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Deep dive · NYSE: ACHR

Archer Aviation Inc. stock analysis

Everything behind the call on Archer Aviation Inc. 6 sections, ordered the way risk stacks up: survival first, quality and price in the middle, context last. The Beacon gives you the read. This is where you check the work.

The five reads
Why the reads disagreeread this before the sections

Event and Risk are pulling against each other and the split is genuine rather than a formality. The net lands at +3 over 30d, a leaning reading on a dispersion of 0.42, which makes this a question of size rather than of direction.

Leans up · and why
earnings, sentiment vote up. 2 of 4 independent evidence families agree.
Leans down · and why
insider flow vote down. 2 of 4 families lean the other way. The conflict that matters is Event against Risk.
What it changes
Size, not direction. dealers are long gamma, so their hedging absorbs moves rather than amplifying them; separately, the tail model puts a very bad day at −9.2%; and the binding position cap is 2.6% — the tail cap is the one that binds.
Global tapeOverseas lean-1.50%
ZurichACHR0.00%⏱MéxicoACHR*0.00%⏱FrankfurtA1C0-4.50%⏱
Where else this company trades. A closed venue shows its last close, marked ⏱ — not a live price. Overseas lean is the average move across the 3 overseas venues listed above, excluding the home listing — a read on overnight sentiment rather than a signal.
The bottom linestart hereAs of 2026-09-25
Wall Street rating
Buy
+96% to the average target
67% buy · 33% hold · 0% sell
median target $11
Chart pattern
Between the averages
The 50-day sits below the 200-day
50-day $5.60 · +0.2%
200-day $6.29 · -10.8%
Earnings
In 40 days
5 Nov 2026 · options imply ±8.6%
beat 5–6 of the last 8
cohort P(beat) 64% · n=45,258
Valuation
-6.9× forward
Against consensus earnings
FCF yield -12.62%
Dividend
0.00%
A rounding error against cash — this is a capital-gains position
Risk flags
2 on watch
5 checks run, 2 clear
beta 2.96 · vol 43% ann.
worst drawdown -67%
New to this? Every metric carries a plain-English read beside it, and an ⓘ next to a label opens the definition. Anything unfamiliar is also defined at the foot of the page under Glossary.
In one paragraphwhat the company actually does198 chars

Archer Aviation Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs and develops aircraft and related technologies and services for commercial and defense sectors in the United States and internationally.

NYSE · USDAerospace & Defense
$5.61-0.10 · -1.75%CLOSED · vol 26.89M
52-week range↑ 30% off low · ↓ 61.6% off high
$4.30now $5.61$14.62
Quote Sep 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM ET
Tape 2026-09-25
Factors 2026-09-25
01Ratios · Jun 22, 2026NO SOLVENCY RISK

Survival & solvency

Altman-Z of 8.0 against a 3.0 safe threshold, interest covered -729.3×, and 2 of 5 forensic checks clear.

