Sharemaestro company-news research for AeroVironment Inc (AVAV), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.

NASDAQ United States Provisional evidence

Company news sentiment

AVAV news sentiment

AeroVironment Inc

Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.

Full chart Weekly report Factor research Options activity RSS feed
30-day score53Neutral is 50
Early balanced news score 29/100 evidence confidence 100% direct company focus 15 current stories across 12 publishers
Latest weekly closeUSD 186.73week of 7 Aug 2026
Main news subjectMarket update74/100 share of current news
News data statusHealthy7 duplicate stories removed

Current company news

Early balanced news score

15 company-specific stories are available, but there are not yet enough fresh stories from separate publishers for a firm reading.

Observed headline tone61/100 Published 30-day score53/100

Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.

Latest source headline AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors finance.yahoo.com · 12 Aug 2026 22:15

What supports the score

Direct evidence

15 current stories are mapped specifically to AVAV.

Source breadth

The score uses 12 publishers rather than depending on one outlet.

What limits the score

Too little evidence

The stories agree, but freshness-weighted evidence is only 0.357.

Confidence

Confidence is 29/100, below the threshold for a firm score.

53/100
News scoreEarly balanced news score
29/100
Confidencethin evidence
100%/100
Company news15 company stories
86/100
Story agreement14/100 difference

News history

Daily score and story count over 30 days

Daily weighted evidence
15 Jul: 1 stories16 Jul: 1 stories21 Jul: 1 stories23 Jul: 1 stories24 Jul: 1 stories26 Jul: 1 stories31 Jul: 2 stories02 Aug: 2 stories03 Aug: 1 stories04 Aug: 1 stories07 Aug: 1 stories08 Aug: 1 stories12 Aug: 1 stories 15 Jul: tone 79, 1 stories16 Jul: tone 60, 1 stories21 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories23 Jul: tone 57, 1 stories24 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories26 Jul: tone 58, 1 stories31 Jul: tone 50, 2 stories02 Aug: tone 52, 2 stories03 Aug: tone 59, 1 stories04 Aug: tone 57, 1 stories07 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories08 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories12 Aug: tone 71, 1 stories 95505
15 Jul30 Jul13 Aug
News scoreStory count50 baseline

Confidence

How reliable the score is

Separate from direction

Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.

Amount of evidence7
0.357 after freshness weighting
Source breadth100
12 independent publishers
Company relevance100
share tied directly to this company
Freshness45
recency-weighted evidence
Agreement86
how closely stories agree
Publisher mix67
less reliance on one publisher

Price and news history

News score and weekly price over 26 weeks

Early company-news score

Company-specific news is present, but the evidence has not yet earned enough independent, fresh information weight for price confirmation to be treated as a firm signal.

One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
13 Feb 2026: close 243.87, indexed 100.020 Feb 2026: close 264.63, indexed 108.527 Feb 2026: close 252.25, indexed 103.406 Mar 2026: close 229.8, indexed 94.213 Mar 2026: close 207.07, indexed 84.920 Mar 2026: close 197.72, indexed 81.127 Mar 2026: close 184.43, indexed 75.603 Apr 2026: close 184.36, indexed 75.610 Apr 2026: close 179.72, indexed 73.717 Apr 2026: close 191.42, indexed 78.524 Apr 2026: close 196.28, indexed 80.501 May 2026: close 184.97, indexed 75.808 May 2026: close 168.29, indexed 69.015 May 2026: close 158.0, indexed 64.822 May 2026: close 174.23, indexed 71.429 May 2026: close 207.24, indexed 85.005 Jun 2026: close 185.92, indexed 76.212 Jun 2026: close 170.58, indexed 69.919 Jun 2026: close 169.61, indexed 69.526 Jun 2026: close 137.95, indexed 56.603 Jul 2026: close 190.89, indexed 78.310 Jul 2026: close 144.58, indexed 59.317 Jul 2026: close 142.2, indexed 58.324 Jul 2026: close 149.51, indexed 61.331 Jul 2026: close 149.37, indexed 61.207 Aug 2026: close 186.73, indexed 76.6 26 Jun 2026: news score 50, close 137.95, 11 stories5003 Jul 2026: news score 53, close 190.89, 20 stories5310 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 144.58, 26 stories5017 Jul 2026: news score 54, close 142.2, 31 stories5424 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 149.51, 28 stories5031 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 149.37, 21 stories5007 Aug 2026: news score 51, close 186.73, 20 stories51
13 Feb15 May07 Aug
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
26-week price-23.4%latest close 186.73
News score change+1first to latest comparable week
One-week response+25.0%Price confirming higher
Fair-value position-1.7%Near fair-value range
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
07 Aug 202651USD 186.73+25.0%
31 Jul 202650USD 149.37-0.1%
24 Jul 202650USD 149.51+5.1%
17 Jul 202654USD 142.2-1.6%
10 Jul 202650USD 144.58-24.3%
03 Jul 202653USD 190.89+38.4%
26 Jun 202650USD 137.95-18.7%
Provisional evidence

