Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, September 1.Last week, venture capitalist Y Combinator—the money behind Twitch, DoorDash (DASH), and Dropbox (DBX) – began the backing of Ares Industries, a defense company that builds cruise missiles. Silicon Valley and the military historically go together like oil and water. But follow the money and it makes sense; the aerospace and defense sector are poised for robust growth in the next decade.It’s a troubled topic, but the iShares U.S ...

The upcoming report from AeroVironment (AVAV) is expected to reveal quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share, indicating a decline of 39% compared to the year-ago period. Analysts forecast revenues of $184.26 million, representing an increase of 20.9% year over year.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. This represents how the covering analysts, as a whole, have reassessed their initial estimates during this timeframe.Ahead of a company's earnings disclosure, ...

alxpin/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis Drone-maker AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) recently won a big military contract from the U.S. Army worth over a billion dollars, which changes the outlook for the Simi Valley, CA-based company. This is a record deal for AeroVironment since most contract values for the military drone maker usually land in the millions range. The scope of the contract also implies that it could boost not just the overall growth rate of the company due to the size of the contract ...

The drone maker just won its biggest Army contract ever.AeroVironment (AVAV 14.07%) stock took off like a rocket Wednesday morning, rising by 16.5% through 10:15 a.m. ET, after the Pentagon announced the company's single biggest contract win ever.The news led Tuesday night's press release listing the biggest Defense Department contracts awarded that day: $990 million awarded to AeroVironment "to provide an organic, stand-off capability to dismounted infantry formations capable of destroying tanks, light arm ...

In the latest trading session, AeroVironment (AVAV) closed at $177.76, marking a +0.21% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.16%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.02%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.16%.Coming into today, shares of the maker of unmanned aircrafts had gained 1.28% in the past month. In that same time, the Aerospace sector gained 2.37%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.97%.The investment community will be p ...

The most recent trading session ended with AeroVironment (AVAV) standing at $189.80, reflecting a -0.34% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.97%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.58%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.39%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the maker of unmanned aircrafts had gained 15.96% over the past month. This has outpaced the Aerospace sector's gain of 5.45% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.85% in t ...

The most recent trading session ended with AeroVironment (AVAV) standing at $181.52, reflecting a +1.95% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 1.69% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 1.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 2.43%.Coming into today, shares of the maker of unmanned aircrafts had gained 2.23% in the past month. In that same time, the Aerospace sector gained 5.04%, while the S&P 500 lost 4.78%.The inve ...

The most recent trading session ended with AeroVironment (AVAV) standing at $175.15, reflecting a +0.77% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.08%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.12%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.07%.Coming into today, shares of the maker of unmanned aircrafts had lost 4.58% in the past month. In that same time, the Aerospace sector gained 4.32%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.21%.Investors will be e ...

Like it or not, defense stocks have always been an important sector of the market. Some might make the argument that it’s the most important segment. Essentially, while the subject is controversial, free societies must establish mechanisms to keep honest people honest. The threat of extreme violence is what has kept the peace. But that paradigm may soon change.I really laid out the case for defense stocks in a TipRanks article I wrote recently. Essentially, a strong case can be made that Donald Trump and th ...

AeroVironment (AVAV) closed the latest trading day at $171.52, indicating a +1.84% change from the previous session's end. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.16%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.14%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.06%.Shares of the maker of unmanned aircrafts have depreciated by 11.59% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Aerospace sector's loss of 1.18% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.96%.Market participants will be closely fo ...