Archer Aviation's Valuation Dropped 22.9% in 2025, Stock Surges 17.8% in 2026
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 5d ago
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Source: Yahoo Finance
- Valuation Decline: Archer Aviation's stock fell 22.9% in 2025, contrasting with the S&P 500's 16.4% rise, indicating a lack of clarity in the company's commercialization path in the electric vertical take-off and landing market, which weakened investor confidence.
- Competitive Pressure: Joby Aviation's stock surged approximately 62% in 2025, intensifying market pressure on Archer, particularly after short reports from Culper Research and Grizzly Research highlighted misleading investor communications regarding testing timelines and flight milestones.
- Financial Losses: Archer reported a net loss of $206 million in Q2 2025, significantly up from a $106.9 million loss in the prior year, reflecting challenges in financial management and profitability.
- Stock Recovery: In 2026, Archer's stock price increased by 17.8%, benefiting from the trend in defense-tech stocks, and while the path to commercial certification remains uncertain, the partnership with Anduril to develop hybrid VTOL aircraft presents new market opportunities.
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: 8.470
Low
8.00
Averages
12.40
High
18.00
Current: 8.470
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.