News subjects

What is shaping the score

Market update
Market update526 stories · 40%
Earnings723 stories · 20%
Deals and strategy553 stories · 20%
Regulatory and legal351 stories · 7%
Analyst action571 stories · 7%
Macro sensitivity501 stories · 7%

Source mix

Where the evidence comes from

67/100 independence
finance.yahoo.com662 stories · 13%
GuruFocus592 stories · 13%
MarketBeat572 stories · 13%
MSN791 stories · 7%
TradingKey751 stories · 7%
Pluang351 stories · 7%
simplywall.st591 stories · 7%

Recurring subjects

Subjects appearing most often

Current evidence
EARNINGS GROWTH1EARNINGS1Directed Energy1Defense1DIRECTED-ENERGY1DEFENSE1Consensus Estimate1CONSENSUS ESTIMATE1Autonomous Systems1Aerospace1

Earlier readings

How the score has changed

34 comparable readings · 54 days
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
Comparable move+250 to 52 · Broadly stable
Observed range49–5450 is the neutral baseline
Evidence depth23stories at latest stored reading · +22
Confidence34/100Provisional · +6
20 Jun50 neutral13 Aug 21:29
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious

Changes in the stored score

Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.

ObservedScoreMoveConfidenceStoriesStatus
13 Aug 21:2952-134/100 (-2)23 (0)Provisional
12 Aug 23:5953+236/100 (+6)23 (+2)Provisional
11 Aug 23:5951+030/100 (+3)21 (+1)Provisional
10 Aug 23:5951+027/100 (-2)20 (-1)Provisional
08 Aug 23:5951+029/100 (0)21 (+1)Provisional
07 Aug 23:5951-129/100 (-4)20 (-1)Provisional
04 Aug 23:5952+033/100 (-2)21 (0)Provisional
03 Aug 23:5952+135/100 (+2)21 (+1)Provisional

Source headlines

The news behind the score

Showing 1-15 of 15

Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.

#171Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors

AeroVironment (AVAV) closed at $193.81 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.13% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.26%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.04%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.54%. Heading into today, shares of the maker of unmanned aircrafts had gained 36.63% over the past month, outpacing the Aerospace sector's gain of 4.77% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.13%. The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of AeroVironment in its upcoming release. On that day, AeroVironment is

AEROSPACEAerospaceCONSENSUS ESTIMATEConsensus EstimateEARNINGSEARNINGS GROWTH
Published
12 Aug 2026 22:15
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Positive financial language
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
High · 40.3% · 1.0d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#250Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Why AeroVironment (AVAV) Is Up 25.0% After US$400 Million Army Locust Contract News

AeroVironment recently announced a reported US$400 million U.S. Army production contract for its AI-assisted Locust directed-energy counter-drone system, alongside new board appointments and upcoming director retirements that reshape its governance profile. This combination of a landmark Pentagon directed-energy contract and added board-level aerospace-and-defense finance expertise could influence AeroVironment's growth priorities and capital allocation decisions. We'll now examine how the reported US$400 million Locust contract shapes AeroVironment's investment narrative around defense modern

AUTONOMOUS-SYSTEMSAutonomous SystemsDEFENSEDIRECTED-ENERGYDefenseDirected Energy
Published
08 Aug 2026 14:12
News subject
Deals and strategy
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 12.1% · 5.4d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#350Tone
Yahoo! Finance CanadaDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Stock Price, News, Quote & History

Published
07 Aug 2026 12:42
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.6% · 6.4d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#559Tone
simplywall.stDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment (AVAV) Could Be 41% Undervalued After Applied Intuition Deal

Published
03 Aug 2026 07:23
News subject
Deals and strategy
Why this score
Positive valuation view
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 12.6% · 10.6d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#850Tone
Seeking AlphaDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment: The Bottom May Be In, Contracts Will Keep Rolling In (NASDAQ:AVAV)

Published
31 Jul 2026 11:10
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.2% · 13.5d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#950Tone
marketbeat.comDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) Stock Price Up 3.1% - Still a Buy?

