Investors might want to bet on AeroVironment (AVAV) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years.Since a ch ...

Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when AeroVironment (AVAV) reports results for the quarter ended October 2025. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.The earnings report, which is expected to be released on December 9, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expec ...