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AeroVironment Inc has a consensus price target of $190.13 based on the ratings of 9 analysts. The high is $245 issued by BTIG on September 17, 2024. The low is $115 issued by Jefferies on June 15, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Stifel, Baird, and RBC Capital on June 24, 2025, June 6, 2025, and May 12, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $213.33 between Stifel, Baird, and RBC Capital, there's an implied 8.84% upside for AeroVironment Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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06/24/2025 | Buy Now | 22.45% | Stifel | Jonathan Siegmann | → $240 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
06/06/2025 | Buy Now | 7.14% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $146 → $210 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/12/2025 | Buy Now | -3.06% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | → $190 | Reinstates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
03/05/2025 | Buy Now | -3.06% | Jefferies | Greg Konrad40% | $230 → $190 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
03/05/2025 | Buy Now | -25.51% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $220 → $146 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
11/20/2024 | Buy Now | 17.35% | Jefferies | Greg Konrad40% | $240 → $230 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
11/12/2024 | Buy Now | 22.45% | Jefferies | Greg Konrad40% | $240 → $240 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
09/17/2024 | Buy Now | 25% | BTIG | Andre Madrid73% | $245 → $245 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
09/17/2024 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
09/05/2024 | Buy Now | 9.69% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | $230 → $215 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
08/28/2024 | Buy Now | 10.2% | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski73% | → $216 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
08/28/2024 | Buy Now | 12.24% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $161 → $220 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/01/2024 | Buy Now | 25% | BTIG | Andre Madrid73% | $255 → $245 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
06/28/2024 | Buy Now | 2.04% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | $200 → $200 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
06/27/2024 | Buy Now | 2.04% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | $200 → $200 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
06/26/2024 | Buy Now | 30.1% | BTIG | Andre Madrid73% | → $255 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
04/05/2024 | Buy Now | -15.82% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | $160 → $165 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
03/08/2024 | Buy Now | -17.86% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | → $161 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
03/05/2024 | Buy Now | -18.37% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | $155 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
12/07/2023 | Buy Now | -26.02% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | $125 → $145 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
11/27/2023 | Buy Now | -22.45% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $128 → $152 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/09/2023 | Buy Now | -36.22% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | $130 → $125 | Downgrade | Strong Buy → Outperform | Get Alert |
09/07/2023 | Buy Now | — | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski73% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -38.78% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | $115 → $120 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -34.69% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $95 → $128 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
06/28/2023 | Buy Now | -51.53% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | → $95 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
06/28/2023 | Buy Now | -41.33% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | → $115 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
06/15/2023 | Buy Now | -41.33% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu72% | → $115 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
04/13/2023 | Buy Now | -41.33% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | → $115 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
04/04/2023 | Buy Now | -33.67% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | $105 → $130 | Upgrade | Outperform → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
03/08/2023 | Buy Now | -46.43% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
03/07/2023 | Buy Now | -41.33% | Canaccord Genuity | Austin Moeller44% | $106 → $115 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
03/07/2023 | Buy Now | -41.33% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | → $115 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
11/18/2022 | Buy Now | -46.43% | Canaccord Genuity | Austin Moeller44% | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/10/2022 | Buy Now | -48.98% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | → $100 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
08/22/2022 | Buy Now | -41.33% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert74% | $100 → $115 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/01/2022 | Buy Now | — | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski73% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
06/29/2022 | Buy Now | -54.08% | Canaccord Genuity | Austin Moeller44% | $85 → $90 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) was reported by Stifel on June 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $240.00 expecting AVAV to rise to within 12 months (a possible 22.45% upside). 16 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) was provided by Stifel, and AeroVironment initiated their buy rating.
The last upgrade for AeroVironment Inc happened on November 20, 2024 when Jefferies raised their price target to $230. Jefferies previously had a hold for AeroVironment Inc.
The last downgrade for AeroVironment Inc happened on November 12, 2024 when Jefferies changed their price target from $240 to $240 for AeroVironment Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of AeroVironment, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for AeroVironment was filed on June 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 24, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest AeroVironment (AVAV) rating was a initiated with a price target of $0.00 to $240.00. The current price AeroVironment (AVAV) is trading at is $196.00, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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