Why AVAV Stock surged +7.09% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$134.88 +7.09% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 58/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh money.

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $6.85B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:67% Call Buyers ($3.0M)
33% PutsMax Pain: $132.00
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Why AVAV Stock surged +7.09% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) surged +7.09% to $134.88 as options desks priced 67% call premium vs. 33% put protection around the $132 max-pain magnet. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-8% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 7% of its 52-week range ($113.15 – $408.25) with RSI-14 at 43.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $3.0M in bullish call flow vs. $1.5M in put flow (Put/Call 0.49x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable D+ (Sell) backed by 25.3% gross margin and $0 annual free cash flow.
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AVAV // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -35.33%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $131.1H $133.1L $124.2C $126.1VOL 1.04M
RES: $197.9SUP: $111.3SMA50: $141.2SMA200: $185.4
$282.6$236.7$190.8$144.8$98.89RES $197.9SUP $111.3$126.12026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
26.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +140.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Why is AVAV stock moving today?

Why AVAV Stock surged +7.09% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-8% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.