↳ Plain EnglishBefore anything else: can this company pay its bills? These blocks check the balance sheet, whether your slice of ownership is being diluted, and whether the accounting looks honest.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman-Z)
8.00SAFE ZONE
Distress<1.8
Grey1.8–3.0
Safe>3.0
Profitability, leverage and liquidity combined into one number. Above 3.0 is the safe band.
Balance sheetJun 22, 2026
Distance to default (Merton)COMFORTABLE
4.8σ
How many standard deviations of asset value sit between the company and its debt. Above 4σ is comfortable.
Structural snapshot · Sep 26, 2026
1-year default probabilityEDF-CALIBRATED
0.29%
Calibrated against how often companies at this distance actually defaulted, rather than assuming a normal distribution.
Method · empirical EDF bucket · pooled cohort · n=47,236 · 136 events · OOS AUC 0.896
Piotroski F-scoreWATCH
F 5/8
Piotroski F-score 5 of 8. Nine pass/fail tests covering profitability, leverage and operating efficiency; seven or more is strong.
Solvency and liquidity ratios
Current ratioshort-term assets against short-term bills19.89×healthy >2
Debt / equityborrowings against shareholder capital0.06
Interest coverageoperating profit against the interest bill-729.3×healthy >5
Leverage · long-term debt / equitythe borrowings that outlive a bad quarter0.03
Net cashcash on hand in excess of every borrowing$899.60M
Your ownership stake
Share-count growth vs peersHIGH DILUTION
97th pctile
Where this name's share-count growth ranks among peers. Lower is less dilutive.
Stock-based comp / revenueELEVATED
74,500.0%
Stock comp is the dilution pressure a buyback has to outrun. We read up to 5% of revenue as modest and above 12% as heavy — our own reading band, not a measured peer statistic.
Diluted vs basic share gapTHIN OVERHANG
0.00%
Options and awards already granted, expressed as the gap between the diluted and basic counts.
Accounting forensicsSEC filings
Red-flag x-rayGRADE B
75 / 100
0 critical · 2 watch · 2 clear of 4 scored tests
2 of 5 checks clear
Red-flag x-ray · every check, passes included
CheckStatusValueWhat it looks for
Bankruptcy distressCLEARZ 7.24Altman-Z in the Safe · fundamentals
Earnings manipulationNAn/aBeneish-M not available · fundamentals
LeverageCLEARLTD/E 0.04long-term debt 0.04× equity · fundamentals
Profitability qualityWATCHF 5/8Piotroski F-score 5 of 8 · fundamentals
Filing forensicsWATCH1 flag1 filing red flag on the latest 10-K · forensic
5 checks, 2 clear and 2 watch. The passes are shown because a score built from five checks means something different from one built from three.
02Refreshed · Sep 26, 2026POOR · 25/100

Business quality

-206,067% net margin, -28% return on equity.

↳ Plain EnglishMargins tell you how much of each sales dollar the company keeps. Return on capital tells you whether reinvesting that money creates value. Both are read against what the filings support, not against a target.
Quality score
25 / 100POOR
Profitability · net margin -206,067%
Balance strength · debt/equity 0.06
Profitability, growth and balance strength scored separately, then blended.
ProfitabilityRefreshed · Sep 26, 2026
Net marginOF EVERY SALES DOLLAR
-206,066.7%
The share of revenue that survives every cost and becomes profit.
Gross marginPRICING POWER
0.0%
What is left of a sales dollar before overhead — the clearest read on pricing power.
Operating marginAFTER RUNNING COSTS
-243,100.0%
What survives the cost of running the whole business.
Return on equityPER $1 OF EQUITY
-28.1%
Annual return on each dollar of shareholder equity.
Incremental ROIC (3y)ON NEW CAPITAL
-28.0%
The return on capital put to work over the last three years — a sharper read than the trailing average, because it prices the newest decisions.
Asset growth vs peersWATCH
91st pctile
The balance sheet grew +146% on the year. Fast asset growth is usually a ramp; occasionally it is the start of an inventory problem.
As of · Sep 20, 2026
Growth & relative strength
Trailing return by period
1 month
-5.4%
3 months
+19.9%
6 months
+10.2%
Year to date
-31.0%
1 year
-39.9%
12-1 momentumEX LAST MONTH
-39.2%
Return over the last year excluding the most recent month — the standard momentum factor, which drops the short-term reversal.
Relative-strength rankTOP 17%
83 / 100
Where this name's 3-month return against the S&P 500 ranks across the market — a quarter's standing, not the year's.
Around earningsAug 10, 2026
P(beat next quarter)COHORT BASE RATE
64%
survivor-tilted universe (currently-listed names; large-cap-skewed coverage)
cohort n=45,258 · this name's own n=8 · since 2000
Beat rate · this nameBEAT 5–6 OF THE LAST 8
6 of 8
Its own record against consensus. 8 prints is a small sample, which is why the cohort rate above carries the probability.
n=8 measured prints
Fell after a beatP(FELL | BEAT)
67%
A beat is not a plan: this share of them still closed lower on the day.
n=15 beats — a conditional rate over its own denominator, not a share of all prints
Typical earnings moveMEDIAN ABSOLUTE
±8.2%
Unsigned magnitudes from its own prints. Direction is not part of this read.
n=20 prints · p90 ±14.6% · worst 22.9% (2025-05-12)
Reaction: beat vs missSYMMETRIC
+0.3% / +7.0%
The average day-one move after a beat and after a miss. A miss dropping the stock further than a beat lifts it is the asymmetry worth sizing for.
n=15 beats · n=4 misses — each average over its own denominator
Sells the newsON THE PRINT
No
No habit of selling off on a good report in the measured window.
Dividends & income
Data unavailableThis company does not pay a dividend. There is no yield, payout ratio or ex-dividend date to show, and the return case rests entirely on capital gains.
Signal
Not an income position.

