 0.3% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 62,969 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $7,505,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in AeroVironment in the first quarter worth $191,000. Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new position in AeroVironment in the first quarter worth $508,000. Finally, Fortis Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in AeroVironment during the first quarter valued at $508,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.38% of the company’s stock.

AeroVironment Company Profile

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.