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Pomerantz Law
Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of
Investors of AeroVironment, Inc. - AVAV
March 26, 2026
Pomerantz LLP is
investigating claims on behalf of
investors of AeroVironment, Inc.
The investigation
concerns whether AeroVironment and
certain of its officers and/or directors
have engaged in securities fraud or
other unlawful business practices.
On December 9,
2025, AeroVironment reported its
financial results for the second quarter
of its 2026 fiscal year.
Among other items, the Company
reported earnings per share of only
$0.44, falling well short of the
consensus estimate of $0.80.
Gross margins fell to 20.9% from
43% in the prior-year quarter, as cost
of goods sold surged to 79% of revenue.
AeroVironment reported a loss of
$67.4 million for the quarter, compared
to a $21.2 million profit for the same
period in the prior year.
On this news,
AeroVironment's stock price fell $36.17
per share, or 12.85%, to close at
$245.25 per share on December 10, 2025.
Then, on March 2,
2026, Raymond James cut its rating on
AeroVironment from Strong Buy to
Underperform, citing uncertainty around
the U.S. Space Force's Satellite
Communications Augmentation Resource
("SCAR") program, which had been
AeroVironment's largest contract at
roughly $1.4 billion in expected value.
Work on the SCAR program is now
under review and may be split among new
vendors or paused entirely, putting that
revenue at risk.
On this news,
AeroVironment's stock price fell $43.93
per share, or 17.42%, to close at
$208.32 per share on March 2, 2026.
Then, on March 10,
2026, AeroVironment announced its
financial results for the third quarter
of fiscal year 2026.
Among other items, AeroVironment
reported a third-quarter operating loss
of $179.0 million, compared to an
operating loss of $3.1 million for the
same period in fiscal year 2025.
The result included the impact of
a $151.3 million goodwill impairment in
the Company's space division after a
stop-work order tied to the Space
Force's SCAR program.
On this news,
AeroVironment's stock price fell $13.84
per share, or 16.25%, to close at
$207.73 per share on March 11, 2026.
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