No dividend is declared, so nothing here contributes to total return except the price. That is a fact about the security, not a criticism of it.

Inventory ledger
Data unavailableNo inventory detail is tagged in this company's filings. The ledger needs the XBRL inventory components, which a business without physical goods does not report.
Segments & geography
Data unavailableRevenue by segment and region is not on file for this name, so product and geographic concentration are not shown.
Pattern reliability · platform-wide cohortSnapshot · Sep 26, 2026
Sideways
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d47%0.0%1,479,705
21d49%0.0%695,010
63d51%+0.1%220,093
slope -0.03 over 40 bars
Hanging man · leans bearish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d47%-0.2%162,356
21d48%-0.2%76,200
63d49%-0.3%24,370
long lower shadow, small body at top
Bollinger squeeze
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d43%0.0%764,373
21d45%0.0%357,385
63d47%0.0%112,620
bands at a multi-month tight — breakout pending
Macd bullish cross · leans bullish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d46%-0.1%152,722
21d47%-0.2%71,974
63d48%-0.3%22,826
MACD crossed above signal
03-6.9× FORWARD

Price & timing

Price $5.61, -6.9× forward earnings, RSI 50, and dealers long gamma.

↳ Plain EnglishA multiple is what the market charges for a dollar of this company's earnings, cash or revenue; the trend and the options tape say what the price is doing around it. Together they are the timing picture, not the quality one.
Trend
Mixed2 OF 3 AVERAGES
50-day $5.60 · 200-day $6.29. Price above both is the structural definition of an uptrend.
The setup right now
Price · 504 sessions2024-09-23 → 2026-09-25
$2$5$9$12$15CALL WALL $6PUT WALL $6$5.61
price50-day200-daylevel
How to read this
Down 1.75% on the session.

Follow the solid line: each point is a session close. Compare it to the 50-day average — while price stays above it the short-term trend is up, and a drop below is the first structural warning.

The dashed levels are the strikes the options chain is most committed to. They are the same numbers the gamma block states; nothing here is drawn that no section derives.

Market cap$4.26B
Day range$5.61 – $5.80
Above 52-week low+30%
Realized volatility43% ann.
Worst drawdown-67.4%
Momentum (RSI-14)COOL
50
030 oversold70 hot100
Where momentum sits on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold; the middle says the move has room either way.
Typical day (ATR-14)±4.8%
$0.27
The average true range — how far this stock moves on an ordinary day. It sets the scale a stop has to clear.
MACDABOVE SIGNAL
+0.01
The short-term trend against its own signal line. The sign is the read; the size is not a target.
Bollinger position55% OF RANGE
Mid band
Where price sits inside its own volatility band. The edges are where a move is stretched, not where it reverses.
20-day VWAPPRICE ABOVE
$5.57
The volume-weighted average of the last month. Price above it means recent buyers are, on average, in profit.
Chandelier exitLONG INTACT
$5.33
A volatility-based trailing stop, set a few average ranges below the recent high.
5 Nov 2026 · in 40 daysNext earningsThe next scheduled catalyst. The forward guide usually moves the tape more than the printed number. Date as the vendor last stated it on 19 Aug; companies confirm about three weeks ahead, so it can still move.
2026-09-29 · in 3 daysJob Openings (JOLTS)A scheduled macro release. It moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Setup & oddsNightly
Direction oddsnext 12m
46 / 53cohort n=3,987
A lean, not a forecast. These are the cohort's odds — comparable names over the window — not this stock's own history.
Pullback riskoverstretch read
In line1.07× segment rate · n=13,182
Historically, mid names in this tape state saw a ≥10% pullback within 63 trading days in 84% of cases (n=13,182).
Overstretchvs the 20-day mean
0.2σ
How many standard deviations price sits from its 20-day mean. Beyond 2σ is genuinely stretched; inside it is ordinary.
Bottom zoneif it breaks down
$5 – $63 supports
Where prior demand appeared: Pivot low at $5.59, S1 at $5.54, Pivot low at $5.48.
Slide scorefalling-knife check
5 / 100Neutral
A composite of consecutive down days, gap risk and volume expansion. Low means any decline is orderly.
Signal
The odds lean, the stretch qualifies it.

