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ACHR·Archer Aviation Inc.

$4.22
-0.22 (-4.95%)
High
$4.48
Open
$4.32
Market Cap
3.42B
52W High
$14.62
Low
$4.21
P. Close
$4.22
P/E
-
52W Low
$4.28
Fwd P/E
-5.50
DailyIQ Est.
$11.80
Inst. Ownership
25.2%
Short Interest
13.56%
Days to Cover
4.1
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Aug 10, 2026tone +1.9 vs prior release · 58 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
3
BEARISH
News Sentiment
39
BEARISH
On Oct 12, Archer Aviation’s shares fell 60.8 percent as investors reacted to repeated flight‑testing delays and a sharp increase in share count that raised dilution concerns. The company reported modest revenue of $5 million in fiscal Q2 2026, while its adjusted earnings remained negative, underscoring limited commercial traction. Market sentiment mirrored broader air‑taxi sector weakness, with peers Joby and Eve also experiencing double‑digit losses. The decline reflected concerns about the company’s ability to bring its electric air‑taxi platform to market on schedule. The dilution fears were tied to the company’s recent share issuance, which increased the total share count and diluted existing shareholders. The flight‑testing setbacks were highlighted as a key factor in the sharp drop in investor confidence.
LOW TARGET
$7 +65.9%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$11 +158.1%
7 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$18 +326.5%
8 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$7.00 - $18.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
2/9/4/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$11.80 (+179.6%)
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
ACHR
Description
Archer Aviation is focused on revolutionizing urban transportation through the design and development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company's core business centers around providing aerial ride-sharing services, primarily within the urban air mobility (UAM) sector. Archer offers its aircraft, including the "Archer Direct," to both commercial and defense sectors, expanding its market reach. Complementing its aircraft offerings, the company provides maintenance and repair services to support its fleet. Incorporated in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Archer Aviation aims to establish a new paradigm in transportation through its innovative eVTOL technology.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
522,947 shares
$3.2M
Lyon BenjaminPresident, Aircraft OEM
Sell45,359 shares2026-09-21
Lentell EricChief Strategy Officer
Sell100,000 shares2026-08-20
Lyon BenjaminPresident, Aircraft OEM
Sell50,188 shares2026-08-17
Lentell EricChief Legal & Strategy Officer
Sell52,762 shares2026-08-17
Gupta PriyaInterim CFO
Sell10,015 shares2026-08-17
38/ 100
Bearish
Overall: Bearish
✕Negative net margin
✕Negative operating cash flow
✓Manageable liabilities relative to assets
Net Margin
-206066.7%
Current Ratio
19.89x
Debt / Equity
0.04x
Return on Equity
-28.1%
Earnings Summary
Archer Aviation, headquartered in San Jose, California, focuses on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban air mobility, operating within the aerospace and defense industry. The company’s recent quarterly performance shows a persistent loss trajectory: Q1 2026 reported a loss per share of $0.21 versus an estimate of $0.244, while revenue reached $1.6 million, a significant jump from zero in prior quarters; Q2 2026 saw a larger loss of $0.25 against an estimate of $0.334, but revenue surged to $5 million from $1.6 million, reflecting operational expansion at Hawthorne Airport. Despite revenue growth, EPS remains negative, and the company has missed analyst estimates in all recent quarters, underscoring ongoing cash burn. Historically, Archer has struggled to achieve profitability, with losses widening as revenue increases, indicating that scaling operations has not yet translated into earnings improvement. Recent news underscores financial strain, noting a widening liquidity gap and rising leverage, which could delay FAA certification and market entry; however, the company’s partnership with BETA Technologies and the acquisition of Wisk Aero’s assets may accelerate its technology pipeline.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-0.37$-0.30$-0.22$-0.15$-0.08Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$-0.25 - -
Q2'26$-0.33$-0.25+25.1%
Q1'26$-0.24$-0.21+14.1%
Q3'25$-0.20$-0.12+42.3%
Q2'25$-0.18$-0.26-44.3%
Q1'25$-0.22$-0.12+47.4%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$-750,000$875,000$3M$4M$6MQ1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$4M - -
Q2'26$2M$5M+149.6%
Q1'26$918,000$2M+74.3%
Q3'25 - $0 -
Q2'25 - $0 -
Q1'25 - $0 -

