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AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) earns a Piotroski F-score of 1/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Jefferies | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-01 | Wedbush | Outperform (init) |
| 2026-07-01 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-30 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-30 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-30 | Citizens | Market Outperform (reit) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 1/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.254 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.002 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.054 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.343 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVAV | AeroVironment Inc | 1/9 | 4.81 | — | +140.9% |
| AIRO | AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +4.6% |
| JOBY | Joby Aviation, Inc. | 3/9 | 1.15 | — | — |
| BETA | BETA Technologies, Inc. | 5/9 | 7.65 | — | +136% |
| UAVS | AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. | 4/9 | -9.05 | — | -4.3% |
| DUKR | DUKE Robotics Corp. | 3/9 | — | — | — |
| ACHR | Archer Aviation Inc. | 5/9 | 9 | — | — |
About AeroVironment Inc
AeroVironment, Inc., a defense technology provider, designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Autonomous Systems; and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. The company provides uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which include small and medium UAS, and kinesis command and control software; and counter-UAS and precision strike, a loitering munitions solution that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters, including precision strike, radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS, and electronic warfare systems. It also offers autonomy, AI, and platform technologies; unmanned maritime; and uncrewed ground systems. The company provides digital beamforming technology, a multi-band/beam software defined antenna tile that allows simultaneous communication with multiple satellites; laser communications, a data transmission systems for space operations; space-qualified hardware for line of sight stabilization and control electronics in low, medium, and geostationary earth orbit, as well as cislunar orbits; phased array antenna technology to supports hypersonic telemetry and tracking, and other missile testing; and directed energy solution. It also offers cyber solutions for national security and defense operations. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
FAQ
Is AVAV financially healthy?
AeroVironment Inc's Piotroski F-score is 1/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AVAV pay a dividend?
No, AeroVironment Inc does not currently pay a dividend.
Is AVAV overvalued or undervalued?
AeroVironment Inc trades at about 125.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 32.9×–198.8×, median 77.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AVAV?
The average Wall-Street price target for AeroVironment Inc is $247.35, about 27.6% above the recent price, from 17 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is AVAV a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AeroVironment Inc: a Piotroski F-score of 1/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-04-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.