AVAV
AeroVironment Inc
NASDAQ: AVAV · INDUSTRIALS · AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
$166.45
-9.04% today
Updated 2026-06-05
Market cap
$8.63B
P/E ratio
—
P/S ratio
5.36x
EPS (TTM)
$-4.35
Dividend yield
—
52W range
$156 – $418
Volume
1.2M
AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net selling (17,248,671 shares)
Buy transactions
52
Sell transactions
48
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Sale | 250 | $162.31 | $40577.50 |
| 2026-04-15 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Sale | 250 | $197.29 | $49322.50 |
| 2026-04-13 | SMITH, ROBERT FENDLAY | Chief Operating Officer | Buy | 1,800 | $194.39 | $349902.00 |
| 2026-03-16 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 707 | — | — |
| 2026-03-16 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 200 | $212.52 | $42504.00 |
| 2026-03-16 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Sale | 250 | $212.52 | $53130.00 |
| 2026-03-10 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 396 | $224.55 | $88921.80 |
| 2026-03-02 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Sale | 250 | $300.00 | $75000.00 |
| 2026-02-19 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Sale | 250 | $275.00 | $68750.00 |
| 2026-02-17 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Sale | 500 | $254.95 | $127475.00 |
| 2026-02-10 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 879 | $267.60 | $235220.40 |
| 2026-01-15 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Sale | 1,000 | $377.62 | $377620.00 |
| 2026-01-12 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 999 | $367.60 | $367232.40 |
| 2025-12-30 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 200 | $250.92 | $50184.00 |
| 2025-12-10 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 511 | $249.37 | $127428.07 |
| 2025-11-10 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 513 | $331.46 | $170038.98 |
| 2025-10-22 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Buy | 31,206 | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 998 | $399.74 | $398940.52 |
| 2025-10-06 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | President, Autonomous Systems | Sale | 1,717 | $381.00 | $654177.00 |
| 2025-10-05 | TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN | Chief Operations Officer | Sale | 38 | $374.64 | $14236.32 |
| 2025-07-16 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Sale | 17,300 | $263.05 | $4.55M |
| 2025-07-15 | MULLER, EDWARD R | Director | Buy | 1,295 | — | — |
| 2025-07-15 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 1,850 | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN | Chief Operations Officer | Sale | 34 | $263.80 | $8969.20 |
| 2025-07-11 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | President, Autonomous Systems | Sale | 509 | $263.80 | $134274.20 |
| 2025-07-11 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 177 | $263.80 | $46692.60 |
| 2025-07-11 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Sale | 5,369 | $263.80 | $1.42M |
| 2025-07-11 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 1,912 | $263.80 | $504385.60 |
| 2025-07-11 | BROWN, MELISSA ANN | EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 906 | $263.80 | $239002.80 |
| 2025-07-10 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 18,472 | — | — |
| 2025-06-30 | TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN | Chief Operations Officer | Buy | 70 | $132.98 | $9308.60 |
| 2025-06-30 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 159 | $132.98 | $21143.82 |
| 2025-06-27 | VOTEL, JOSEPH L. | Director | Buy | 609 | $278.07 | $169344.63 |
| 2025-06-27 | TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN | Chief Operations Officer | Buy | 688 | $278.07 | $191312.16 |
| 2025-06-27 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | President, Autonomous Systems | Buy | 2,181 | $278.07 | $606470.67 |
| 2025-06-27 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | President, Autonomous Systems | Buy | 1,174 | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 387 | $278.07 | $107613.09 |
| 2025-06-27 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Buy | 609 | $278.07 | $169344.63 |
| 2025-06-27 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 9,912 | $278.07 | $2.76M |
| 2025-06-27 | MULLER, EDWARD R | Director | Buy | 609 | $278.07 | $169344.63 |
| 2025-06-27 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Buy | 1,791 | $278.07 | $498023.37 |
| 2025-06-27 | LONG, MARY BETH | Director | Buy | 609 | $278.07 | $169344.63 |
| 2025-06-27 | LEWIS, CINDY KAY | Director | Buy | 609 | $278.07 | $169344.63 |
| 2025-06-27 | FERGUSON, JAMES WILLIAM III | President, Space, Cyber & DE | Buy | 872 | $278.07 | $242477.04 |
| 2025-06-27 | DAVIDSON, PHILLIP S | Director | Buy | 609 | $278.07 | $169344.63 |
| 2025-06-27 | BURBAGE, CHARLES THOMAS | Director | Buy | 609 | $278.07 | $169344.63 |
| 2025-06-27 | BROWN, MELISSA ANN | EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Buy | 1,131 | $278.07 | $314497.17 |
| 2025-06-24 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | President, Autonomous Systems | Buy | 1,702 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | President, Autonomous Systems | Buy | 3,422 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | President, Autonomous Systems | Sale | 1,225 | $193.28 | $236768.00 |
