Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate AeroVironment, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• AeroVironment, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for AVAV from analysts
• AVAV’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)

Before we jump into AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

AeroVironment, Inc. 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. It 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; uncrewed ground systems; and high-altitude pseudo-satellites. 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 solution for national security and defense operations; and HaloCortex OSINT, an AI-powered OSINT analysis platform to provide insights and solve department of defense and commercial challenges. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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AeroVironment, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 14, 2026, 10:01 AM, CST, AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock price was $162.290.

AeroVironment, Inc. is up 0.81% from its previous closing price of $160.990.

During the last market session, AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock traded between $160.000 and $164.880. Currently, there are approximately 49.74 million shares outstanding for AeroVironment, Inc..

AeroVironment, Inc.’s trailing earnings per share are negative, so the stock does not have a meaningful P/E ratio. We suggest investors evaluate other financial metrics to understand its overall valuation.

AeroVironment, Inc. Stock Price History

AeroVironment, Inc.’s (AVAV) price is currently down 16.78% so far this month.

During the month of May, AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $195.850 and a low of $156.000.

Over the last year, AeroVironment, Inc. has hit prices as high as $417.860 and as low as $156.000. Year to date, AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock is down 32.91%.

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What Caused AeroVironment, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of May 13, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate AeroVironment, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on AeroVironment, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

AeroVironment, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of AeroVironment, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 13, 2026, AeroVironment, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -8.33%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 33 and is considered to be Weak.

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AeroVironment, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 14, 2026, AeroVironment, Inc.’s stock price is $162.290, which is up 0.81% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like AeroVironment, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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