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AeroVironment Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
AeroVironment Inc: what insiders have been doing
Headquartered in Simi Valley, United States, AeroVironment Inc belongs to the Defense & Aerospace sector and traces its origins to 1971. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 73 filings were filed, from 20 insiders.
No insider bought on the market over the period, while 3 insiders filed 20 sales totalling €1.8M. No amount is published for 1 filing, which the totals therefore leave out. Biggest ticket of the year: €324k, sold by Page Stephen F and made public on 16 January 2026.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,810 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 73 filings here. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at no purchases and 67 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 30 April 2026), the company reported revenue of 1.98 bn USD and net income of -265.1 m USD.
Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 4 days after the trade. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Heico Corp. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
282
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
n/a
n/a
Sell Volume
€13M
67 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleStephen F. Page10 sales
McDonnell Kevin Patrick8 sales
Brian Charles Shackley5 sales
Trace E. Stevenson1 sale
Wahid Nawabi1 sale
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate AeroVironment Inc Buy (bullish), based on 22 analysts. Average price target: US$216.16.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 21,342 of 24,148 companies
23.9
score / 100
Value25
Quality23
FCF yld-2.6%
Earn yld-4.2%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE-4.6%
Gross mgn25%
Net mgn-13%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2026FY ended April 2026 · cache
US$123.22
Analyst consensus
22 analystsBuy
US$148.57Target US$216.16(+75%)US$315.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$2B
Gross profitUS$500.6M25% margin
EBITDA-US$35M-2% margin
Net income-US$265.1M-10.1% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)27.9x
P/Book1.4x
Beta1.36
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$6.3B
Total debtUS$834.8M
Free Cash Flow-US$164.6M
Debt / Equity19%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-4.6%
ROA-0.1%
% insiders0.9%
% institutions88.3%
Last declaration on 15 October 2026
Declarations282 total
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248 shares@ US$143.000.0005% mcap1.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001184178-26-000020:0
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545 shares@ US$144.580.0010% mcap3.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001983167-26-000006:0
58 shares@ US$144.580.0001% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002093054-26-000004:0
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996 shares0Common StockSEC:0001180211-26-000006:1
1,047 shares0Common StockSEC:0001180211-26-000004:0
392 shares0Common StockSEC:0001180211-26-000004:1
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2,406 shares0Common StockSEC:0001983167-26-000004:0
2,077 shares0Common StockSEC:0002129858-26-000006:1
892 shares0Common StockSEC:0001850774-26-000006:0
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About AeroVironment Inc
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) is a U.S.-listed defense technology company traded on the NASDAQ market in the United States. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company focuses on autonomous systems and mission-critical capabilities across air, land, space, and cyber domains. Over time, AeroVironment has evolved from a pioneer in lightweight unmanned aircraft into a broader defense platform provider with exposure to loitering munitions, counter-unmanned aircraft systems (counter-UAS), space-related solutions, directed energy, and cyber/electronic warfare technologies. That portfolio places the company at the intersection of robotics, sensors, software, and defense electronics.
Founded in the 1970s by engineer Paul MacCready, AeroVironment originally gained recognition for advanced, ultra-light aircraft concepts and early hand-launched unmanned platforms. This heritage still shapes the company’s identity today: it is widely associated with small tactical drone systems designed for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision effects. Its core product families include Raven, Puma, JUMP 20, and Switchblade, which are used by military customers for short-range situational awareness, longer-endurance reconnaissance, and loitering-munition applications. The company also offers uncrewed ground vehicles and advanced technologies through MacCready Works and, more recently, BlueHalo, which was acquired and integrated in 2025.
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The BlueHalo acquisition is strategically important because it expanded AeroVironment’s reach beyond uncrewed aircraft into adjacent, higher-value defense technology markets. The combined company now markets broader capabilities in counter-drone defense, directed energy, space systems, and cyber. This diversification should support long-term growth, although it also introduces integration complexity, amortization charges, and acquisition-related accounting effects that have affected reported profitability in recent quarters.
From a competitive standpoint, AeroVironment benefits from strong positioning with the U.S. Department of Defense and allied customers. Its platforms are well established in tactical military operations, and the company has highlighted its ability to scale manufacturing quickly to meet accelerated delivery needs. That manufacturing flexibility is particularly relevant in an environment of rising defense spending and increasing demand for autonomous and attritable systems. Recent contract wins and program awards have reinforced this momentum, including U.S. Army and foreign military sales-related opportunities.
Geographically, AeroVironment remains primarily U.S.-anchored, but it has meaningful international exposure through allied defense sales and foreign military channels. Recent company updates also point to a robust backlog and higher revenue visibility following the BlueHalo transaction. At the same time, the company has reported non-cash purchase accounting expenses and a goodwill impairment tied to the Space business in fiscal 2026, which are important for investors to monitor.
For French-speaking investors, AeroVironment is best viewed as a growth-oriented defense and aerospace name with strong strategic relevance, rising scale, and exposure to modern warfare trends, while still carrying the execution and accounting complexity typical of acquisition-led expansion.
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