Historically, names tripping 2 validated red flags finished lower 12 months later in 53% of cases (n=3,987) — a survivor-biased floor, not a forecast.

Valuation
Net cash per shareCASH BACKING
$1.21
Cash less every borrowing, per share. It is the part of the price that is not a claim on future profits.
Multiples
Forward P/EAnalysts expect a loss over the next twelve months, so there are no earnings for the price to be a multiple of.Not meaningful
Price / salesprice against revenue, before any of it becomes profit14,204.5×5yr median 2,610.0×
Price / bookprice against the accounting value of the assets1.9×
FCF yieldfree cash flow per dollar of market value-12.62%
2 of the 3 priced multiples above sit in the richer half of its band. 1 is marked not meaningful because the figure it divides into is negative — shown as absent rather than as a low, cheap-looking number. Each priced multiple is read against this stock's own history where a five-year range is on file, so the question is whether today is dear for this name rather than for the market. The multiples are computed separately from the quote above and are not re-priced as it moves, so they can lag it.
Price horizon & timing
Data unavailableThis security is delisted, so there is no live tape to compose entry, target and stop against.
Gamma mapChain · Sep 26, 2026
Signal
Long gamma — moves get absorbed.

Dealers hedge against the move, which damps volatility around the current strikes. It makes the tape quieter without saying anything about which way it goes.

Dealer-hedging mechanics. Useful if you trade options; the takeaway above is what it means for the share price.
Options tapeLast snapshot before the 2026-09-25 expiry · Chain · Sep 26, 2026
Max pain-2.3%
$5.50
The strike where most open options would have expired worthless on the last snapshot. That expiry has passed; the next chain read replaces it.
Last snapshot before the 2026-09-25 expiry
Put / call ratio (OI)CALL-HEAVY
0.30
77% calls
23% puts
Open interest in puts against calls. Heavy call interest often caps how far price can run before expiry.
Put / call ratio (volume)TODAY'S FLOW
0.48
Today's traded flow rather than the standing position. It moves faster and means less.
Expected move (1-week)≈ $0.48
±8.6%
What the chain prices for the week. A range the market is charging for, not a forecast.
of the chain spot $5.63
Largest open interest · front expiry
StrikeTypeOpen interest
$6.00CALL7,298
$5.50CALL5,141
$7.00CALL3,663
$5.50PUT2,582
$6.50CALL2,108
$5.00PUT1,446
Large call interest above the price acts as a magnet and a ceiling; large put interest below is a floor of hedges. The biggest strike is the level the market is most committed to defending into the next expiry.
Open interest by strikeexpires 2026-09-25 (expired)CallsPutsMax pain $5.50
2
$9.50
1340
$9.00
2145
$8.50
0654
$8.00
1412
$7.50
14k
$7.00
1322k
$6.50
37k
$6.00
1k5k
$5.50
3k866
$5.00
1k47
$4.50
1k36
$4.00
9016
$3.50
4045
$3.00
061
$2.50
73232
$2.00
0
The shaded row is the strike nearest the price. Heavy call interest above acts as a ceiling; heavy put interest below is a floor of hedges.
↑ 52-week high$14.62+159.7%The highest print of the past year.Old highs draw profit-taking on the first attempt.
↑ Call wall$6.00+6.6%Heaviest call open interest on the front expiry.Acts as a ceiling into expiry; a close above usually needs a catalyst.
◇ Max pain$5.50-2.3%Where most open options expire worthless.Price often drifts toward it into the close of the expiry week.
↓ 50-day average$5.60-0.6%The line the short-term trend is measured against.A close beneath it is the first structural warning.
↓ Put wall$5.50-2.3%Heaviest put open interest — a floor of hedges.Dealer buying tends to build as price approaches.
0413F quarterly · Form 4 dailyNET SIGNAL +3

Ownership & flow

Institutions hold 50%, short interest is 14.71% of float, and 5 analysts average $11.

