AeroVironment Q4 Preview: The $1.4B Problem (Downgrade) [Seeking Alpha]
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)
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in the $1.1B funded backlog (up 134%) & driving top-line growth to double (Q4 expected +106%). Contract Visibility Headwinds: Uncertainty plagues the $1.4B SCAR contract (US Space Force), which was reopened for competitive bidding. Winning it would double the $1.1B backlog, but losing it would crash. Gross Margin Pressure: BlueHalo integration slashed gross margins from 40% to under 20%. But AVAV expects Q3/Q4 inflation back to the "high 30s" by Q4, driven by higher-margin product revenues. The risk/reward profile for AVAV is elevated and skewed towards risk due to outlook uncertainty. Shares are downgraded to a Hold ahead of the Q3 FY26 earnings report. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment Thesis As military drone maker AeroVironment, Inc. ( AVAV ), or AV, gets ready to report Q3 FY26 earnings release ("ER") on March 10th , the company is sitting on another huge goldmine of This article was written by Analyst's Disclosure: I/we have no stock, opt
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News
- Why Are AeroVironment (AVAV) Shares Soaring Today [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- AeroVironment (AVAV) was downgraded by Zacks Research from "hold" to "strong sell".MarketBeat
- INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of AeroVironment, Inc. - AVAVPR Newswire
- Reassessing AeroVironment (AVAV) After Recent Share Price Pullback And Defense Headlines [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- AeroVironment (AVAV) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
AVAV
Earnings
- 12/9/25 - Miss
AVAV
Sec Filings
- 3/5/26 - Form 8-K
- 3/3/26 - Form 4
- 2/23/26 - Form 8-K
- AVAV's page on the SEC website