Market Data

ACHR Stock Snapshot

BEARISH3/100
$4.22−$0.22 (5.0%)
Market cap
3.42B
Day range
$4.21 – $4.48
News sentiment
39/100 · Bearish
Analyst target
$10.89 (+158.1%)
Consensus
Buy · 17 analysts
52-week range-1.4% off low · -71.1% from high
$4.28$14.62
Price $4.22 DailyIQ Est. $11.80

ACHR's technical picture is under pressure, with momentum working against price. Expect wider swings than the Industrials average, simply as a function of float and coverage.

Behaviour On Record

What ACHR's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
48.3% 17th pct
Below its peak
-74.5%
vs 200-day average
-26.9%
Up days (1y)
44%

Archer Aviation Inc. is currently running 48.3% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against ACHR's own 6 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 17th percentile — unusually subdued by its own history, against a typical reading of 70.7%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

ACHR is trading -74.5% below its running peak. Across 5 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -50.4%, and the deepest was -73.0% in 2022. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -26.9% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 31st percentile — close to the gap it normally carries. Over the past year ACHR closed higher on 44% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 6 years of records, ACHR finished the month higher 3 of 6 times, with a median return of -2.3% and an average of -3.7%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +34.5% on average, its weakest September at -11.4%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: ACHR has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 269 of 1,460 sessions (18.4% of the time), with the largest gaps running +10.3% and -10.6%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 1,461 daily closes between 2020-12-18 and 2026-10-14, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against ACHR's own 6-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of ACHR's sector?

Archer Aviation Inc. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 8th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (improving). Within its narrower Aerospace & Defense industry group, ACHR ranks 8th of 15 tracked industries, improving.

Sector rank
#8 of 12
Sector state
Improving
Sector rotation score
27
Industry rank
#8 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for ACHR?

CallsPuts

For Archer Aviation Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 2 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.78), with at-the-money implied volatility around 6.3%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±0.5% move by that expiry — a range of about $4.35–$4.39.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
1.78
ATM implied volatility
6.3%
Total open interest
31,931
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±0.5% ($4.35–$4.39)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on ACHR?

Barclays most recently initiated coverage on Archer Aviation Inc. to Overweight on Oct 9, 2026 with a price target of $8. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Barclays — Overweight
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 9, 2026BarclaysInitiatedOverweight$8
Aug 11, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldReiteratedOverweight$11
May 12, 2026Canaccord GenuityMaintainedBuy$13 → $12
Mar 3, 2026NeedhamMaintainedBuy$10 → $9
Jan 14, 2026NeedhamReiteratedBuy$10
Dec 1, 2025Goldman SachsInitiatedNeutral$11
Nov 21, 2025Canaccord GenuityMaintainedBuy$12 → $13
Nov 11, 2025Canaccord GenuityMaintainedBuy$13 → $12
Nov 7, 2025JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$10 → $8
Nov 7, 2025NeedhamMaintainedBuy$13 → $10
Aug 12, 2025NeedhamReiteratedBuy$13
Aug 12, 2025HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratedBuy$18

Earnings Release, Scored

What did Archer Aviation Inc.'s latest earnings release say?