↳ Plain EnglishWho is buying and selling, and what they had to disclose. Institutions file 13F 45 days after quarter end, executives file Form 4 within two days, and Congress discloses under the STOCK Act with a 30–45 day legal lag. Every one of those is a look backwards.
Net signal
+3LEANING · 30d
Earnings +3
Insider flow -1
Sentiment +1
2 bull / 1 bear factors. The points sum to the net beside the label; nothing here is weighted after the fact.
The QTick signalNightly
Earnings4 QUARTERS · TIMING
+3
latest EPS beat by 13%
Insider flow120D · TIMING
-1
net insider selling ($1,709,495 across 7 sells) in 120d
Sentiment1–30D · TIMING
+1
7d sentiment elevated (75/100)
Signal
2 bull / 1 bear factors

Independent factors scored and netted to +3 over 30d, a leaning reading. 3 of 9 factors carried a direction; the others scored zero and do not vote. The signal describes where the data leans, not what to do about it.

Cross-category readSep 26, 2026
Signal
The evidence families are split down the middle.

Descriptive only — a decorrelated read of where the evidence agrees and conflicts, not a forecast and not advice. Patterns are condition lists, not outcome predictions, and are not yet validated to the proof bar. Dispersion of 0.42 means the disagreement is a genuine split.

A check on whether independent evidence families agree, rather than a second score.
Wall Street5 covering firms
Consensus rating5 ANALYSTS
Buy
67% buy · 33% hold · 0% sell, as a share of the 5 covering firms.
Median price target+96%
$11
$4now $6$18
A $4–$18 spread across the panel. A twelve-month view, and a wide spread means real disagreement rather than a consensus.
Forward EPS estimateCONSENSUS
$-0.81
What the panel expects the company to earn per share.
next year · 3 analysts
Recent analyst moves · last 90 days
FirmTargetDirectionRank
Cantor Fitzgerald$11→48/100
Upgrades, downgrades and target changes from covering firms. A cluster of moves in one direction matters more than any single target; the rank is the firm's own credibility score, or a dash below the scoring floor.
Who owns it13F quarterly · Form 4 daily
Institutional ownershipRETAIL-HEAVY
50.1%
The share held by 13F filers. It describes last quarter's positioning, not today's — filings land up to 45 days after quarter end.
Insider ownershipOFFICERS & DIRECTORS
14.7%
The share held by the people running the company.
Short interest (float)CROWDED
14.71%
Rising — shares short changed +2.7% over 30 days. A crowded short is fuel in both directions.
Free float85% OF SHARES
641.99M
Shares actually available to trade, excluding insider and restricted holdings.
Dollar volume (ADV)91st PCTILE
$184.86M/day
At this depth, position size is not a constraint for a retail account.
Borrow feeData unavailableWe do not license securities-lending data, so the annualized cost of borrowing shares to short is not something we can show. Short interest and days-to-cover above are the closest read we can source.
Insider filings · Form 4
InsiderTradeAmountPlanTraded
Lyon Benjamin · President, Aircraft OEMSell$246,299—21 Sep
Lentell Eric · Chief Strategy OfficerSell$631,000—20 Aug
Lyon Benjamin · President, Aircraft OEMOption exercisenot on file—15 Aug
Lentell Eric · Chief Legal & Strategy OfficerOption exercisenot on file—15 Aug
Lentell Eric · Chief Legal & Strategy OfficerOption exercisenot on file—15 Aug
Lentell Eric · Chief Legal & Strategy OfficerOption exercisenot on file—15 Aug
Executives must file within two business days. Sales on pre-set 10b5-1 plans are scheduled months ahead and carry little signal; tax withholding, exercises and awards are compensation mechanics, not trades; the open-market lines are the ones to read.
The story · news & sentimentRolling window
Why it moved todayNEWS
-1.75%
ACHR fell −1.75% since the last close, amid recent coverage: “Archer Advances Boeing Unit Acquisition After Antitrust Clearance - The Globe and Mail” (The Globe and Mail).
Matched · Sep 25, 2026 · source on file
News tone · 7-day-5
75 / 100
Headline polarity over the window, scored from news articles. Above 60 leans positive, below 40 negative. Colour, not a signal.
Newswire · 49 stories
WhenHeadlineSourceTone
3h agoThe Pentagon Is Buying eVTOLs. Here's Which Stock Wins the Defense Money.Motley Foolnot scored
5h ago(ACHR) as a Liquidity Pulse for Institutional Tactics - Stock Traders DailyStock Traders Dailynot scored
FriArcher Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) Shares Down 1.6% - Should You Sell? - MarketBeatMarketBeatnot scored
FriHow UAE Launch Plans Will Impact Archer Aviation (ACHR) Investors - simplywall.stsimplywall.stnot scored
FriArcher Advances Boeing Unit Acquisition After Antitrust Clearance - The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mailnot scored
FriArcher Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages - MarketBeatMarketBeatnot scored
FriPrediction: Here's What a $10,000 Investment in Archer Aviation Will Be Worth in 5 Years - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Financenot scored
FriPrediction: Here's What a $10,000 Investment in Archer Aviation Will Be Worth in 5 YearsMotley Foolnot scored
Coverage published around the move, newest first. Nothing here measures causation — only the why-it-moved card above is matched to the tape by timestamp.
Congress
Data unavailableNo congressional trades in this name have been disclosed under the STOCK Act. Lawmakers' disclosed trades cluster heavily in large caps, so an empty list is the usual state.
0511 graded callsHIGH VOLATILITY

