Archer Aviation Rises in Short Trading Week; Monday Poses Next Challenge
Archer Aviation shares closed Friday at $6.81, up 7.1% for the holiday-shortened week, with 56.89 million shares traded. The company became the first eVTOL firm to close Phase 3 of FAA type certification. Q1 net loss widened to $217.7 million; R&D expense jumped 65.6%. Archer expects U.S. operations to start this year under the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. Canaccord cut its target to $12 but kept a Buy rating.