Investors in AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Dec. 20, 2024 $300 Put had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.What is Implied Volatility?Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could als ...

The latest trading session saw AeroVironment (AVAV) ending at $220.80, denoting a -0.05% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.27%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.65%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.26%. The maker of unmanned aircrafts's shares have seen an increase of 10.88% over the last month, surpassing the Aerospace sector's loss of 4.51% and the S&P 500's gain of 2%. Market participants will be closely ...

The company will continue production during a contract protest.The U.S. Army has instructed AeroVironment (AVAV 11.95%) to continue working to fulfill a $990 million order, despite an ongoing protest of the award. Investor are cheering the move, sending AeroVironment shares up 11% as of 2:30 p.m. ET.U.S. Army gives the green lightAeroVironment is a supplier of small-to-midsized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the U.S. military and other customers. Its Switchblade loitering munition has been a mainstay in ...

A protest results in a stop work order from the company's largest client.On a generally good Monday for the stock market, AeroVironment (AVAV -9.68%) was a notable exception. The specialized defense company saw its share price sink by almost 10% that day, due to a work stoppage on a very lucrative arrangement between the company and the U.S. government. By contrast, the S&P 500 index, largely free of such burdens, inched 0.1% higher on the day.Drone disputeAeroVironment, which focuses on developing and manu ...

Investors interested in Aerospace stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is AeroVironment (AVAV) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.AeroVironment is a member of our Aerospace group, which includes 46 different companies and currently sits at #2 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the ind ...

koto_feja AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) is a rising powerhouse in the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) industry. The company has performed especially well over the past few years as a result of UAVs growing success on the battlefield. AeroVironment is in a great position to capitalize on the rise of UAV technologies given its robust product portfolio, strategic position in the defense industry, and its involvement in an escalating Ukrainian-Russian war. Innovative Product Portfolio AeroVironment is increasingly ...

AeroVironment (AVAV) closed the last trading session at $179.47, gaining 2% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $225.17 indicates a 25.5% upside potential.The average comprises six short-term price targets ranging from a low of $210 to a high of $245, with a standard deviation of $12.50. While the lowest estimate indicates an increase of 17% from the current price level ...

Investors had reason to cheer last week. But the valuation on this drone stock remains sky high.I've been following military drone manufacturer AeroVironment (AVAV -2.32%) for a very long time -- ever since it was just a newborn babe of a defense stock after its 2007 initial public offering (IPO), in fact. And I have to tell you that, over all this time, I've never seen AeroVironment win a defense contract as big as the one that it won last Tuesday: $1 billion.Well, $990 million to be exact.The Aug. 27 edit ...

文章核心观点 - 新兴的无人机技术正在颠覆传统的国防工业 [1][2][3] - 无人机技术更加便宜、致命,为新进入者打开了巨大的市场机会 [2][3] - 公司AeroVironment正成为现代无人机国防能力的中坚力量 [4][5][6] 公司概况 - AeroVironment成立于1971年,总部位于阿灵顿,员工约1,450人 [6] - 公司业务分为三大板块:微型无人机系统(MW)、导弹系统(LMS)和无人系统(UxS) [6] - 公司最近一个季度收入增长24%,主要得益于国防客户对自主系统的需求增加 [6] 业务表现 - 公司赢得了价值10亿美元的美国陆军Switchblade无人机供应合同 [7] - 导弹系统(LMS)业务收入增长68%,主要得益于Switchblade 300和600型号系统的强劲需求 [7] - 无人系统(UAS)业务收入增长22%,产品如Puma和JUMP 20在情报、监视和侦察等领域发挥重要作用 [8] - 公司正在快速开发包括远程无人机控制和完全自主任务等先进功能 [9] - 通过并购整合Tomahawk生态系统,公司正在成为全面集成无人机战争的中坚力量 [10] 财务表现 - 公司保持了43%的毛利率和45%的调整后毛利率 [11] - 尽管研发和销售费用上升导致营业利润下降,但公司仍有373百万美元的在手订单 [11][12] - 公司资产负债表健康,预计本年度将有81百万美元的净现金 [13] - 公司预计全年收入将增长12%,净利润和EBITDA将分别增长30%以上和15百万美元以上 [13] - 公司预计未来3-5年内将保持至少10%的有机增长,EBITDA年增长超过20% [14] 估值分析 - 公司当前市盈率为61.6倍,但考虑到高增长预期,合理市盈率应为45.4倍 [14] - 根据预期增长,公司合理股价目标为240美元,较当前价格上涨24% [15] 总结 - AeroVironment正成为现代无人机国防能力的关键参与者,通过创新技术如Switchblade无人机在行业内崭露头角 [16] - 公司业务增长强劲,受益于全球对自主系统的需求上升、国际合作伙伴关系以及战略并购 [16] - 尽管短期内存在一些盈利压力,但公司长期前景依然看好,有望保持双位数收入和利润增长 [16]

财务表现 - 公司营收为1.89483亿美元，同比增长24.4%[166] - 毛利率为43.0%，同比增长2.4个百分点[167] - 销售、一般及管理费用为3.3795亿美元，同比增长41.7%[167] - 研发投入为2.4613亿美元，同比增长59.1%[167] - 营业利润为2.3059亿美元，同比下降12.5%[167] - 净利润为2.1166亿美元，同比下降3.3%[167] 业务板块表现 - 无人系统(UxS)、射程滞空武器系统(LMS)和MacCready Works(MW)三大业务板块的收入和毛利率情况[167] - UxS业务收入为1.2亿美元，同比增长22%[177] - LMS业务收入为5200万美元，同比增长68%[180] - MW业务收入为1750万美元，同比下降24%[182] 流动性和资金需求 - 公司预计未来12个月内现有现金、现金等价物、经营活动产生的现金流以及其他融资来源将足以满足其营运资金、资本支出需求、收购相关未来义务以及信贷协议项下的义务[191][192][193][194] - 公司的主要流动性需求包括为营运资金融资、资本支出、支持产品开发、推广新产品和提升现有产品、推动市场接受和采用以及可能的实体收购[192][193][194] - 公司的工资资本需求因合同类型而有所不同，成本加酬金项目中公司通常按月结算已发生的成本和酬金，而固定价格合同中公司通常在交付产品时获得付款，需要为此期间的人工和费用提供资金[195] - 公司在2022财年4月30日之前做出了一些非日常业务承诺,包括向第二个有限合伙基金出资2000万美元,其中1000万美元尚未支付[196] - 公司在2023年9月15日完成了对Tomahawk公司的收购,总收购价格为1.344亿美元,其中1.098亿美元为股票支付,2420万美元为现金支付[196] - 由于美国国税局的税收资本化规则第174条要求研发支出在5年内资本化和摊销,公司预计2025财年及以后几个财年的联邦所得税现金支付水平将保持较高[196]