Why Axon (AXON) Shares Are Sliding Today

What Happened?

Shares of aerospace and defense company AXON (NASDAQ:AXON) fell 12% in the afternoon session after Wall Street analysts reassess the company's strength after it ended its partnership with Flock Safety. Craig Hallum downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold, citing several factors: (1) a seasonally slow Q1, and (2) hiring freezes and federal spending reductions.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Axon’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 11 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Axon and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business. 

The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 7 months ago when the stock gained 24.6% on the news that the company reported a "beat and raise" quarter. Axon blew past analysts' revenue and EPS expectations this quarter. Moving on, it raised its full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance, which exceeded Wall Street's estimates. Zooming out, we think this was a great quarter that shareholders will appreciate.

Axon is down 12.1% since the beginning of the year, and at $524.03 per share, it is trading 26.2% below its 52-week high of $710.01 from February 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Axon’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $6,061.

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