Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Common Stock
On June 19, 2024, the closing sales price of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, where it trades under the symbol AVAV, was $219.31 per share. As of June 19, 2024, there were 106 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
To date we have retained all earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, capital allocation policy, expected return on invested capital, contractual restrictions and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant.
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Stock Price Performance Graph
The following graph shows a comparison of cumulative returns on our common stock, based on the market price of the common stock, with the cumulative total returns of companies in the Russell 2000 Index and the SPADE Defense Index.
The following table shows the value of $100 invested on April 30, 2019 in AeroVironment, Inc., the Russell 2000 Index and the SPADE Defense Index.
Performance Graph Table ($)
April 30,
April 30
April 30,
April 30,
April 30
April 30,
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
AeroVironment, Inc. Stock
100
88
161
117
147
232
Russell 2000 Index
100
82
142
117
111
127
SPADE Defense Index
100
88
122
118
131
166
The stock price performance shown on the graph above is not necessarily indicative of future price performance. Factual material was obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but we are not responsible for any errors or omissions contained therein. No portions of this graph shall be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act through any general statement incorporating by reference in its entirety the report in which this graph appears, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this graph or a portion of it by reference. In addition, this graph shall not be deemed filed under either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
See Notes 13 and 14 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our stock-based compensation and long-term equity awards.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our share repurchase program announced September 2015 was terminated by our Board of Directors in September 2022.
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Item 6.
Reserved.