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Stocks fell this week on oil prices and Fed rate-hike expectations, though Oracle's earnings underscored AI infrastructure strength. MarketBeat analysts recap top stories on earnings, defense, AI, and other stock opportunities.

AeroVironment posted a Q1 revenue and earnings beat with record backlog, prompting Moderate Buy ratings from analysts and price targets implying significant upside from current levels.

AeroVironment posts record Q1 revenue, backlog as demand for drones and counter-drone systems soar. AVAV stock jumps, analysts lift targets.

Jim Cramer publicly warned investors away from AeroVironment just one week before the drone and laser maker dropped a report that forced everyone to rethink the competition story he called too dangerous to touch.

FEATURE Quarterly results from drone maker AeroVironment were a relief for investors. There is still growth for defense contractors selling drones and drone-related tech. AeroVironment announced fiscal first quarter 2027 earnings of 59 cents a share from sales of $480.

Investing.com -- AeroVironment Inc (NASDAQ:AVAV) reported first quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, with adjusted earnings per share of $0.59, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.29. Revenue reached a record $480.5 million, surpassing the analyst estimate of $459.89 million and representing a 6% increase from $454.7 million in the same quarter last year.

Stocks pulled back after a strong jobs report stoked rate-hike concerns. MarketBeat writers recap earnings-season themes, covering AI, cybersecurity, retail, energy, and dividend stocks.

American drone companies got a sudden lift in the stock market Friday after President Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on imported drones.

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new tariffs on foreign drones and components. Drone stocks jumped on the news.

U.S. drone stocks are climbing premarket after the White House said it would levy tariffs on drones deemed to pose a national-security threat. Among the stocks taking off is a company backed by Donald Trump, Jr. President Trump imposed 100% tariffs on drones with a maximum takeoff weight of more than 25 kilograms as well as those with thermal imaging capabilities and some critical components.

Kopin is posting one of its sharpest single-session surges of the year after pairing a revenue beat with a partnership that could push its MicroLED technology into a market most investors never expected it to enter.

Today, July 21, 2026, memory-chip leaders rallied, leading stocks higher even as investors weighed geopolitical and tariff risks.

Investing.com -- AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) shares rose 7% Wednesday morning following the release of presentation slides ahead of its investor day.

AeroVironment shares jumped 18.76% after posting strong fiscal Q1 2026 results with revenue of $641.6 million and an adjusted EPS beat.

The Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker on Monday flagged Rep. Gil Cisneros‘ (D-Calif.) purchase of AeroVironment Inc. after the defense company’s earnings sent shares sharply higher in extended trading. In a post on X, the Pelosi tracker noted that AeroVironment had...

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) shares surged about 15% in early trading following the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter results, as investors reacted to stronger-than-expected revenue and earnings, alongside a sharply higher backlog and upbeat defense demand outlook. AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV)...

The drone maker posted Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.84 versus an estimate of $1.46, with revenue of $641.6 million against an estimate of $556 million

It did crush analyst estimates with triple-digit growth in key fundamentals, after all.

AeroVironment Inc. reported surging fiscal fourth-quarter results, driven by strong global defense demand and major acquisitions that helped quarterly revenue scale to record highs.

Monday evening, AeroVironment reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.84 from sales of $642 million. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $1.46 from sales of $556 million.

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Record quarterly revenue, a raised outlook, and a swelling defense backlog put this wireless-and-drone player in focus, today, May 14, 2026.

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