Why the aeravironment stock is shooting this week

• Aerovironment got a 10 -year contract worth $ 499 million with the Air Force.

• This contract increases the accumulation of the company by more than 10%.

• More importantly, it shows the continuous capacity of the company to expand beyond drones.

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Innovative Defense Contractor Actions Aerovirón (Nasdaq: Avav) It shot 20% higher this week from the closing of the market on Thursday, according to the data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Aerovironment not only received five objective increases from analysts, but also obtained a new $ 499 million contract with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFR).

The combination of these events, and perhaps some optimism of the company’s open day of the company’s investors on Tuesday, took the actions to new historical maximums.

This a single 10 -year prize contract will see Aerovironment help the AFRL with its high performance electromagnetic spectromagnetic surviving materials program (Helmsman).

Specifically, the company “will mature the development of material technology and implement protection solutions to first -line lines, protecting warriors against exposure to harmful electromagnetic radiation.”

This contract is remarkable for two reasons.

First, this agreement of almost $ 500 million increases the accumulation of $ 4.2 billion of Aerovironment by more than 10%. Directed for 10 years, this contract could add three percentage points of growth to the company’s sales, which should be around $ 2 billion this year.

Secondly, the contract shows that Aerovironment is rapidly evolving to a more sophisticated defense contractor, going beyond its traditional drones and the offers of meloding ammunition.

After its recent acquisition of Blue Halo, the company now houses the equipment (earth robots and drones, for example), software systems and continuous research and development necessary to become a leader in its niche.

However, for more promising as these developments are for Aerovironment, the profits are now quoted at 99 times, so this assessment already represents a lot of optimism.

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Josh Kohn-Lindquist has positions in Aerovironment. Motley Fool has positions and recommends Aerovironment. The Motley Fool has a dissemination policy.

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