AVAV AeroVironment, Inc.

AVAV AeroVironment, Inc.

Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Desk view

Watchingmedium conviction · entry a pullback that bases in the $163-$180 band — the reclaimed 20-day ($165.70), 50-day ($163.22) and the $176.42 shelf — not a chase into the $199.98 volume wall — not entered
Basis Open desk call ·Entry target
Perspectives Drone Defense
Updated

Market read

Scan convergence 1 scan as of 2026-08-14 1 bear converging

POC $199.98 · VWAP $236.97 · -23.6% vs 12m avg buyer

downtrend vol: compressedchurn: quiet as of

Insiders no data — outside the Form 4 poll — US-filer feed only (foreign filers report via MAR managers'-transactions notices)

Coverage

3 related perspectives

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AVAV Price Structure

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Peers

Every watchlist AVAV belongs to, members best 30-day change first — AVAV highlighted in place. Each pill: 30d change, 1d/7d, and a close spark over the last 30 calendar days (~21 sessions); hover for price, RSI, and the full chart.

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UMAC+78.1% -11.5%1d +11.3%7d AVEX+39.5% -6.1%1d -7.0%7d ONDS+37.8% -2.6%1d -3.1%7d KTOS+37.5% -2.0%1d +1.4%7d RCAT+36.6% -6.2%1d +4.5%7d AVAV+27.4% -6.1%1d -4.3%7d DFEN+26.8% -2.2%1d -0.1%7d EOPSF+20.7% +9.1%1d +19.1%7d AXON+18.4% -1.4%1d +1.4%7d LMT+16.7% -2.5%1d -1.5%7d RTX+14.5% -0.6%1d -1.1%7d AMPX+14.0% -7.4%1d -2.2%7d DPRO+11.7% -4.3%1d -1.1%7d MSI+10.6% -2.0%1d -1.1%7d NOC+9.3% -2.7%1d -1.3%7d ITA+8.9% -0.8%1d +0.1%7d PL+8.5% -1.3%1d +5.6%7d TDY+6.6% -0.3%1d -1.9%7d ESLT+5.6% -0.1%1d -7.5%7d KRKNF+5.0% -2.9%1d -2.4%7d DRSHF-9.2% -0.7%1d -8.6%7d LASR-22.0% +2.7%1d +5.9%7d

Decision history

1 scored call · newest first · projection

How to read this: Positive 30-day excess supports an enter call. For pass, avoid, sell, or exit calls, a positive number means the name kept rising after the call.

Jun 26 sell n/a Stop loss +10.4% complete

Next earnings AVAV reports in 15 days Sep 2

Last report Jun 29

Reported the quarter ending 2026-04-30: revenue $642M, diluted EPS $-0.46, net income $-24M (the desk's provider cache). Across the print the stock moved +19.7% (close before → first close after).

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Against street estimates

How AVAV's reported EPS compared with analyst consensus. Street estimates are single-source vendor consensus (yfinance). Actuals are vendor consensus-basis EPS (often non-GAAP); edgarEps is GAAP diluted from filings — disputed flags large disagreement only. EPS only.

8 most recent of 9 quarters · newest report Jun 29 · projection Aug 17

Result
Jun 29 1.471.84+25.0%Beat
Mar 10 0.690.64 GAAP ≠ -7.4%Miss
Dec 9 '25 0.790.44 GAAP ≠ -44.2%Miss
Sep 9 '25 0.340.32 GAAP ≠ -6.7%Miss
Jun 24 '25 1.391.61+15.7%Beat
Mar 4 '25 0.720.30 GAAP ≠ -58.2%Miss
Dec 4 '24 0.680.47 GAAP ≠ -30.9%Miss
Sep 4 '24 0.650.89+37.3%Beat

Recent news

Headlines about AVAV from the desk's news pull — links go to the publisher. Not a desk read: the market read above is the desk's own.

pulled 3 days ago · Aug 15

AVAV research tape

28 dated scans, research, and events, newest first — the full record. Desk commentary and scheduled prints sit in their own panes.

brief The End of Armor, Again brief The Defense Trade Is at Its Highs. The Drone Trade Is Half Off. brief Energy's 17-Point Week, and Four Moves Nobody Can Explain target AVAV levels — buy zone a pullback holding the $176.42 shelf or the 20/50-day cluster ($163-$... scan Drone-Defense Scan — August 14, 2026
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Aug 15 Article The End of Armor, Again
AVAVRCATUMACONDSAXONKTOSLASRGD#drone-defense +4 more
Aug 15 Article The Defense Trade Is at Its Highs. The Drone Trade Is Half Off.
AVAVAVEXKTOSRCATESLTTDYPLUMAC#drone-defense +4 more
Aug 15 Market Brief Energy's 17-Point Week, and Four Moves Nobody Can Explain
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Aug 14 Target AVAV levels — buy zone a pullback holding the $176.42 shelf or the 20/50-day cluster ($163-$166) without breaking $158 — not a chase into the $199.98 volume wall overhead · target $276.00 · stop $158.00
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Aug 14 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Aug 14 Deep Dive AeroVironment Doubled Its Revenue and Posted a $265 Million Net Loss in FY2026
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Aug 14 Scan Washout Turn Scan
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Aug 13 Scan Washout Turn Scan
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Aug 8 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jul 31 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jul 28 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jul 25 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jul 17 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jul 11 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jul 7 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jul 5 Article The Software Wipeout Is Mostly Fear — The Quality That's Actually on Sale
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Jul 2 Tweet defense trade reignites: $AVAV monster quarter (rev +15%, EPS +24%)
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Jun 29 Catalyst AVAV earnings
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Jun 26 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jun 25 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Jun 23 Catalyst AVAV earnings
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Jun 20 Scan Drone / Defense Scan
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Jun 16 Scan Drone & Defense Scan
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May 29 Scan Drone & Defense Scan
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Apr 28 Scan Drone Defense Scan
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Apr 26 Scan Drone & Defense Scan
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Apr 13 Scan Drone Defense
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Mar 4 Source Drone Economy Supply Chain Thesis
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