In a filing, AeroVironment Inc revealed its Sr. VP and CFO McDonnell Kevin Patrick unloaded Company’s shares for reported $78697.0 on Dec 02 ’24. In the deal valued at $198.73 per share,396 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, McDonnell Kevin Patrick now holds 16,472 shares worth roughly $2.64 million.
Then, McDonnell Kevin Patrick sold 508 shares, generating $110,058 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $216.65, the Sr. VP and CFO now owns 16,868 shares.
Before that, McDonnell Kevin Patrick sold 878 shares. AeroVironment Inc shares valued at $184,854 were divested by the Sr. VP and CFO at a price of $210.54 per share. As a result of the transaction, McDonnell Kevin Patrick now holds 17,376 shares, worth roughly $2.78 million.
Jefferies upgraded its AeroVironment Inc [AVAV] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published on November 20, 2024; the price target was decreased to $230 from $240. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid November from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Raymond James also remained covering AVAV and has decreased its forecast on September 16, 2024 with a “Mkt perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Robert W. Baird revised its rating on August 28, 2024. It rated AVAV as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of AVAV
On Tuesday, AeroVironment Inc [NASDAQ:AVAV] saw its stock fall -0.67% to $160.12. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.16%. AeroVironment Inc shares have risen nearly 27.34% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 25.81% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $236.60 was reached on 11/11/24, a 52-week low of $116.51 was recorded on 01/08/24. SMA at 50 days reached $196.30, while 200 days put it at $183.61.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AVAV Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 158.60, which if violated will result in even more drops to 157.08. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 161.75. A further resistance level may holdings at 163.37. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 38.42, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.50, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 68.28%. Stochastics %K at 26.45% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in AeroVironment Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in AeroVironment Inc stocks on 2024-11-15, dropping by -0.12 million shares to a total of 1.29 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-10-15 was 1.4 million shares. There was a decline of -8.96%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
