AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) CAO Brian Charles Shackley Sells 100 Shares of Stock

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) CAO Brian Shackley sold 100 shares of AeroVironment stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.27, for a total transaction of $15,227.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 7,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,185,878.76. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Brian Charles Shackley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 14th, Brian Shackley sold 205 shares of AeroVironment stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.86, for a total transaction of $41,381.30.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

Shares of AeroVironment stock opened at $163.38 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $157.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $175.38. AeroVironment, Inc. has a one year low of $135.20 and a one year high of $417.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 4.26 and a quick ratio of 3.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -69.82, a PEG ratio of 5.33 and a beta of 1.41.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 9th. The aerospace company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.37. AeroVironment had a positive return on equity of 4.04% and a negative net margin of 5.77%.The firm had revenue of $480.49 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $451.95 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.32 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. AeroVironment has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.020-3.340 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that AeroVironment, Inc. will post 3.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about AeroVironment

Here are the key news stories impacting AeroVironment this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AeroVironment’s funded backlog rose to approximately $1.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2027’s first quarter, up from $1.2 billion in April. Because the backlog represents firm, funded customer orders, its conversion could provide meaningful revenue visibility and support management’s guidance. AeroVironment Has $1.5 Billion in Funded Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results exceeded expectations: revenue increased 5.7% year over year to $480.5 million, while adjusted earnings of $0.59 per share topped the $0.22 consensus estimate. Management’s fiscal 2027 EPS outlook of $3.02–$3.34 also supports the bullish narrative. AeroVironment Earnings Call Highlights Growth Path
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage is emphasizing AeroVironment’s evolution beyond unmanned aircraft into a broader defense-technology platform, including autonomous systems, counter-drone products and directed-energy technologies. The broader portfolio could expand contract opportunities and long-term growth. Is AeroVironment Becoming a Broader Defense Technology Platform?
• Positive Sentiment: A new collaboration with Nominal will digitize real-time production and testing data, potentially improving manufacturing efficiency and helping AeroVironment scale output for domestic and international customers. AeroVironment Teams Up to Digitize Production and Test Data
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Stephen Page and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Shackley sold a combined 350 shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The transactions were small relative to their remaining holdings, limiting their signaling value.
• Negative Sentiment: Weakness across more speculative drone stocks highlights continued volatility and investor selectivity in the sector, although AeroVironment was relatively resilient compared with smaller peers. Speculative Drone Stocks Extend Slide

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AVAV has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $285.00 target price on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Thursday. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of AeroVironment in a report on Thursday, September 10th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of AeroVironment in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Wedbush initiated coverage on AeroVironment in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $250.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $238.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AeroVironment

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of AeroVironment during the 2nd quarter valued at $574,566,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in AeroVironment by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 884,395 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $213,956,000 after buying an additional 71,903 shares during the period. Heard Capital LLC increased its holdings in AeroVironment by 48.4% during the fourth quarter. Heard Capital LLC now owns 722,150 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $174,681,000 after buying an additional 235,685 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its position in AeroVironment by 18.8% in the first quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 490,426 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $89,772,000 after acquiring an additional 77,619 shares during the period. Finally, American Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in AeroVironment in the second quarter worth about $69,745,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.38% of the company’s stock.

About AeroVironment

AeroVironment, Inc is a defense technology company that develops and produces unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions, counter-unmanned aircraft systems and related robotic technologies. Its products are designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, precision strike, force protection and tactical communications applications.

The company’s portfolio includes the Raven, Puma and Wasp small unmanned aircraft systems; the JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; and the Switchblade family of loitering munitions.