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Jul 16, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	41.72%	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	210	Previous Market Perform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 10, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	55.22%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	230 350	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 10, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	61.97%	Austin MoellerCanaccord Genuity 47%	240 280	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 9, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	58.59%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 51%	235 248	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 9, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	21.47%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	180 210	Previous Outperform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jul 9, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	38.35%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	205 205	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 9, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	51.84%	Austin BohligNeedham 41%	225 225	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 7, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	41.72%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	210 210	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 2, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	67.36%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 51%	248 248	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 1, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	54.54%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	229 305	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 1, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	68.71%	Sam BrandeisWedbush 22%	250	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 1, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	88.96%	Austin MoellerCanaccord Genuity 47%	280 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 30, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	12.03%	Gavin ParsonsUBS 63%	166 172	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jun 30, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	51.84%	Austin BohligNeedham 41%	225 400	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 30, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	136.2%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	350 350	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Jun 30, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	48.47%	Jonathan SiegmannStifel 42%	220 315	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 30, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	41.72%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	210 250	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jun 30, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	38.35%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	205 205	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 26, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	48.47%	Michael LeshockKeybanc 71%	220 295	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jun 26, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	67.36%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 51%	248 290	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jun 23, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	38.35%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	205 330	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 23, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	—	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	—	Previous Underperform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Mar 12, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	105.83%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	305 390	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 12, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Austin MoellerCanaccord Genuity 47%	300 330	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 12, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	122.7%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	330 415	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 11, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	59.27%	Gavin ParsonsUBS 63%	236 259	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 11, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	112.58%	Jonathan SiegmannStifel 42%	315 389	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 11, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	68.71%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	250 325	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 11, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	99.08%	Michael LeshockKeybanc 71%	295 330	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 11, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	58.59%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	235 260	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 11, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	136.2%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	350 400	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 11, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	169.94%	Austin BohligNeedham 41%	400 450	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 4, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	122.7%	Austin MoellerCanaccord Genuity 47%	330 400	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 3, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	119.33%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	325 375	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 3, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	75.46%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	260 350	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 3, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	95.71%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 51%	290 391	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 2, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	163.19%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	390 390	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 2, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	—	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	—	Previous Strong Buy Current Underperform	Get Alert
Feb 18, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	74.79%	Gavin ParsonsUBS 63%	259	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 17, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	115.95%	Seth SeifmanJP Morgan 82%	320	Previous Initiates Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 12, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	169.94%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	400 400	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 30, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	203.68%	Austin BohligNeedham 41%	450 450	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 28, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	122.7%	Michael LeshockKeybanc 71%	285 330	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 26, 2026	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	180.06%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	415 415	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 19, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	92.33%	Michael LeshockKeybanc 71%	285	Previous Initiates Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 12, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	189.51%	Anthony ValentiniGoldman Sachs 31%	429 486	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 10, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	169.94%	Austin MoellerCanaccord Genuity 47%	400 430	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 10, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	169.94%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	400 400	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Dec 10, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	112.58%	Colin CanfieldCantor Fitzgerald 68%	315 335	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 10, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	203.68%	Austin BohligNeedham 41%	450 450	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 8, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	169.94%	Kevin LiuRBC Capital 62%	400 440	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 24, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	180.06%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	415 415	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 20, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	163.87%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 51%	391	Previous Initiates Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 7, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	190.19%	Austin MoellerCanaccord Genuity 47%	305 430	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 3, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	169.94%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	325 400	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 3, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	180.06%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	300 415	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 2, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	124.73%	Anthony ValentiniGoldman Sachs 31%	300 333	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 2, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	162.52%	Jonathan SiegmannStifel 42%	295 389	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 1, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	146.32%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	320 365	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 1, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	136.2%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	267 350	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 29, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	134.85%	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	300 348	Previous Strong Buy Current Strong Buy	Get Alert
Sep 19, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	300 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 18, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Ronald EpsteinB of A Securities 67%	300	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 11, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	300 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 10, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Austin BohligNeedham 41%	300 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 19, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Austin BohligNeedham 41%	300	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 18, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	119.33%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	325 325	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 11, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	105.83%	Austin MoellerCanaccord Genuity 47%	305	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 4, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	119.33%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	325	Previous Initiates Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 4, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	80.19%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	210 267	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Kevin LiuRBC Capital 62%	275 300	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 8, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	126.08%	Colin CanfieldCantor Fitzgerald 68%	335	Previous Initiates Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 3, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	85.59%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	200 275	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 2, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	92.33%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	275 285	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 30, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	103.13%	Anthony ValentiniGoldman Sachs 31%	301	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 27, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	102.46%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	225 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 25, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	51.84%	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	200 225	Previous Strong Buy Current Strong Buy	Get Alert
Jun 24, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	61.97%	Jonathan SiegmannStifel 42%	240	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 6, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	41.72%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	146 210	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 12, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	28.22%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	190	Previous Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 5, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	28.22%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	190 230	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 5, 2025	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	-1.47%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	146 220	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 20, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	55.22%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	230 240	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 12, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	61.97%	Greg KonradJefferies 40%	240 240	Previous Buy Current Hold	Get Alert
Sep 17, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	65.34%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	245 245	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 17, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	—	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	—	Previous Outperform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Sep 5, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	45.09%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	215 230	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	45.77%	Peter SkibitskiAlembic Global 75%	216	Previous Neutral Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	48.47%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	161 220	Previous Neutral Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 1, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	65.34%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	245 255	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 28, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	34.97%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	200 200	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jun 27, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	34.97%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	200 200	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jun 26, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	72.09%	Andre MadridBTIG 54%	255	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 5, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	11.35%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	160 165	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Mar 8, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	8.65%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	161	Previous Outperform Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 5, 2024	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	7.98%	Ken HerbertRBC Capital 75%	155 160	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Dec 7, 2023	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	-2.15%	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	125 145	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 27, 2023	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	2.58%	Peter ArmentBaird 83%	128 152	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 9, 2023	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	-15.64%	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	125 130	Previous Strong Buy Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 7, 2023	AVAVAeroVironment	$148.18	—	Peter SkibitskiAlembic Global 75%	—	Previous Overweight Current Neutral	Get Alert