Risk & track record

Beta 2.96, 43% annual volatility, a -67% worst drawdown, and 3 of 8 risk surfaces clear.

↳ Plain EnglishWhat owning it does to a portfolio, what the model votes against, and how often our own calls have been right. Every call is graded when it resolves, and the ones still open stay visible.
A very bad day (EVT)
−9.2%1-IN-200 DAY
Fitted to the tail of the return distribution rather than assuming a bell curve. Size the position so a day like this is survivable.
What it does to a portfolio5-year window
Beyond the tail (ES)1-IN-1,000 DAY
−13.7%
The average loss on a 1-in-1,000 day or worse — deeper in the tail than the 1-in-200 figure above and further than the measured history reaches, so it reads as the scale of a crash, not a forecast of one.
Tail understatementNEAR-NORMAL
1.0×
The tail runs close to what a normal curve would predict, so volatility is a reasonable proxy for risk here — which is not true of every name.
Max drawdownIT CAN HALVE
-67.4%
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the measured window. Only hold a position you can watch do this.
Beta (vs the market)AMPLIFIES
2.96
Moves about 3.0× the market over the past year.
3-year beta 2.38
Annualized volatilityELEVATED
43%
How far it swings over a year, from its own realized returns.
Tactical phaseNIGHTLY READ
Neutral
Selling pressure46
Buying pressure0
Overheat1
State: neutral — No dominant short-horizon pressure in the tape.
0-100 · high = active · lit = the engine's own phase, cohort-banded
What votes againstNightly
LowInsider flownet insider selling ($1,709,495 across 7 sells) in 120d120d · -1
Signal
1 of 9 factors vote against.

Ranked by the size of each factor's own point contribution to the net signal — these are the model's stated reasons, not a written bear case. Each one is scored from the source named beside it.

Failure modes · by company type
Data unavailableFailure modes are routed per company type, and only the bank-run and crypto-treasury rulebooks are validated so far. This name routes as growth, so there is no cohort-specific checklist to run. A generic list would read as analysis without being any.
The risk case · why not to buy8 surfaces · nightly
Suggested position capmax defensible size
2.6%tail cap binds
max defensible size 2.6% - tail binds
Avoid score6-month distress
36.4%3.9× its cohort · most-traded mega-caps
Observational 6-month large-drawdown risk ranking — not a forecast, not alpha. Historical distress rate for this most-traded mega-caps segment: 9.3%. This name reads 3.9× that base rate.
LowDistress screenThe distress model did not score this name in the latest run, so this surface is unmeasured rather than clear.Not scored
MedPosition size, not conviction, is the binding constrainthalf-Kelly 28.1% · tail cap 2.6% · category cap 54.6%. The tail cap binds, so 2.6% is the number (n=120,445). We show which one binds rather than the friendliest.Sizing
LowLottery-ticket behaviourIts best 21-day return sits at 4.8% against a 9.6% cohort 90th-percentile threshold — below the line where forward returns have historically turned negative.Behaviour
HighCash runwayAbout 6.2 quarters of cash at current burn ($951M cash against $615M a year of burn) - names in this bucket: 23.5% catastrophe rate within a year.Solvency
LowPost-earnings driftDrift odds at full strength (+2.24% / 63-day spread reference from measured post-earnings drift).Timing
LowDividend riskNot scored for this name.Not scored
LowRestatement historyFiling history is not deep enough to check for restatements.Not scored
LowCrowded shortNot in a warn state: the crowded-short model only publishes when short interest and thin liquidity coincide, and neither condition is met here.Not scored
Signal
3 of 8 surfaces clear.

