AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW)
Information Technology · Wireless Telecommunications Equipment · NASDAQ
Aviat Networks provides mission-critical microwave and millimeter-wave wireless transport solutions for telecommunications and private network infrastructure.
What AVIAT NETWORKS INC does
Aviat Networks is a global supplier of microwave and millimeter-wave wireless transport and access networking solutions. The company provides hardware, routers, and software tools to mobile and fixed telecommunications providers as well as private network operators such as government, utility, and public safety agencies. Its systems are used for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless connectivity, offering an alternative to fiber optics in diverse or remote terrains.
Recent developments
For fiscal 2026, Aviat reported total revenue of $439.7 million and ended the year with a record backlog of $367 million. In Q4, the company secured a significant order from an existing U.S. customer valued between $25 million and $30 million.
From AVIAT NETWORKS INC's filing of 2026-08-27.
Themes: wireless transport, 5G infrastructure, private networks, mission critical communications, network optimization, telecommunications infrastructure
Fundamentals
- Price$20.42 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$261M as of 2026-08-21 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-9.2% 2025-10-08 close $22.50 → 2026-10-08 close $20.42
- P/E29.88 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+40.1% FY2021, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+37.3% FY2021, SEC XBRL
- ROE+0.9% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.38 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+0.2% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.09 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-27 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How AVNW compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 253 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 10% 380 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 375 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 311 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 370 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 385 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How AVIAT NETWORKS INC looks technically
AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW) is trading 4.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 103 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago. It is 24.4% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 4.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -4.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $20.50 | $20.50 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $21.31 | $21.31 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 19.59. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 103 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 103 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($19.59 to $21.25) — its "stochastic" reading is 50 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 50.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 7 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $27.02 | $27.02 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 24.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -24.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 46.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +46.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 24.4% below its highest point of the past year | 24.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $291.00 (set on 2000-03-08) | $291.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($15.09 to $26.74), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 46% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $22.29 to $22.66. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 45.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 93.0% below its all-time high | -93.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $20.50 — a price it turned at five times since 2025-03-25, most recently on 2025-12-19. Since 2024-10-08 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 9 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.86 (set on 2016-06-14) | $2.86 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 615.2% above its all-time low | +615.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 2nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.6927 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.6927 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $19.46 and $21.04 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $19.46 – $20.25 – $21.04 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (4.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.57× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.7% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.9% above the previous close 20 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 19.05 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.9% |
| Gap filled | a 10.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-27 has been "filled" 28 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 28 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -3.22% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 2.6 percentage points (the stock gained 3.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | +2.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 5.0 percentage points (the stock lost 1.2% while the market gained 3.8%) | -5.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 18.9 percentage points (the stock lost 1.4% while the market gained 17.5%) | -18.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 24.2 percentage points (the stock lost 9.2% while the market gained 15.0%) | -24.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.1% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -4.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $20.73 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 192 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-27 (its 10-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $20.06 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 30 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.8% |
Price levels it has turned at before
AVNW last closed at $20.42 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 9 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20.50 | Resistance | 0.4% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-03-25 to 2025-12-19 |
| $20.95 | Resistance | 2.6% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-08-21 to 2026-09-11 |
| $19.71 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-06-04 to 2026-09-29 |
| $21.47 | Resistance | 5.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-06-17 to 2025-09-03 |
| $18.95 | Support | 7.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-05-21 to 2026-07-30 |
| $18.46 | Support | 9.6% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-12 to 2026-09-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $19.59.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-10-06.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.13 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 8 analysts
- Mean price target$32.75 range $25.00 – $42.00; median $32.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for AVNW
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3014 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.01857 (-5.8%) from $0.32, on 2026-09-01, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 5 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.","Risks associated with international operations, including foreign currency exchange rates and trade regulations/tariffs.","Dependency on specific customer/product mix and the timing of large-scale mobile network projects."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of AVNW's 10-Q filed 2026-05-04 against the prior one filed 2026-02-03.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Notes:
- Both texts appear to be truncated at the same point ('See "'), preventing full comparison of the complete section
- The provided excerpts are substantively identical between the two filings
Risk Factors
- Added:
- In the newer filing, the Operations Review refers to 'the first nine months of fiscal 2026' instead of 'the first six months of fiscal 2026'.
- In the newer filing, the Operations Review states the tariffs disclosure appears 'below', whereas the older filing stated it was 'above'.
- In the newer filing, the patent count is 'more than 400 patents', whereas the older filing stated 'more than 500 patents'.
- In the newer filing, the revenue table covers 'three and nine months ended March 27, 2026 and March 28, 2025', while the older filing covered 'three and six months ended December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024'.
- In the newer filing, a Gross Margin table is included with revenue, cost of revenue, gross margin, and product/service margin percentages.
- In the newer filing, the Gross Margin narrative for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 begins: 'Gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 decreased by $10.0'.
- Removed:
- In the older filing, the patent count was 'more than 500 patents', which is not present in the newer filing.
- In the older filing, the revenue table covered 'three and six months ended December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024', which is not present in the newer filing.
- In the older filing, detailed revenue explanations for North America, Africa and the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America and Asia Pacific for the three and six months ended December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024 are not present in the newer filing.
- In the older filing, a table showing 'Product sales' by period was present following the Latin America and Asia Pacific revenue narrative, but that table is not present in the newer filing excerpt.
- Reworded:
- The Operations Review change from 'the first six months of fiscal 2026' to 'the first nine months of fiscal 2026' reflects the later reporting period.
- The Operations Review change from 'as disclosed above' to 'as disclosed below' reflects a change in where the tariffs disclosure is located relative to the MD&A.
- The revenue table period labels changed from 'December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024' to 'March 27, 2026 and March 28, 2025'.
- Notes:
- The newer filing excerpt appears truncated at the Gross Margin narrative and does not include a comparable 'Product sales' table that was present in the older filing excerpt.
- The older filing excerpt also appears truncated after the 'Product sales' table heading and lacks content that may exist in the full document.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($319814) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($319814) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-31. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about AVNW's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding AVNW as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 1,583,358
- Reported value $35,150,552
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
AVNW had 1,010,354 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
AVNW had 7.89% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.22 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,010,354
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 7.89%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,096,677
- Reported change -7.87%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.22
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Ciena (CIEN)
- Nokia (NOK)
- Ericsson (ERIC)
- 华为 (Huawei)
- SIAE MICROELETTRONICA
- Ceragon Networks (CRNT)
- NEC Corporation (NIPNY)
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Frequently asked questions
What does AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW) do?
Aviat Networks is a global supplier of microwave and millimeter-wave wireless transport and access networking solutions. The company provides hardware, routers, and software tools to mobile and fixed telecommunications providers as well as private network operators such as government, utility, and public safety agencies. Its systems are used for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless connectivity, offering an alternative to fiber optics in diverse or remote terrains.
What sector is AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW) in?
AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Wireless Telecommunications Equipment. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are AVIAT NETWORKS INC's (AVNW) competitors?
Notable peers of AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW) include Ciena, Nokia, Ericsson, 华为 (Huawei) and SIAE MICROELETTRONICA. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW) overbought or oversold right now?
AVIAT NETWORKS INC (AVNW) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on AVNW come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.