Archer Aviation is a leader in eVTOL aircraft, and it announced earlier this week that it has significantly expanded its partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense by signing new contracts with the U.S. Air Force with a total value of up to $142 million.
The new contracts signal the U.S. military’s recognition of the transformative potential that Archer’s innovative eVTOL aircraft brings to the country’s armed forces. This new execution phase of the partnership includes the delivery of up to six of Archer’s Midnight aircraft to the Air Force, the sharing of additional flight test data and certification-related test reports, pilot training and the development of maintenance and repair operations.
Canaccord Genuity started coverage earlier this summer and has set a $9 target price. Archer Aviation stock has a consensus target of $9.25. On Friday, shares were trading at $6.00.
Cerus
This little-known health care company has been battered and offers an incredible entry point, and Wood owns over 20 million shares. Cerus Corp. (NASDAQ: CERS) operates as a biomedical products company that focuses on developing and commercializing the Intercept Blood System, a proprietary technology for controlling biological replication that is designed to reduce blood-borne pathogens in donated blood components intended for transfusion.
The Intercept Blood System for platelets and plasma is designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in platelets and plasma donated for transfusion. The Intercept Blood System for red blood cells inactivates blood-borne pathogens in red blood cells donated for transfusion. And the Intercept Blood System for cryoprecipitation uses its plasma system to produce pathogen-reduced cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex for the treatment and control of bleeding, including massive hemorrhage associated with fibrinogen deficiency, as well as pathogen reduced plasma, cryoprecipitate reduced.
The company sells platelet and plasma systems through its direct sales force and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and elsewhere.
Cantor Fitzgerald’s $9 target price is higher than the consensus target of $7.63. Cerus stock traded at $1.90 on Friday.
Genius Sports
This sports-betting-related stock just signed a big-time partnership with the NFL, and Wood owns over 5 million shares. Genius Sports Ltd. (NYSE: GENI) develops and sells technology-led products and services to the sports, sports betting and sports media industries.
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