8 surfaces checked, 3 clear. The binding constraint is position size — the tail cap is the one that binds. Each row states which surface it is and what it measured; a surface that could not be scored says so rather than counting as clear.

Who should skip it
Skip it if any of these is you
You can't sit through -67%
That is this name's deepest measured fall, on 43% annualized volatility. A drawdown of that size is normal here, not exceptional.
You want income
A 0.00% yield is a rounding error against cash. This is a capital-gains position.
You're already heavy in this market
A 2.96 beta means you would be stacking the same bet rather than spreading it.
You'd be buying into earnings
A report lands in 40 days, and the chain prices ±8.6% for the week.
You'd size it like a core holding
The binding cap is 2.6% of a portfolio. Above that the tail stops being survivable.
Our track record11 resolved
Track recordBUILDING IN THE OPEN
26 logged
26 calls logged on this name, 11 resolved so far. Calls are logged the moment they are made, so the open ones are public before anyone knows how they turn out, and a hit-rate is not published until enough of them resolve.
11 resolved · 15 open
Calls on ACHRTHIS NAME
26
This name's own call count. Too few have resolved to publish a rate over them, so none is shown rather than a rate over 11.
0610-K disclosed linksAEROSPACE & DEFENSE

The wider context

5 mapped peers, 2 connections.

↳ Plain EnglishCompanies do not trade alone. This is the peer set, the supply chain that has to deliver, and the macro variables that move the stock regardless of company news.
Rate sensitivity
-45.6% per +1ppSECTOR
This is the SECTOR prior, not a measurement of this name — the regression did not clear its own bar. The verdict beside it (tailwind) comes from the prior too, so the two agree by construction rather than by evidence.
Versus peersLatest session
Peer set · 5 names
SymbolRelationshipPriceSession
GEPeer$327.09+2.29%
RTXPeer$189.40+0.42%
BAPeer$198.07+0.65%
LMTPeer$519.56-0.79%
HWMPeer$232.48+1.35%
The mapped peer set and how each traded in the latest session. A peer moving with this name says the move is the sector's; one moving against it says the move is this company's.
Time machineHistory from 2023-06-01
Signal
3 of 4 backward windows are positive.

Look-back returns describe what happened, not what is likely. They are here to set the scale a future move would be measured on.

