AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)
AVAV moved a median of -0.13% 30 minutes after news, and -0.62% by the close. How AVAV actually reacts to news — the realized, point-in-time move the market made, measured across 1,717 labeled events over the last three years with zero look-ahead.
AVAV’s median reaction, across the day.
| Horizon | Median | % positive | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-min | -0.06% | 46% | 1,703 |
| 30-min | -0.13% | 46% | 1,716 |
| 60-min | -0.37% | 40% | 1,716 |
| to close | -0.62% | 39% | 1,716 |
| Middle 50% of AVAV reactions | -1.14% to +0.84% |
|---|---|
| Median reaction (30-min) | -0.13% |
| Measured reactions | 1,717 |
Half of all AeroVironment, Inc. news events land between -1.14% and +0.84% at 30 minutes.
Reaction stats as of 2026-09-21. Newest measured event . Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp.
How AVAV reacts, by analyst action.
| Event | Events | Median 30-min | % positive | Median to close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyst upgrades | 30 | +0.63% | 63% | -0.96% |
| Analyst downgrades | 23 | -1.77% | 30% | -1.47% |
| Coverage initiations | 49 | +0.54% | 57% | +0.44% |
| Rating reiterations | 137 | -0.09% | 48% | -0.08% |
| Price-target raises | 15 | -0.65% | 40% | +0.69% |
| Price-target cuts | 24 | +0.04% | 67% | +1.10% |
Last 3 years, pulled 2026-09-21. Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp. Counts and medians only. The same measurement runs across every name in the dataset. See how AVAV ranks against every other measured name →
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Recent AVAV events, each with its measured reaction.
| Date | Headline | Event | Source | 5-min | To close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV and Alpha Unmanned Systems Announce MOU to Explore JUMP 20 Support in Spain | Press release | Business Wire | +0.31% | -2.04% | |
| AV and Elsight Partner to Strengthen Mayhem 10 Connectivity in Contested Environments | Press release | Business Wire | -0.47% | -3.25% | |
| AV and Thunder Tiger Sign MOU to Explore Uncrewed Systems Integration and Co-Production in Taiwan | Press release | Business Wire | +0.59% | -2.10% | |
| AV and NIOA Sign Agreement to Advance One-Way Attack Localization and Co-Production in Australia | Press release | Business Wire | -0.04% | +0.71% | |
| AV’s VideoRay Selected as Subcontractor Navy Mine Countermeasure Prototype Effort | Press release | Business Wire | -0.76% | -0.03% | |
| Form 8-K AeroVironment Inc For: Sep 24 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | -0.31% | -0.91% | |
| Drones Have Morphed into Big Business -- And The Revenue Opportunity Is Exploding | Press release | Canada Newswire | -1.68% | -3.86% | |
| The GPS-Denied Economy: Why Navigation Is the Next Infrastructure Layer | Press release | GlobeNewswire | -1.04% | +0.94% | |
| Nominal Partners with AeroVironment to Power Accelerated Test and Production Data for Mission-Critical Hardware at Scale | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.14% | +0.26% | |
| Form 10-Q AeroVironment Inc For: Aug 01 | SEC filing · Form 10-Q | SEC EDGAR | +1.33% | +0.18% | |
| AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results | Press release | Business Wire | +1.33% | +0.18% | |
| Form 8-K AeroVironment Inc For: Sep 09 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | +1.33% | +0.18% | |
| AV Secures First International Order for LOCUST® Directed Energy Counter-Drone Systems | Press release | Business Wire | +1.99% | +1.44% | |
| Berger Montague PC Investigates AeroVironment, Inc.'s Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (NASDAQ: AVAV) | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.05% | -0.03% | |
| AV’s LOCUST® Selected for Nearly $500 million Army Counter-UAS Contract for Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) Program | Press release | Business Wire | -0.86% | -0.83% | |
| AV Awarded Contract for Three Autonomous Helicopters in Support of NASA’s SkyFall Mission to Mars | Press release | Business Wire | -0.10% | +1.86% | |
| AV to Present at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference | Press release | Business Wire | -0.09% | -2.77% | |
| AeroVironment, Inc. to Announce First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 Earnings and Host Conference Call | Press release | Business Wire | -1.20% | +3.20% | |
| AV Receives $51 Million U.S. Army Order for Switchblade® 600 Loitering Munitions | Press release | Business Wire | +1.55% | +0.26% | |
| AV to Invest $100 Million in New Unified Campus in Southern California | Press release | Business Wire | +0.02% | -2.13% | |
| AeroVironment to Establish Industrial Presence in Greece Through AV Eagle | Press release | Business Wire | -0.10% | -0.67% | |
| Berger Montague PC Investigates AeroVironment, Inc.'s Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (NASDAQ: AVAV) | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.62% | -4.56% | |
| Attention Long-Term Shareholders of AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV); PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation (NASDAQ: PRCT); Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) and The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL): Grabar Law Office is Investigating Claims on Your Beh | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.06% | +0.04% | |
