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5. AEVEX Corp. (NYSE:AVEX)
AEVEX Corp. saw its share prices increase by 43 percent week-on-week, rallying alongside its counterparts after government funding announcements that investors expected to spark prospects for the firm.
Last week, news broke out that the US government is exploring potential funding deals with a group of companies, including drone-makers, to increase domestic production and lower costs.
Apart from AEVEX Corp. (NYSE:AVEX), other players, namely Red Cat, AeroVironment, and Kratos Defense, rallied following the news. Unusual Machines, a company backed by Trump Jr., also climbed.
“While not official, we believe this type of funding support makes particular sense for Unusual Machines given the critical and supply-constrained nature of drone components and domestic manufacturing capabilities,” investment firm Needham & Co. was quoted as saying in a market note.
Investor appetite continues to increase for drone and defense players amid the uncertainties over a peace deal between the US and Iran.
In the US, the Department of Defense has asked for $75 billion for drones and counter-drone measures, marking the largest funding request year-on-year so far.
“The growing focus on defense technology and autonomous systems reflects how rapidly modern warfare has evolved, with drones and low-cost autonomous platforms increasingly becoming central to future military operations,” Needham said.
In other news, AEVEX Corp. (NYSE:AVEX) reported a strong earnings performance in the first quarter of the year, having swung to a net income of $21 million versus a $27.3 million net loss in the same period last year.
Total revenues also soared by 307 percent to $216.7 million from only $53.3 million year-on-year.
4. Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS)
Ondas climbed by 45.9 percent week-on-week, after earning an optimistic coverage from an investment firm.
In a market note earlier in the week, Oppenheimer reaffirmed its “buy” recommendation and price target of $16 for shares of Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS), marking a 21 percent upside potential from its latest closing price.
The coverage coincided with Ondas Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ONDS) annual stockholders’ meeting, where all company resolutions were said to have secured shareholder approval, including the amendment to the 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, which would increase the number of shares to 81 million from 61 million at present.
“Everything passed. It was a public event. Grateful for the support of shareholders. We have a lot of hard work ahead,” Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) CEO Eric Brock said in a social media post.
In other news, the company told the Securities and Exchange Commission that certain shareholders have expressed an intention to sell more than 2.7 million shares in the company. The sellers are expected to implement sales on the Nasdaq from time to time.
3. Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW)
Snowflake saw its share prices climb by 48.4 percent week-on-week, following the strong results of its earnings performance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027.
In an updated report, the company said that it slashed its net loss during the period by 31 percent to $295 million from $430 million in the same period last year, thanks to strong momentum from the artificial intelligence industry.
Revenues also increased by 33.6 percent to $1.39 billion from $1.04 billion year-on-year.
“AI continues to be a powerful tailwind for Snowflake, and Q1 marks a clear inflection point in that journey. With Cortex Code and Snowflake Intelligence, we are extending from the trusted foundation for enterprise data and context to become the control plane for the Agentic Enterprise. We are seeing strong momentum from both AI-driven acceleration of our core platform and growing adoption of our first-party AI products, positioning Snowflake to lead in this new era,” said Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy.
For the second quarter of the year, the company is targeting to generate $1.415 billion to $1.42 billion in revenues, or an implied growth of 30 percent year-on-year.
For the full fiscal year, Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) also raised its product revenue outlook to $5.84 billion, or an implied 31 percent growth, versus its previous guidance of $5.66 billion, or 27 percent improvement year-on-year.
2. Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT)
Red Cat climbed by 54 percent week-on-week, as investors took heart from the rosy prospects for the overall industry amid news of funding support from the US government.
Last week, Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) rallied alongside its counterparts following news that the US government is exploring potential funding deals with a group of companies, including drone-makers, to increase domestic production and lower costs.
In other news, Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) announced that its subsidiary, Blue Ops, is now in full gear for the production of a maritime autonomy platform to support US defense missions.
In a statement, Red Cat Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) said that Blue Ops is now ramping up the production of the Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessel—a mission-adaptable USV powered by a Steyr engine and integrated with a domestic autonomy, command-and-control, communications, and mission systems stack.
V7 is designed for sea state endurance, maintainability, survivability, operational simplicity, and long-term mission reliability. It supports missions including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; force protection; harbor and coastal security; contested logistics; and payload-adaptable operations for US and allied forces.
“Blue Ops is moving Variant 7 into full-rate production because the mission demand is here now,” said Barry Hinckley, president of Blue Ops.
“This platform brings together US boatbuilding expertise, a modern tech stack that was designed and developed domestically, and a defense-ready supply chain for customers who cannot compromise on origin, reliability, or adaptability. We designed Variant 7 to be built at scale and configured for the missions our customers face,” he noted.
Blue Ops’ autonomy roadmap is further strengthened by Red Cat Holdings Inc.’s (NASDAQ:RCAT) acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics, a California-based developer of distributed control systems for autonomous swarming drones and USVs. Apium will continue developing its multi-agent autonomy architecture for integration with the V7 and Red Cat’s Family of Systems, supporting coordinated operations across air, land, and sea.
1. Braiin Ltd. (NASDAQ:BRAI)
Braiin Ltd. climbed by 78.4 percent week-on-week, as investors gobbled up shares following news that it bagged a new £25 billion ($33.6 billion) contract with Switchcraft to support the seamless moving of homeowners and renters in the UK.
In a statement, Braiin Ltd. (NASDAQ:BRAI) said that it would leverage Switchcraft’s white-labelled API infrastructure to power embedded utility and telecom switching experiences across its connected platforms, enabling users to compare, activate, and manage household services such as electricity, gas, broadband, and telecom—directly within the Braiin environment.
Braiin Ltd. (NASDAQ:BRAI) said that it expects to earn from electricity and gas switching, broadband and telecom enablement, tenant onboarding workflows, AI-powered residential engagement, embedded household commerce, and connected property services, among others.
“This partnership represents another important milestone in Braiin’s strategy to build an AI-native Living Infrastructure platform for the global residential lifecycle economy,” Braiin Ltd. (NASDAQ:BRAI) CEO Natraj Balasubramanian said.
“Utility activation, broadband enablement, and telecom switching remain highly fragmented across the moving and tenancy lifecycle despite being essential components of the residential experience,” he noted.
Braiin expects the partnership to complement its broader UK expansion strategy, including its growing ecosystem across embedded distribution, tenant engagement, AI-powered property workflows, and recurring household monetization infrastructure.
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