Historical retrospective. Context, not a forecast.
Macro driversRolling window
Next macro catalystIN 3 DAYS
Job Openings (JOLTS)
2026-09-29. A scheduled release that moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Events · what moves this stockSep 25, 2026
Industrial productionUsually helps when factory output comes in stronger than expected
Industrial companies sell into exactly this activity.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +0.4% · A week later -0.7% · Two weeks later -2.4% · Rose on 17 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Industrial production reports since Jun 15, 2023, ACHR moved +0.4% on average on the day and was 2.4% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.1% on those days.
GDP (advance estimate)Usually helps when the economy grows faster than expected
Industrial companies sell into exactly this activity.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day 0.0% · A week later +0.4% · Two weeks later +7.1% · Rose on 7 of 13 report days
Across the last 13 GDP (advance estimate) reports since Jul 28, 2023, ACHR moved 0.0% on average on the day and was 7.1% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
Initial jobless claimsUsually hurts when more people file for benefits than expected
Rising layoffs signal factories and builders are slowing.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day 0.0% · A week later +1.3% · Two weeks later +2.1% · Rose on 86 of 170 report days
Across the last 170 Initial jobless claims reports since Jun 8, 2023, ACHR moved 0.0% on average on the day and was 2.1% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Core PCE (the Fed's gauge) is due in 3 days.
Core PCE (the Fed's gauge)Usually hurts when inflation runs hotter than expected
Factories pay more for materials before they can raise their own prices, and higher rates slow orders.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +1.6% · A week later +1.2% · Two weeks later +4.7% · Rose on 18 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Core PCE (the Fed's gauge) reports since Jun 28, 2023, ACHR moved +1.6% on average on the day and was 4.7% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
FOMC decisionUsually hurts when the Fed sounds more hawkish than expected
Costlier financing slows factory and equipment orders.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day -0.7% · A week later +1.5% · Two weeks later +6.1% · Rose on 16 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 FOMC decision reports since Jul 1, 2023, ACHR moved -0.7% on average on the day and was 6.1% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved -0.1% on those days.
Housing startsUsually helps when more homes are started than expected
Building products and equipment makers.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day -0.7% · A week later -2.2% · Two weeks later -1.4% · Rose on 12 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Housing starts reports since Jun 20, 2023, ACHR moved -0.7% on average on the day and was 1.4% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Job openings (JOLTS) is due in 2 days.
Job openings (JOLTS)Usually helps when job openings come in higher than expected
Strong hiring means factories and builders are busy.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +0.7% · A week later +3.0% · Two weeks later +4.8% · Rose on 16 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Job openings (JOLTS) reports since Jul 5, 2023, ACHR moved +0.7% on average on the day and was 4.8% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls) is due in 5 days.
Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls)Usually helps when hiring comes in stronger than expected
Strong hiring means factories and builders are busy.
Typical for the Industrials sector
report daytrading days before and after the report
On the day +0.4% · A week later +3.8% · Two weeks later +4.9% · Rose on 20 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls) reports since Jul 6, 2023, ACHR moved +0.4% on average on the day and was 4.9% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved -0.1% on those days.
Customer momentum
Data unavailableCustomer momentum needs listed customers that disclose a revenue dependence on this company, and none is on file. The connections below are a different map: competitors and partners, most of them curated rather than filed.
Connections2 links · none confirmed
Direct connections · 2 edges
CompanyRelationSessionProvenance
DOD · Customercustomer0.00%Rumored · 10K
STELLANTIS · Partnerpartnernot pricedRumored · manual
0 of 2 edges are named in a filing; the rest come from reporting we have not matched to one yet, and are labelled as such.
Suppliers, customers & competitors
Who depends on it
DODCustomercustomer
STELLANTISPartnerpartner
Glossary · every term on this page
Survival
Altman Z

Bankruptcy-risk score. Above 3.0 is the safe band.

Piotroski F

Nine pass/fail health tests; 7 or more is strong.

Beneish M

Accrual and growth pattern screen. Clear below −2.22, watch to −1.78, elevated above; a year of very fast revenue growth lifts it by construction.

Merton DTD

Standard deviations of asset value between the company and its debt.

EDF

Default frequency calibrated on what actually happened to similar names.

Price & tape
RSI-14

Momentum gauge 0–100. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold.

ATR

Average true range — the size of a typical day.

VWAP

20-day volume-weighted average price — the average paid over the last month; the page shows no intraday VWAP.

Supertrend

A trend-following stop line. A close through it flips the read.

Chandelier

A trailing stop set a few average ranges below the recent high.

Options & flow
Gamma / GEX

Dealer hedging pressure. Negative gamma amplifies moves both ways.

Call / put wall

The strikes with the heaviest open interest; they act as ceiling and floor.

Max pain

The strike where most options expire worthless.

13F · Form 4

Institutional filings, 45 days after quarter end. Insider trades, within two days.

Scoring
Composite signal

Independent factors scored and netted into one number.

Hit-rate

Share of past calls that resolved in the direction stated.

Brier score

Calibration measure. Lower means stated probabilities track reality.

HHI

Concentration 0–10,000. Above 2,500 means one segment carries the company.

EVT

Fits the tail rather than assuming a bell curve, so bad days are not understated.

Deep dive
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