| Form ARS AeroVironment Inc For: Apr 30 | SEC filing · Form ARS | SEC EDGAR | +0.53% | -0.09% | |
| Form DEF 14A AeroVironment Inc For: Sep 24 | SEC filing · Form DEF | SEC EDGAR | +0.15% | +0.16% | |
| AV Appoints Aerospace and Defense Executive Michael D. Ruppert to Board of Directors | Press release | Business Wire | -0.34% | +8.12% | |
| Form 8-K AeroVironment Inc For: Aug 03 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | -0.34% | +8.12% | |
| AeroVironment Announces Planned Retirement of Stephen F. Page from Board of Directors | Press release | Business Wire | -1.21% | -8.00% | |
| AV and Applied Intuition Establish Strategic Collaboration to Advance Uncrewed Teaming | Press release | Business Wire | -1.21% | -8.00% | |
| Form 8-K AeroVironment Inc For: Jul 23 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | SEC EDGAR | -1.21% | -8.00% | |
| AeroVironment, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - AVAV | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.52% | +2.95% | |
| Kaplan Fox Reminds AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) Investors with Significant Losses of More Than $200,000 to Seek a Leadership Role Before Deadline on July 27, 2026 | Press release | GlobeNewswire | -1.59% | -6.35% | |
| Autonomous Defense Technologies Set to Ignite a Nearly $200 Billion Global Market | Press release | Canada Newswire | +2.83% | +4.23% | |
| DEADLINE NEXT WEEK: Berger Montague Advises AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) Investors to Contact the Firm Before July 27, 2026 | Press release | PR Newswire | +2.83% | +4.23% | |
| Kaplan Fox Encourages AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) Investors with Significant Losses of More Than $200,000 to Contact the Firm Before July 27, 2026 | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +0.35% | -2.95% | |
| AeroVironment, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - AVAV | Press release | PR Newswire | -0.07% | +0.00% | |
| AV Awarded $117.3 Million U.S. Army Production Contract for P550™ | Press release | Business Wire | -0.07% | +0.00% | |
| Kaplan Fox Encourages AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) Investors to Contact the Firm Before the Deadline on July 27, 2026 | Press release | GlobeNewswire | -0.56% | +2.46% | |
| $AVAV Investor Loss Alert: AeroVironment Investors may have been Misled after SCAR Contract Cancellation Leads to 17% Stock Drop – Contact BFA Law if You Lost Money | Press release | GlobeNewswire | +3.74% | -1.25% | |
| AeroVironment, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - AVAV | Press release | PR Newswire | +1.06% | -1.58% | |
| AV Receives MQ-31A Designation from Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) | Press release | Business Wire | +1.06% | -1.58% | |
| AeroVironment, Inc. Highlights Growth Strategy and Unveils Fiscal Year 2030 Financial Targets at 2026 Investor Day | Press release | Business Wire | -2.10% | -3.11% | |
| AV Awarded $30 Million Contract to Provide Puma™ Systems Stack for Germany’s LARUS Program | Press release | Business Wire | -0.57% | -7.13% | |
| AV’s Titan™ Selected by JIATF-401 for $80.5 m Award | Press release | Business Wire | -3.09% | -7.03% | |
| AeroVironment, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - AVAV | Press release | PR Newswire | +0.14% | -1.97% | |
| AV Awarded $500 million IDIQ for Support of JIATF-401 Domestic Shield Program | Press release | Business Wire | -3.09% | -7.03% | |
| Form S-8 AeroVironment Inc | SEC filing · Form S-8 | SEC EDGAR | -3.09% | -7.03% | |
| AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results | Press release | Business Wire | -5.88% | -5.67% | |
| AeroVironment, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - AVAV | Press release | PR Newswire | +1.35% | -3.41% | |
| Form 10-K AeroVironment Inc For: Apr 30 | SEC filing · Form 10-K | SEC EDGAR | -5.88% | -5.67% |
Each reaction is the move the market actually made, measured from the news timestamp. Headlines link through to the AVAV section they belong to.
Where else AVAV is measured.
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How the numbers are made.
How is AeroVironment, Inc.'s median reaction calculated?
Every labeled AVAV news event is measured from its own timestamp: the last trade before the news is the base price, and the move is read at fixed horizons — 30 minutes of trading, then the close. The median across 1,717 events is what this page reports. Point-in-time, zero look-ahead: no event borrows information from a later one.
What counts as a positive reaction?
Any event whose price move is above zero at the horizon, relative to the last trade before the news timestamp. 46% of AVAV's measured events are up at 30 minutes; the rest close the window flat or negative.
How often is this page updated?
The news table refreshes automatically as new events are labeled and priced. The reaction medians are re-pulled in batches from the dataset — the figures here are as of 2026-09-21.
Does AVAV's past reaction predict its next one?
No. These are realized facts about past events, not forecasts. They describe a distribution — they say nothing certain about any future move.