AVAV · AeroVironment Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $8.13B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 38.11M |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| Volatility | 34.8% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Aerospace & Defense |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 39 |
| Price | 164.13 |
| Change | +2.61% |
| Prev Close | 159.95 |
| Open | 165.57 |
| Day Low | 159.40 |
| Day High | 168.00 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $531.5M |
| 52W High | 417.86 |
| 52W Low | 135.20 |
| 52W Pos | 10.2% |
| From High | −60.72% |
| From Low | +21.40% |
| Max DD 1Y | −66.65% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | +9.19% |
| SMA 50 | +4.27% |
| SMA 200 | −20.69% |
| RSI (14) | 53.7 |
| Vol 30D | 60.2% |
| Vol 90D | 80.0% |
| 1Y Range | 135–418 |
| Daily bars | 887 |
| Perf Week | +9.02% |
| Perf Month | −7.40% |
| Perf Quarter | −5.70% |
| Perf Half Y | −24.32% |
| Perf Year | −41.21% |
| Perf YTD | −35.93% |
| Prev Day | +2.61% |
| Clavix | D- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.17 |
| Curr Ratio | 4.30 |
| Int Cover | -2.7× |
| FCF Margin | 3.5% |
| Rev Growth | +5.7% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 25 / 30 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayAVAV grades D-, 39 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (56), most exposed on Macro Resilience (21, weak). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Aerospace & Defense median. Ranks 25 of 30 in Aerospace & Defense by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| AVAV | Aerospace & Defense median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.39 | 1.27 |
| Volatilityannualized | 34.8% | 31.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −66.6% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 2.67% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 11646% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| AVAV | Aerospace & Defense median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.39 | 1.27 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | High29% of 31 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Aerospace & Defense names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| AVAV | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +9.0% |
| 1 month | −7.4% |
| Year to date | −35.9% |
| 1 year | −41.2% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| AVAV | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 10 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 64 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 20 · 4 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 20 ↑ 4 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 29 Aerospace & Defense names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| AVAV | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +5.7% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Aerospace & Defense median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openBank of America acquired a new position in AeroVironment during the second quarter, buying 409,215 shares worth about $67.55 million, according to its SEC filing.
AeroVironment reported a $265 million net loss in fiscal 2026, almost entirely caused by a $240.7 million write-down related to a past acquisition. Excluding that one-time accounting charge, the underlying business grew: organic revenue rose 26% and adjusted operating profit reached $286.1 million. An analyst covering the stock rated it a Buy with a $218-$225 price target, citing the company's shift from drone maker to a broader defense technology platform that includes counter-drone systems, autonomy, and software.
AeroVironment director Stephen Page sold 250 shares of company stock on September 15th at an average price of $152.27 per share, for a total of about $38,068. After the sale, he still owns 48,253 shares.
The article describes AeroVironment as expanding its autonomous and defense technology business beyond drones into unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and directed energy weapons, framing the company as a broader defense technology platform. No specific contracts, financial figures, or dated announcements are provided in the article body.
A brief article frames AeroVironment as expanding from a drone maker into a wider defense technology company, saying its autonomous systems portfolio is bringing in growth and new contracts across drones and directed energy. No specific contracts, numbers, or dates are provided.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| TXT | Textron Inc | B+ | $13.71B | 14.63 | 0.90 | Compare |
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| ACHR | Archer Aviation Inc | D | $4.05B | — | 3.63 | Compare |
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