Filed Aug 10, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone61.3/ 100+1.9 vs prior release
Hedging words0.31per 100 words+0.12 vs prior release
Tone, last 2 releasesScale 50–70

Most important lines

  1. 1

    UNLOCK THE SKIES Q2 2026 SHAREHOLDER LETTER2 Signed deal to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid in a highly strategic transaction with Boeing to invest in Archer and collaborate* Unveiled Halo/Thunder, a jointly-developed autonomous, hybrid, VTOL platform designed to serve both defense and commercial applications with Anduril Launched ACES: America’s Consortium for Electric Skyways to bring interoperable charging to 250+ sites across US by 2030 with BETA Technologies & Macquarie Capital Completed piloted city-to-city Midnight flights as we prepare to begin operations later this year under the White House’s eIPP Strong liquidity with Q2 ending with ~$1.6B of cash and cash equivalents** *Transaction is subject to agreed-upon closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. **Includes short-term investments.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    UNLOCK THE SKIES Q2 2026 SHAREHOLDER LETTER3 Dear Shareholders, Today, we announced that we entered into agreements to acquire Wisk Aero, Insitu, and SkyGrid, three highly innovative Boeing-owned companies, in exchange for Boeing taking a strategic equity stake in Archer1.

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    I am confident that our planned acquisition of Wisk can accelerate Halo/Thunder R&D at a fraction of the time it would have taken us to achieve the same results organically.

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

ACHR peers & ETF holders

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

39/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
BEARISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
Archer Aviation’s stock fell 60.8% in the year to October 9, 2026, as investors reacted to repeated flight‑testing delays and a sharp increase in share count that raised dilution concerns. The company’s revenue remained modest at $5 million in fiscal Q2 2026, while its adjusted earnings were negative, underscoring limited commercial traction. Market sentiment mirrored broader air‑taxi sector weakness, with peers Joby and Eve also experiencing double‑digit losses.
What did this article say?
Archer Aviation (ACHR) is poised to benefit from increasing defense spending, which could become a significant revenue driver ahead of its commercial eVTOL launch. Analysts noted that defense contracts offer a more immediate cash flow compared to the longer‑term commercial market. The company’s technology and partnerships position it well to secure these contracts, potentially accelerating its financial trajectory.
What did this article say?
Archer Aviation (ACHR) experienced a modest decline in pre‑market trading on October 12, falling slightly below key support levels. Technical analysis highlighted resistance around the $5 mark, with moving averages suggesting a potential short‑term pullback. The move reflects market caution rather than a fundamental shift in the company’s outlook. No new corporate announcements or earnings data were reported to justify the price action. The dip is likely a temporary correction within the broader trading range.
What did this article say?
Barclays launched analyst coverage of Archer Aviation in October 2026, praising the company’s military contracts and operational strengths as key drivers for its Midnight eVTOL program. The coverage highlighted the firm’s growing defense relationships and the potential for increased demand from government fleets. Meanwhile, Archer faced a patent dispute with Vertical Aerospace over Midnight technology, underscoring intellectual property challenges in the sector. The analyst view suggests a positive outlook for Archer’s growth prospects, though the dispute introduces some uncertainty.
What did this article say?
Vertical Aerospace Group lodged a patent infringement counterclaim against Archer Aviation’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft, alleging that the design and certain subsystems violate multiple Vertical Aerospace patents. The claim seeks court orders that could limit production or sales of Midnight and requests monetary damages from Archer. The lawsuit introduces a legal hurdle that could delay or increase costs for Archer’s flagship program, potentially affecting its commercial rollout and investor perception.
What did this article say?
Barclays upgraded Archer Aviation’s rating, citing improved financial outlook and stronger market positioning. The rating change reflected confidence in the company’s commercial aircraft development and potential revenue growth. The upgrade prompted a rally in Archer’s shares, signaling investor optimism about the firm’s future prospects.
What did this article say?
Barclays issued a bullish outlook for Archer Aviation (ACHR) on October 9, raising its rating and price target. The note highlighted Archer’s strong market position and potential for early certification of its electric vertical take‑off and landing aircraft. The positive analyst commentary lifted Archer shares by about 5% in early trading. The upgrade reflects confidence in Archer’s manufacturing capacity and market share prospects, contrasting with a downgrade for competitor Joby Aviation.
What did this article say?
Barclays analyst Anthony Valentini upgraded Archer Aviation (ACHR) from Equal‑Weight to Overweight on October 9, raising the price target from $4.50 to $8.00. The upgrade reflects confidence in the company’s commercial electric‑aircraft strategy and anticipated revenue growth. The new target represents a significant upside for investors and signals a bullish outlook on the firm’s future prospects.
What did this article say?
Barclays upgraded Archer Aviation (ACHR) to Overweight from Equal Weight, raising its price target to $8 from $4.50 and implying a 69% upside. The upgrade followed growing defense ambitions, a Boeing-related acquisition, and fresh buying by Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest. The analyst highlighted opportunities across aerospace manufacturing, defense innovation, and aftermarket services, positioning ACHR as a beneficiary of the U.S. aerospace and defense landscape. The move reflects strong confidence in ACHR’s strategic direction and market potential.
What did this article say?
Archer Aviation (ACHR) was highlighted as a leading eVTOL company alongside Joby Aviation in a Motley Fool analysis published on October 8. The article noted ACHR’s progress toward commercial air taxi operations and its expansion into defense and autonomous aviation. It emphasized the company’s potential for significant upside if eVTOLs become mainstream, positioning ACHR as an early investor opportunity. The piece framed ACHR’s developments as a real transportation network rather than a speculative venture, underscoring its certification and manufacturing strides.

