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Company snapshot — AeroVironment Inc

AVAV in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
AeroVironment designs and builds uncrewed aircraft, loitering munitions and related systems for defence customers, split across an Autonomous Systems segment and a Space, Cyber and Directed Energy segment. Its products include small and medium drones, counter-drone and precision-strike systems, autonomy and AI software, unmanned maritime and ground vehicles, and satellite-communication and directed-energy hardware. It sells mainly to government agencies in the United States and allied countries, and is based in Arlington, Virginia.
Where it sits in the stack
AeroVironment sits in our HALO Growth 100, the growth index outside the megacaps, inside the Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve that groups drone makers and next-generation defence platforms. It is a supplier that governments buy from as they replace older munitions and manned platforms with drones and loitering weapons, rather than a constraint on a build-out layer.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with drone primes and autonomous-systems integrators reshaping defence procurement, including Kratos, Red Cat, Teledyne, Saab, Kongsberg, Hensoldt, Axon and Hanwha Aerospace; the market also names Anduril as a private-sector rival.
Why Closelook tracks it
AeroVironment holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelook score, where the valuation module reads strongest and momentum reads weakest. The diary has quoted it once, in a Weekly Signal piece comparing drone and missile economics against Kratos and Red Cat.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the recent earnings beat, which ran well ahead of forecasts, feeds through to the price target cuts analysts have already made, and whether that shifts the score's weak momentum reading.

AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) trades on US exchanges, classified under Industrials. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelook company score reads 35/100 composite (momentum 11, quality 13, valuation 24) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for AVAV, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Goldman Sachs, 2026-09-17 · last print 2026-09-09

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for AVAV from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Goldman Sachs — target 326 from 285 Target raised to $326 from $285 (+108.4% to spot) 2026-09-17
  • Price target Jefferies — target 204 from 229 Target cut to $204 from $229 (+29.9% to spot) 2026-09-16
  • Latest print EPS 0.59 against 0.22 expected — a +165.4% beat 2026-09-09

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Autonomous Defense & Drones · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Autonomous Defense & Drones

Drone primes, autonomous-systems integrators, and the next-generation defence platforms re-shaping land/air/sea procurement.

Compared against AVAV on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-18

DayWeekMonth3 months
AVAV−2.1%+9.0%−7.4%−5.7%
Autonomous Defense & Drones−1.1%+0.2%−12.2%—
HALO Growth 100−0.7%−1.5%−7.6%—

Against the index: 10.5 pts ahead on the week, 0.2 pts ahead on the month; against its Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve 4.8 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months

Dividends and capital return

What AVAV pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Share count +74.2% in FY2026 38 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Industrials in US: −1.5% week · −6.7% month · −5.9% quarter · −2.7% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLI.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-19
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is AeroVironment Inc (AVAV)?

AeroVironment Inc trades as AVAV on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is AVAV in a Closelook index?

Yes — AeroVironment Inc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-19.

What is AeroVironment Inc's Closelook composite score?

35 out of 100, with momentum 11, quality 13 and valuation 24 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does AVAV trade against its moving averages?

Up 4.4% at the close: one of the day's strongest moves. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is AVAV doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month AeroVironment Inc is −7.4% against −7.6% for the HALO Growth 100 — 0.2 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-18. Its Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve is −12.2% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does AeroVironment Inc do?

AeroVironment designs and builds uncrewed aircraft, loitering munitions and related systems for defence customers, split across an Autonomous Systems segment and a Space, Cyber and Directed Energy segment. Its products include small and medium drones, counter-drone and precision-strike systems, autonomy and AI software, unmanned maritime and ground vehicles, and satellite-communication and directed-energy hardware. It sells mainly to government agencies in the United States and allied countries, and is based in Arlington, Virginia. Closelook's peer group places it with drone primes and autonomous-systems integrators reshaping defence procurement, including Kratos, Red Cat, Teledyne, Saab, Kongsberg, Hensoldt, Axon and Hanwha Aerospace; the market also names Anduril as a private-sector rival.

Where does AeroVironment Inc sit in the AI build-out?

AeroVironment sits in our HALO Growth 100, the growth index outside the megacaps, inside the Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve that groups drone makers and next-generation defence platforms. It is a supplier that governments buy from as they replace older munitions and manned platforms with drones and loitering weapons, rather than a constraint on a build-out layer. AeroVironment holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelook score, where the valuation module reads strongest and momentum reads weakest. The diary has quoted it once, in a Weekly Signal piece comparing drone and missile economics against Kratos and Red Cat.

Does AeroVironment Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in AeroVironment Inc’s price series over the last three years. The share count rose 74.2% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on AeroVironment Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on AeroVironment Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Goldman Sachs on 2026-09-17 (target 326 from 285). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Its latest earnings print on the wire, 2026-09-09: EPS 0.59 against 0.22 expected — a +165.4% beat. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelook written about AeroVironment Inc?

AeroVironment Inc appears in 1 Closelook piece, most recently Weekly Signal: Defense — The $4M Missile vs. the $10K Drone (2026-03-29). What Closelook said most recently: Ticker Company Country Cap Focus AVAV AeroVironment US Mid Switchblade, Puma drones · directed energy (BlueHalo) KTOS Kratos Defense US Mid Autonomous combat drones (Valkyrie, XQ-58A) RCAT Red Cat Holdings US Small Teal 2 recon drone · U.S. (Weekly Signal, 2026-03-29). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for AVAV, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook 1 piece · newest: Weekly Signal, “Defense — The $4M Missile vs. the $10K Drone” (2026-03-29)

Mentioned on Closelook

Where AVAV appears in the diary — 1 piece, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

  • Defense — The $4M Missile vs. the $10K DroneWeekly Signal · 29 Mar 2026Ticker Company Country Cap Focus AVAV AeroVironment US Mid Switchblade, Puma drones · directed energy (BlueHalo) KTOS Kratos Defense US Mid Autonomous combat drones (Valkyrie, XQ-58A) RCAT Red Cat Holdings US Small Teal 2 recon drone · U.S.

Related in the Closelook universe

same Closelook index seat first, then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.