What is the market doing?
What the tape says about AVAV
AeroVironment is −40% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 60 points behind the market.
−40%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- −34%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 19
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 64%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $148.75
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −13%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- −40%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +42%
- vs 50-day average$161.34
- −7.8%
- 52-week high
- $409.83
- 52-week low
- $141.09
- Annualised volatility
- 65%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −39% |
| 2025 | +57% |
| 2024 | +22% |
| 2023 | +47% |
| 2022 | +38% |
| 2021 | −29% |
| 2020 | +41% |
| 2019 | −9.1% |
| 2018 | +21% |
| 2017 | +109% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +6.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.4% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.9% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +8.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +5.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.18% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +3.2% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | +3.8% |
| Oct | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.9% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.3% |
| Dec | 10 | 3 of 10 | −6.4% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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