Archer Aviation Stock Is Down Roughly 50% This Year. Here's Why I'm Still Buying.

Archer Aviation (ACHR) has fallen 50% in 2026, yet the eVTOL developer is stacking operational wins that one bullish commentator argues justify buying the drawdown.

The company completed Phase 3 of FAA certification and conducted successful test flights, according to the source. Those are the concrete milestones behind the bull case.

The bigger headline: ACHR announced plans to acquire three Boeing (BA) subsidiaries. That includes Insitu, a drone maker described as profitable, which generated more than $200 million in annual revenue. For a company still posting losses, adding a revenue-generating unit would change the financial profile. That is interpretation, not reported fact: the deal could diversify ACHR beyond pre-revenue eVTOL development while giving BA a way to shed subsidiaries.

Risks are real. The source flags shareholder dilution and ongoing losses. Interpretation: an acquisition of this scale may raise funding questions, so dilution risk deserves scrutiny as deal terms emerge. The author still concludes the progress justifies buying at current prices.

Peer JOBY is not discussed in the source, so read-through to the broader eVTOL group remains unconfirmed.