AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call March 4, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Jonah Teeter-Balin - Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations Wahid Nawabi - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin McDonnell - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Gregory Konrad - Jefferies Peter Arment - Baird Louie DiPalma - William Blair Andre Madrid - BTIG Operator Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the AeroVironment Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Conference Call.
AeroVironment (AVAV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.30 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.58 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.63 per share a year ago.
Tuesday, AeroVironment reported an operating loss of $3.1 million, down from a profit of $14.3 million a year ago. Wall Street was looking for a $14 million profit.
Defense contractor AeroVironment shares sink on quarterly miss on top and bottom line.
AVAV's fiscal Q3 results are likely to reflect favorable impacts of revenue growth from LMS and MW units amid the adverse impacts of higher marketing costs.
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for AeroVironment (AVAV), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended January 2025.
In the closing of the recent trading day, AeroVironment (AVAV) stood at $153.65, denoting a +1.29% change from the preceding trading day.
In the latest trading session, AeroVironment (AVAV) closed at $158.13, marking a -0.45% move from the previous day.
In the closing of the recent trading day, AeroVironment (AVAV) stood at $179.35, denoting a -1.54% change from the preceding trading day.
The latest trading day saw AeroVironment (AVAV) settling at $185.96, representing a -0.09% change from its previous close.
Drone specialist AeroVironment (AVAV 7.60%) saw its stock gain notable altitude on Tuesday, thanks to an update from the company on a lucrative government contract. The company's share price soared almost 8% higher on the day, comparing very favorably to the S&P 500's (^GSPC 0.72%) relatively marginal (0.7%) rise.
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