Archer Aviation (ACHR) Enters Japanese Market Through Osaka Air Taxi Agreement
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 30 2025
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Source: TipRanks
Archer Aviation's Partnership: Archer Aviation has partnered with Soracle, a joint venture of Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, to lead air taxi services in Osaka Prefecture, marking Archer as the only U.S. electric air taxi maker involved in this initiative.
Market Expansion and Investor Confidence: The Osaka deal signifies Archer's expansion beyond the U.S. market and is expected to enhance its appeal to investors, with analysts projecting a "Strong Buy" consensus and a potential price increase of 36.17%.
Analyst Views on ACHR
Wall Street analysts forecast ACHR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ACHR is 12.40 USD with a low forecast of 8.00 USD and a high forecast of 18.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 9.010
Low
8.00
Averages
12.40
High
18.00
Current: 9.010
Low
8.00
Averages
12.40
High
18.00
About ACHR
Archer Aviation Inc. is an aerospace company. It is engaged in providing customers with advanced aircraft and related technologies and services in the United States and internationally in both the commercial and defense sectors. Its commercial line of business consists of the sale of its commercial aircraft (Archer Direct), such as Midnight, to aircraft operators as well as technologies and services related thereto, including commercial launch (certification, testing, training, demonstration, market survey and early trial operations), and maintenance and repair. Its defense line of business consists of the sale of aircraft and related technologies for defense applications. Its initial product is intended to be a hybrid-propulsion, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Its Midnight aircraft is designed around its proprietary 12-tilt-6 distributed electric propulsion platform. It carries four passengers plus a pilot. The aircraft is purpose-built for air taxi operations.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