Published
31 Jul 2026 01:13
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.1% · 13.9d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1150Tone
Market sourceDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) stock price, news, quote and history

Published
24 Jul 2026 18:49
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 20.2d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1350Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment’s Stock Is Down, But Drone Demand Is Taking Off

Published
21 Jul 2026 20:00
News subject
Macro sensitivity
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 23.1d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1460Tone
GuruFocusDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment (AVAV) Shares Surge on Potential $500 Million Army Contract

Published
16 Jul 2026 20:25
News subject
Deals and strategy
Why this score
Positive market reaction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 2.3% · 28.1d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1579Tone
MSNDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AeroVironment surges after revenue, earnings beat on defense demand

Published
15 Jul 2026 10:05
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Beat expectations
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.1% · 29.5d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated

Earlier company news

AVAV news archive

Showing 1-30 of 37 stored headlines

Stored newest first for historical research. It starts after the newest three pages above and then continues through older news. Each archive page is loaded only when it is opened.

Aug 13 2026
finance.yahoo.comArchivedPositive tone

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AerospaceAutonomous VehiclesCloud ComputingEarnings Per ShareIntrinsic ValueRevenue Growth
Published
13 Aug 2026 14:57
Catalyst
Earnings
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
1 consolidated
Aug 12 2026
finance.yahoo.comArchivedPositive tone

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Reports Q2 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.58 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.6. This compares to a loss of $1.47 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +3.33%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post a loss of $0.79 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.81, delivering a surprise of -2.53%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. Virgin Galactic, which belongs to the Zacks Ae

AEROSPACEAerospaceDEFENSEDefenseEARNINGSEARNINGS ESTIMATE
Published
12 Aug 2026 22:40
Catalyst
Earnings
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
2 consolidated
Aug 12 2026
finance.yahoo.comArchivedPositive tone

Kratos Defense Stock Gains 21.4% in 3 Months: Should Investors Buy Now?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.'s KTOS shares have risen 21.4% over the past three months compared with the Zacks Aerospace-Defense Equipment industry's growth of 0.6%. The company maintains a leading position as the U.S. Army's primary supplier of unmanned target drones, with sustained demand supported by ongoing U.S. defense spending.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Other defense equipment stocks like Teledyne Technologies TDY and AeroVironment AVAV have also outperformed the industry in the said time frame. Teledyne Technologies and AeroVironment s

AEROSPACEAerospaceCONSENSUS ESTIMATEConsensus EstimateDEFENSEDefense
Published
12 Aug 2026 13:38
Catalyst
Earnings
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
2 consolidated
Aug 11 2026
finance.yahoo.comArchivedPositive tone

Astronics Corporation (ATRO) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Astronics Corporation (ATRO) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.7 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.56 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.32 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +25.00%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.46 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.49, delivering a surprise of +6.52%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Astronics, which belongs to th

AEROSPACEAerospaceDEFENSEDefenseEARNINGSEARNINGS ESTIMATE
Published
11 Aug 2026 22:45
Catalyst
Earnings
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
2 consolidated
Aug 11 2026
seekingalpha.comArchivedPositive tone

Neros valuation triples to $2.5B as drone maker raises $250M

[An interceptor drone during the interception of combat drones] MikeMareen/iStock via Getty Images Defense technology startup Neros raised $250 million in new funding, tripling its valuation to $2.5 billion as it ramps up drone production to meet growing U.S. military demand. Sequoia Capital and American Strategic Technology Fund co-led the equity round, with Thiel Capital and existing investors also participating. The Torrance, California-based company plans to use the money to develop new drones, expand overseas and support manufacturing in allied countries. DEFENSE TECH INVESTMENT SURGES Fo

AUTONOMOUS-WEAPONSAutonomous WeaponsDEFENSE-TECHDRONESDefense TechDrones
Published
11 Aug 2026 17:56
Catalyst
Macro sensitivity
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
2 consolidated
Aug 10 2026
nasdaq.comArchivedPositive tone

Iran Tensions Highlight Defense Supply Gaps Poised to Lift 2 Stocks

Key Points Modern wars are exposing old supply shortages, and defense suppliers stand to benefit. AeroVironment and L3Harris are positioned where demand is growing fastest: drones, missiles, and battlefield networks. Strong backlogs create opportunity, but execution, politics, and defense budgets remain key risks.10 stocks we like better than AeroVironment › When shipping lanes around Iran become combat zones, the world is reminded that modern militaries still run on some very old fundamentals: munitions, sensors, and logistics. Recent attacks and closures in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea h

DEFENSEDRONESDefenseDronesMARKETSMISSILES
Published
10 Aug 2026 06:50
Catalyst
Macro sensitivity
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
2 consolidated
Jul 03 2026
TrefisArchivedLegacy headline · tone unscoredLegacy source lookup

5-Day Rally Sends AeroVironment Stock Up 40%

Published
3 Jul 2026 11:52
Catalyst
Legacy snapshot
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
1 consolidated

How the page works

How to read the score

The score shows direction

It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.

Confidence is separate

Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.

Price is confirmation

Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.

What the page does

It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.

Evidence context