AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) stock expected to decline by -8.88%: What’s driving the pessimism?

A share price of AeroVironment Inc [AVAV] is currently trading at $288.08, up 3.42%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AVAV shares have gain 14.75% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 22.55%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ: AVAV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 18, 2025, when BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $300. Previously, Needham started tracking the stock with Buy rating on August 19, 2025, and set its price target to $300. Citizens JMP started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $325 on August 04, 2025. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $335 as its price target on July 08, 2025. Goldman started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on June 30, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $301. In a note dated June 24, 2025, Stifel initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $240 on this stock.

AeroVironment Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $102.25 and $295.90. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $262.5 within the next 12 months. AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ: AVAV] shares were valued at $288.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -8.88% based on the average AVAV price forecast.

Analyzing the AVAV fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ:AVAV] were 1.09B which represents 139.96% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.01, Equity is -0.03 and Total Capital is -0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.19.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 279.18 points at the first support level, and at 270.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 293.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 298.41.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ:AVAV] is 5.96. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 5.12, while the Cash Ratio is 2.49. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 13.25, the price to book ratio is 3.25.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Nawabi Wahid, Chair, President and CEO, that happened on Jul 16 ’25 when 17300.0 shares were sold. Officer, WAHID NAWABI completed a deal on Jul 16 ’25 to buy 17300.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chair, President and CEO Nawabi Wahid sold 29366.0 shares on Mar 24 ’25.

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