A look at AeroVironment Inc.’s (AVAV) recent performance gives investors their first glimpse of hope.

On Tuesday, AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) opened higher 5.73% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $149.72. Price fluctuations for AVAV have ranged from $88.24 to $184.61 over the past 52 weeks.

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Industrials Sector giant saw their annual sales surged by 15.12% over the last five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 122.75% at the time writing. With a float of $27.83 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $28.14 million.

The firm has a total of 1279 workers. Let’s measure their productivity.

AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Aerospace & Defense industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of AeroVironment Inc. is 1.08%, while institutional ownership is 86.19%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 07 ’24, was worth 350,079. In this transaction Sr. VP of this company sold 1,913 shares at a rate of $183.00, taking the stock ownership to the 2,570 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 07 ’24, when Company’s SVP, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec. sold 1,000 for $176.77, making the entire transaction worth $176,770. This insider now owns 12,339 shares in total.

AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 122.75% per share during the next fiscal year.

AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 3.16. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 6.31. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 409.80.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -4.31, a number that is poised to hit 0.21 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.41 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV)

Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [AeroVironment Inc., AVAV], we can find that recorded value of 0.32 million was lower than the volume posted last year of 0.33 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 76.39%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.61.

During the past 100 days, AeroVironment Inc.’s (AVAV) raw stochastic average was set at 61.37%, which indicates a significant decrease from 93.46% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.70% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 54.43% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $144.80, while its 200-day Moving Average is $121.66. Now, the first resistance to watch is $161.45. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $164.59. The third major resistance level sits at $169.86. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $153.03, it is likely to go to the next support level at $147.76. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $144.62.

AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) Key Stats

There are currently 28,136K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 4.45 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 540,540 K according to its annual income of -176,210 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 186,580 K and its income totaled 13,890 K.