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What Are Analyst Stock Ratings?

Analyst ratings measure the expected performance of a stock during a given time period. Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when they issue stock recommendations to stock traders.

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after they research companies’ public financial statements, communicate with executives and customers and interact with companies in other ways.

Most analysts issue ratings 4 times a year, usually at 3-month intervals.

How to Use Analyst Ratings

As an investor or trader, you want to be able to use analyst ratings effectively. Here are steps you can take to understand how to synthesize all the information analysts report about a particular company and how to apply it to your own trades.

Step 1: Check Ratings History

In the short term, look to see whether analysts suggest an initiation, upgrade or downgrade for a particular stock. Understand how the rating changed compared to the previous rating and whether a price target gets announced or changed.

Sometimes the rating stays the same and only the price target changes, which could cause the stock to move in either direction, depending on the significance of the change between the 2 price targets.

Step 2: Check for Other News

In the short term, check to see how the stock reacts to positive or negative news. This will be an indication of the company’s outlook because analyst ratings usually come out after the company announces news (it’ll typically be earnings news).

Step 3: Look at the Sector for News

Check to see if other stocks in the sector also received similar ratings. This could indicate micro news, which refers to when the whole sector or specific company trades in a specific way due to news outside of one company.

Step 4: Look at the Note

If available, look over the analyst note itself. The beginning of the note has the main information of the rating and price target. Investors should also take a look at the summary of the note, which you can find in the first couple pages and give you a concrete overview of the company. This can help you get an understanding of how analysts arrived at their thesis on the stock.

An example of an analyst note. Source: Needham

Step 5: Make a Decision

After reviewing the analyst ratings (and whether the analyst proposes a change or initiation) and find the reason for that note. Make a decision based on the analyst thesis on the company. This should give you guidance on how to make your thesis. Analyst ratings are a good indication of what professionals believe the company or sector will do, helping you get a better understanding of the companies you’re interested in.

Analyst Rating Accuracy

Analyst ratings are not set in stone and nobody knows indefinitely what a stock will do. Therefore, analyst ratings should be taken as an educated guess made by professionals who carefully study the specific company and sector in question. It's not a surprise that the accuracy of each rating can vary by each individual analyst and specific ratings on companies.

In other words, there’s no hard number or percentage on how accurate analyst ratings are because they are like educated guesses on what they think the stock will do based on their research, within that particular sector. In addition, each firm has so many analysts and so many different companies to review that you can compare ratings to glean what you believe is the truth.