Technical Analysis

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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
25 tracked managers · $1.06B combined position · 18 adding, 6 trimming, 1 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Vanguard Group Inc▲ Buy54,676,1587.13%$411.16M2026-01-29
BlackRock, Inc.▲ Buy60,243,2047.86%$284.95M2026-08-07
Geode Capital Management, LLC▲ Buy16,843,4102.20%$79.68M2026-08-12
Morgan Stanley▲ Buy16,263,6352.12%$76.93M2026-08-13
Norges Bank▲ Buy7,878,0941.03%$37.26M2026-08-12
Susquehanna International Group, LLP▲ Buy6,207,1720.81%$29.36M2026-08-14
Northern Trust Corp▲ Buy5,823,1390.76%$27.54M2026-08-13
Renaissance Technologies LLC▲ Buy4,160,4860.54%$19.68M2026-08-13
Goldman Sachs Group Inc▼ Sell3,299,1160.43%$15.60M2026-08-14
Bank of America Corp▲ Buy2,746,0770.36%$12.99M2026-08-14
Blackstone Inc.▼ Sell2,500,0000.33%$11.82M2026-08-14
Wells Fargo & Company▲ Buy1,959,2190.26%$9.27M2026-08-14
Invesco Ltd.▲ Buy1,879,9280.25%$8.89M2026-08-14
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP▲ Buy1,302,1260.17%$6.16M2026-08-14
JPMorgan Chase & Co▲ Buy1,213,2310.16%$5.82M2026-08-12
Citadel Advisors LLC▼ Sell1,088,4960.14%$5.15M2026-09-02
Millennium Management LLC▲ Buy955,7770.12%$4.52M2026-08-14
AllianceBernstein L.P.▲ Buy790,9400.10%$4.09M2026-08-14
FMR LLC (Fidelity)▲ Buy710,2380.09%$3.36M2026-08-13
Citigroup Inc▼ Sell597,2850.08%$2.83M2026-08-03
Man Group plc▲ Buy541,5340.07%$2.56M2026-08-14
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.▼ Sell444,4920.06%$2.10M2026-08-14
Janus Henderson Group plc• Hold270,7000.04%$1.40M2026-05-18
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP▲ Buy194,9390.03%$922.1K2026-08-14
Marshall Wace, LLP▼ Sell161,3680.02%$763.3K2026-08-13
Q2 2026 flow:18.14M sh bought ($85.90M)9.34M sh sold ($44.17M)net +8.80M sh (+$41.73M)