The company
AeroVironment, Inc.
AVAV · Nasdaq
IndustrialsAerospace & DefenseNot moving yetDefense-TechRoboticsSpace Economy
AVAV stood above a rising 150-day average in 10 of the last 52 weekly readings, and has been out of that trend for the last 38 weeks. It is 29.5% below that average now. Aerospace & Defense: 12% of its 57 stocks in an uptrend (−3 points in four weeks); Industrials: 26% (−5 points in four weeks).
Statistics
- Rotation
- Not moving yet
- Weeks in an uptrend
- out for 38
- Industry in uptrend
- 12% -4 in 4 wk
- Insider buys, 12 months
- $0
- Insider sales, 12 months
- $4.0M
- Officials’ trades on record
- 5
- Institutions holding
- 570 (-3)
In the rotation
Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 10 of 52 weeks.
20 Apr – 19 Oct
Aerospace & Defense: Few of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been slipping. Industrials: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been slipping.
Money in and out
1 Nov 2024 – 1 Oct 2026
Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.
Congress and officials
5 disclosed lines: House 5, Senate 0, executive 0; 1 people.
| Who | Did | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. House: U.S. House ClerkCA31 | sold | $1k–$15k | 2 Jul 2026filed 4 Sep 2026 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. House: U.S. House ClerkCA31 | bought | $1k–$15k | 3 Mar 2026filed 7 Apr 2026 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. House: U.S. House ClerkCA31 | bought | $1k–$15k | 27 Jan 2026filed 13 Feb 2026 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. House: U.S. House ClerkCA31 | bought | $1k–$15k | 15 Dec 2025filed 12 Jan 2026 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. House: U.S. House ClerkCA31 | bought | $1k–$15k | 3 Oct 2025filed 18 Nov 2025 |
Insiders
Buy orders, 12 months0
Sale orders, 12 months21
Buyers · sellers0 · 3
| Who | Did | Shares | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. PageDirector | sold | 250at $152.27 | 15 Sep 2026filed 17 Sep 2026 |
| Brian Charles ShackleySVP, Chief Accounting Officer | sold | 100at $152.27 | 15 Sep 2026filed 17 Sep 2026 |
| Stephen F. PageDirector | sold | 250at $191.98 | 17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026 |
| Brian Charles ShackleySVP, Chief Accounting Officer | sold | 205at $201.86 | 14 Aug 2026filed 14 Aug 2026 |
| Stephen F. PageDirector | sold | 248at $143.00 | 15 Jul 2026filed 16 Jul 2026 |
| Brian Charles ShackleySVP, Chief Accounting Officer | sold | 300at $143.00 | 15 Jul 2026filed 16 Jul 2026 |
| Stephen F. PageDirector | sold | 250at $174.41 | 15 Jun 2026filed 16 Jun 2026 |
| Stephen F. PageDirector | sold | 250at $162.31 | 15 May 2026filed 18 May 2026 |
| Stephen F. PageDirector | sold | 250at $197.29 | 15 Apr 2026filed 20 Apr 2026 |
| Stephen F. PageDirector | sold | 250at $212.52 | 16 Mar 2026filed 17 Mar 2026 |
| Brian Charles ShackleyChief Accounting Officer | sold | 200at $212.52 | 16 Mar 2026filed 17 Mar 2026 |
| Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFO | sold | 396at $224.55 | 10 Mar 2026filed 11 Mar 2026 |
Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.
Institutions
Holders570-3 on the quarter
New · exited103 · 106
Reported value$5.0B
Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc.reduced · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 3,480,740$574.6M | -1,478,959−29.8% |
| STATE STREET CORPreduced · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 2,192,680$361.8M | -96,677−4.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 1,646,011$271.7M | +29,696+1.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 1,548,605$255.6M | -145,170−8.6% |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & COreduced · filed 6 Aug 2026 | 967,448$159.7M | -59,293−5.8% |
| Heard Capital LLCadded · filed 11 Aug 2026 | 903,975$149.2M | +182,623+25.3% |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.reduced · filed 14 Aug 2026 | 854,017$140.8M | -83,443−8.9% |
| Invesco Ltd.added · filed 14 Aug 2026 | 698,470$115.3M | +100,182+16.7% |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCreduced · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 671,971$110.9M | -241,922−26.5% |
| ARK Investment Management LLCadded · filed 14 Aug 2026 | 607,502$100.3M | +48,248+8.6% |
31 Mar 2023 – 30 Jun 2026
News
AeroVironment's LOCUST X3 Wins Army's First Laser Weapon Contract; Sled Beats Fixed Mounttechtimes.com · 16 Oct 2026Ondas Retreats 6% Despite Regna AI Launch With Palantir; AeroVironment Drops 3%, Kratos Slipsaol.com · 14 Oct 2026Ondas Retreats 6% Despite Regna AI Launch With Palantir; AeroVironment Drops 3%, Kratos Slips247wallst.com · 14 Oct 2026AeroVironment sues former employees in trade secrets case | Pacific Coast Business Timespacbiztimes.com · 9 Oct 2026Ondas Falls 5% as Defense Orders Pile Up Without Lifting Shares; AeroVironment Slips, Kratos Edges Higheraol.com · 8 Oct 2026Can LOCUST Lasers Power the Next Leg of AeroVironment (AVAV) Growth?insidermonkey.com · 8 Oct 2026AeroVironment Is Now Down 43% This Year. Is It Time to Sell This Dropping Drone Stock?247wallst.com · 7 Oct 2026Ondas Falls 5% Despite $165 Million in New Orders; AeroVironment and Red Cat Drop 5%aol.com · 7 Oct 2026
Everyone who traded it
Same industry
Government contracts
Awards20
Total$2.7B
Latest30 Sep 2026
EO 14398 MISSION CRITICAL: APPREHENDING FUGITIVES FY26 JSD OB3 C-UAS FUNDED AV (BLUE HALO) TITAN APC-FY26-000222Department of Justice · $515K · 30 Sep 2026AWARD IN SUPPORT OF TUAS BATTALION RECONNAISSANCE UAV REQUIREMENT.Department of Defense · $117.3M · 3 Jun 2026LOW ALTITUDE STALKING AND STRIKE ORDNANCE (LASSO) SURVEILLANCE CRITICALITY DESIGNATOR IS ADepartment of Defense · $28.1M · 1 May 2026TUAS HAS A REQUIREMENT TO PROCURE 82X P550 LONG RANGE RECONNAISSANCE (LRR) SYSTEMS: LRR SYSTEM TO SUPPORT RECONNAISSANCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND TARGET ACQUISITION (RSTA) CAPABILITIES FOR MANEUVER COMMANDERS.Department of Defense · $117.3M · 20 Mar 2026
From its SEC filings
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