AeroVironment Stock Options

AVAV Stock  USD 180.36  1.21  0.67%   
AeroVironment's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.6 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.81 over 71 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 59.0, with calls trading at the volume of 84.0. This yields a 0.7 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

AeroVironment option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in AeroVironment's lending market. For example, when AeroVironment's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on AeroVironment, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting AeroVironment stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows AeroVironment's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. AeroVironment's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for AeroVironment's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

AeroVironment Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when AeroVironment's market makers reach a net positive position across all AeroVironment's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, AeroVironment's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on AeroVironment

Analyzing AeroVironment's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in AeroVironment regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when AeroVironment's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money AeroVironment's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with AeroVironment's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

AeroVironment In The Money Call Balance

When AeroVironment's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against AeroVironment stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying AeroVironment's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on AeroVironment are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

AeroVironment Current Options Market Mood

AeroVironment's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps AeroVironment Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most AeroVironment's options investors are not very successful. AeroVironment's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current AeroVironment contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that AeroVironment will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0375% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With AeroVironment trading at USD 180.36, that is roughly USD 0.0676. If you think that the market is fully incorporating AeroVironment's daily price movement you should consider buying AeroVironment options at the current volatility level of 0.6%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing AeroVironment options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" AeroVironment calls. Remember, the seller must deliver AeroVironment stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

AeroVironment Option Chain

When AeroVironment's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against AeroVironment stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
AeroVironment's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on AeroVironment. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for AeroVironment. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a AeroVironment against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
AVAV250321C00085000385.094.0 - 97.9123.7In
Call
AVAV250321C00090000290.089.0 - 93.067.3In
Call
AVAV250321C001000006100.079.2 - 83.167.46In
Call
AVAV250321C0010500050105.074.9 - 78.262.49In
Call
AVAV250321C001200004120.059.5 - 64.161.29In
Call
AVAV250321C0012500035125.055.2 - 58.940.1In
Call
AVAV250321C001300009130.050.5 - 54.338.83In
Call
AVAV250321C001350002135.045.9 - 49.628.11In
Call
AVAV250321C0014000021140.042.2 - 44.345.08In
Call
AVAV250321C0014500098145.037.3 - 39.621.92In
Call
AVAV250321C0015000057150.034.3 - 35.234.8In
Call
AVAV250321C0015500056155.030.2 - 31.127.25In
Call
AVAV250321C0016000078160.027.0 - 27.827.79In
Call
AVAV250321C0016500073165.023.5 - 24.421.97In
Call
AVAV250321C00170000170170.020.4 - 21.121.22In
Call
AVAV250321C00175000162175.017.6 - 18.218.21In
Call
AVAV250321C00180000182180.015.1 - 15.615.9Out
Call
AVAV250321C0018500026185.012.6 - 13.313.07Out
Call
AVAV250321C00190000120190.010.6 - 11.311.5Out
Call
AVAV250321C0019500040195.09.0 - 9.59.2Out
Call
AVAV250321C00200000173200.07.5 - 8.07.93Out
Call
AVAV250321C00210000107210.05.0 - 5.55.31Out
Call
AVAV250321C00220000328220.03.5 - 3.93.78Out
Call
AVAV250321C00230000142230.02.35 - 2.652.6Out
Call
AVAV250321C00240000280240.01.6 - 1.81.86Out
Call
AVAV250321C00250000262250.01.1 - 1.31.15Out
Call
AVAV250321C00260000266260.00.75 - 0.950.65Out
Call
AVAV250321C0027000092270.00.35 - 1.050.55Out
Call
AVAV250321C0028000045280.00.15 - 0.850.37Out
Call
AVAV250321C00290000255290.00.25 - 0.650.26Out
Call
AVAV250321C0030000046300.00.1 - 0.750.25Out
Call
AVAV250321C0031000018310.00.05 - 0.750.68Out
Call
AVAV250321C0032000053320.00.0 - 0.750.05Out
Call
AVAV250321C0033000031330.00.0 - 0.750.15Out
 Put
AVAV250321P000850003085.00.0 - 0.40.4Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00090000990.00.0 - 0.60.43Out
 Put
AVAV250321P000950002795.00.0 - 0.750.4Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0010000012100.00.0 - 0.750.25Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0010500017105.00.0 - 0.750.4Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0011000011110.00.05 - 0.751.03Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0011500014115.00.1 - 0.751.47Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0012000034120.00.15 - 0.90.61Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0012500028125.00.4 - 1.10.84Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0013000044130.00.95 - 1.151.0Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0013500054135.01.3 - 1.61.4Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00140000102140.01.85 - 2.151.97Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00145000107145.02.55 - 2.92.61Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00150000229150.03.4 - 3.83.28Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0015500090155.04.4 - 4.84.5Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00160000155160.05.6 - 6.25.73Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00165000175165.07.3 - 7.87.39Out
 Put
AVAV250321P0017000088170.09.0 - 9.79.1Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00175000418175.011.1 - 12.811.6Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00180000198180.013.1 - 14.013.4Out
 Put
AVAV250321P00185000171185.016.2 - 16.816.8In
 Put
AVAV250321P0019000086190.019.2 - 19.819.2In
 Put
AVAV250321P00195000158195.020.5 - 24.333.0In
 Put
AVAV250321P00200000292200.025.8 - 26.647.05In
 Put
AVAV250321P0021000022210.033.4 - 36.246.0In
 Put
AVAV250321P0022000066220.041.2 - 44.255.7In
 Put
AVAV250321P0023000017230.049.5 - 52.466.0In
 Put
AVAV250321P002400000240.058.4 - 62.250.67In
 Put
AVAV250321P002500000250.068.0 - 71.740.4In
 Put
AVAV250321P002600000260.077.8 - 81.477.8In
 Put
AVAV250321P002700000270.087.3 - 91.787.3In
 Put
AVAV250321P002800000280.097.7 - 101.678.6In
 Put
AVAV250321P002900000290.0107.8 - 111.6107.8In
 Put
AVAV250321P003000000300.0117.8 - 121.6117.8In
 Put
AVAV250321P003100000310.0127.8 - 131.6127.8In
 Put
AVAV250321P003200000320.0137.8 - 141.796.1In
 Put
AVAV250321P003300000330.0147.7 - 151.7147.7In

AeroVironment Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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AeroVironment Market Cap Over Time

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AeroVironment Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

993.46 Million

At this time, AeroVironment's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

AeroVironment Corporate Management

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