Where Analyst Ratings Come From

Analyst ratings come from stock analysts. Analysts “go deep” on companies within a particular industry or sector. Some analysts employ a top-down approach (they start with an industry or sector and look for excellent companies within that industry or sector) and other stock analysts choose a bottom-up approach, which means they start with the company first and connect the dots within that company’s sector or industry. Analysts evaluate:

Financial statements
Economic fundamentals
Suppliers, customers and competitors
Management quality
Business model
Revenue
Expenses
Assets
Liabilities

While these evaluations are done using facts and figures that any investor can access, they come down to a conclusion the analyst must draw. While this isn’t an unqualified opinion, analysts will disagree because their interpretations of the data could vary.

Types of Stock Ratings

Stock ratings can range from simple “buy” and “sell” ratings to “equal weight” and “outperform” ratings. Here’s a quick overview of how analysts rate stocks.

Buy Rating

A “buy” rating indicates that an analyst is optimistic about a stock’s short-term or mid-term growth and recommends that traders purchase the stock. An analyst may even go so far as to indicate that a stock is a “strong buy.” At the same time, you may choose to swing trade the asset for a profit and come back later to start the process all over again.

Sell Rating

A “sell” rating means that an analyst believes the stock will trend downward in a particular time frame. Analysts might even refer to a security as a “strong sell.” Remember, though, you may want to swing trade and come back to this asset in the future even though you just chose to sell, just as you would under a “buy” rating.

Hold

A “hold” rating suggests that investors should not buy more of or sell the specified stock because they believe the stock should perform in a way that’s consistent with the market or will perform similarly to comparable companies within that particular sector. This is akin to the value investing approach that Warren Buffett uses, looking to gain long-term value from a single stock rather than flipping it because of a bad week. As many have said, it’s not a loss until you sell.

Underperform

An “underperform” rating means an analyst indicates that a stock is expected to perform below the market or sector average. And yes, while the underperform rating may not bode well for an asset in the next few weeks, it may not stay that way. Continue to carefully monitor your portfolio to ensure that an underperforming asset hasn’t turned itself around. As companies are faced with the Herculean task of pleasing shareholders, they will push to fix their underperforming stocks, meaning that a stock you wrote off could rise again.

Outperform

An “outperform” rating means that an analyst expects a stock to outperform the market or sector average. While the stock may look to outperform the market or a sector’s average, that doesn’t mean it will continue to soar forever. You must look at an outperform rating as what that asset will do in recent times, but it may not maintain that trajectory.

Equal-Weight

An equal weight rating means that an analyst believes that an individual stock's performance will tie to the average of all the stocks that an analyst covers in that particular sector. This type of rating helps investors get a true comparison of stocks to each other within a particular sector or industry. At the same time, equal-weight ratings could change at any time.

Price Target

A price target is an analyst’s projection of a stock’s future price. A price target is generally set up in a general trade or area where the asset might land. This means that the analyst could get close without hitting the figure on the head. Even so, the analyst wants to get close and better predict the movement of the marketplace and the asset.

Understanding Stock Ratings

Stock ratings are assessments of the investment potential of a particular stock. They are typically created by financial analysts who evaluate a company's financial performance, competitive positioning, and market outlook to provide guidance on the stock's expected future performance.

Ratings typically range from "buy" to "sell," with variations in between, such as "hold," "accumulate," or "neutral." A "buy" rating suggests that the stock is likely to perform well in the future, and investors should consider purchasing it. Conversely, a "sell" rating indicates that the stock is expected to underperform, and investors should consider selling it.

It's important to note that ratings are not guarantees of performance and should not be relied upon solely when making investment decisions. Ratings are just one factor to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, and investors should also conduct their own research and analysis to make informed decisions.

Another thing to keep in mind is that different analysts may have different opinions on a stock, so it's a good idea to consider multiple ratings before making an investment decision.

In addition to analyst ratings, investors can also consider other factors when evaluating a stock, such as its financial statements, management team, industry trends, and overall market conditions. By combining all of these factors, investors can make informed decisions about which stocks to buy or sell.

In summary, stock ratings are an important tool for investors to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, but they should not be the only factor used in investment decision-making. It's important to conduct your own research, consider multiple ratings, and take into account other factors before making an investment decision.

Should You Use Analyst Ratings to Inform Your Own Trades?

You can definitely use analyst ratings to inform your own trades and inform your own thesis but it’s a good idea to do your own research. However, analyst ratings are just one step in what should be a much larger investment strategy. Don’t fall in love with just one analyst. Compare notes. Look into how these ratings match with activity on the market and current events. Plus, remember that an analyst rating could easily be incorrect. No one is perfect, but these ratings are a good place to start.

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