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The weekly technology ranking places Axon at No. 27 and Palantir at No. 63, one of its sharpest valuation calls.
Axon Enterprise is Thursday's IBD Stock Of The Day as the the S&P 500 maker of Tasers, body cameras and software for law enforcement sees its Dedrone drone defense business take off. Dedrone "was still in its infancy just a year ago, and is quickly becoming one of our largest product lines, surpassing $100 million in quarterly revenue," Axon President Joshua Isner told analysts on the Aug. 5 earnings call. Isner announced on the call that Axon had been among the vendors selected among dozens of applicants for a potential $1.5 billion counter-drone program in a further validation of its technology.
Axon shares surged after a blowout quarter and a wave of analyst upgrades, but the real question is whether Wall Street's surprisingly steady 2027 earnings estimates are about to crack under the pressure of a $15 billion backlog.
Growth-stock selloffs after second-quarter earnings sparked retail dip-buying, with AppLovin and Dutch Bros leading investor interest.
Axon raises full-year guidance to 32%-34% growth, driven by record bookings, international expansion, and the rapid scaling of its AI Era Plan and Dedrone counter-drone business.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +1.18%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.25%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +1.20%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Shares of Axon Enterprise rose sharply Thursday after the maker of law-enforcement technology like Tasers and body cameras reported a spike in international sales. Axon stock jumped 7.6% to $415.14 on Thursday.
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