| 2025-06-24 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 1,134 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 2,280 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 817 | $193.28 | $157909.76 |
| 2025-06-24 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 19,860 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 39,938 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Sale | 20,281 | $193.28 | $3.92M |
| 2025-06-24 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Buy | 8,511 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Buy | 17,115 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | CFO | Sale | 7,986 | $193.28 | $1.54M |
| 2025-06-24 | BROWN, MELISSA ANN | EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Buy | 3,934 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | BROWN, MELISSA ANN | EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Buy | 7,911 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | BROWN, MELISSA ANN | EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 3,242 | $193.28 | $626613.76 |
| 2025-06-06 | TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN | Chief Operations Officer | Buy | 130 | $190.89 | $24815.70 |
| 2025-06-06 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 785 | $190.89 | $149848.65 |
| 2025-06-06 | BROWN, MELISSA ANN | EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Buy | 523 | $190.89 | $99835.47 |
| 2025-05-01 | BLUEHALO, HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC | 10% Owner | Sale | 17,425,849 | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 313 | $111.65 | $34946.45 |
| 2025-03-24 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-03-24 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 50,000 | $26.70 | $1.33M |
| 2025-03-24 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Sale | 29,366 | $128.20 | $3.76M |
| 2024-12-31 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 143 | $130.81 | $18705.83 |
| 2024-12-02 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 396 | $198.73 | $78697.08 |
| 2024-11-01 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 508 | $216.65 | $110058.20 |
| 2024-10-01 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 878 | $210.54 | $184854.12 |
| 2024-09-03 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 396 | $196.22 | $77703.12 |
| 2024-08-01 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 513 | $174.70 | $89621.10 |
| 2024-07-12 | MULLER, EDWARD R | Director | Buy | 1,437 | — | — |
| 2024-07-11 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | Sr. VP | Sale | 297 | $175.34 | $52075.98 |
| 2024-07-11 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 178 | $175.34 | $31210.52 |
| 2024-07-11 | RODRIAN, JEFF E | Sr. VP | Sale | 255 | $175.34 | $44711.70 |
| 2024-07-11 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Sale | 5,495 | $175.34 | $963493.30 |
| 2024-07-11 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 2,171 | $175.34 | $380663.14 |
| 2024-07-11 | HUSH, BRETT P | Sr. VP | Sale | 203 | $175.34 | $35594.02 |
| 2024-07-11 | BROWN, MELISSA ANN | SVP, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec. | Sale | 838 | $175.34 | $146934.92 |
| 2024-07-05 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 16,164 | — | — |
| 2024-07-05 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 16,164 | $31.27 | $505448.28 |
| 2024-07-05 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Sale | 9,867 | $169.23 | $1.67M |
| 2024-07-01 | VOTEL, JOSEPH L. | Director | Buy | 910 | $175.67 | $159859.70 |
| 2024-07-01 | STEVENSON, TRACE E | Sr. VP | Buy | 1,056 | $175.67 | $185507.52 |
| 2024-07-01 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 319 | $175.67 | $56038.73 |
| 2024-07-01 | RODRIAN, JEFF E | Sr. VP | Buy | 953 | $175.67 | $167413.51 |
| 2024-07-01 | PAGE, STEPHEN F | Director | Buy | 910 | $175.67 | $159859.70 |
| 2024-07-01 | NAWABI, WAHID | Director, Chair, President and CEO | Buy | 8,591 | $175.67 | $1.51M |
| 2024-07-01 | MULLER, EDWARD R | Director | Buy | 910 | $175.67 | $159859.70 |
| 2024-07-01 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Buy | 2,465 | $175.67 | $433026.55 |
| 2024-07-01 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK | Sr. VP and CFO | Sale | 511 | $178.45 | $91187.95 |
| 2024-07-01 | LONG, MARY BETH | Director | Buy | 910 | $175.67 | $159859.70 |
| 2024-07-01 | LEWIS, CINDY KAY | Director | Buy | 910 | $175.67 | $159859.70 |
| 2024-07-01 | HUSH, BRETT P | Sr. VP | Buy | 1,011 | $175.67 | $177602.37 |
| 2024-07-01 | DAVIDSON, PHILLIP S | Director | Buy | 910 | $175.67 | $159859.70 |
Frequently asked questions
Are AVAV insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, AVAV insiders have been net buyers, with about $24.08M in stock sold across 48 sales, against 35 open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at AVAV mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which AVAV insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. NAWABI, WAHID accounts for the largest share on record, with about $16.29M sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.