Shares of lithium-ion battery developer Electrovaya Inc. (ELVA) closed 49% higher on Wednesday after the company announced a commercial agreement and warrant transaction with Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), cheered by Wall Street and investors alike.

The stock clocked its best day since January 2013.

Analyst Reaction

Roth Capital analyst Craig Irwin reiterated a ‘Buy’ rating and set a $20 price target. He advised investors to evaluate Electrovaya’s Amazon pact in the context of Ford Motor Co.’s (F) energy storage system with French energy giant EDF, which added more than $10 billion to Ford’s valuation.

Irwin noted that Electrovaya has supplied Amazon with batteries for forklifts and robots for 10 years and that Amazon is one of its most experienced customers with the company’s Infinity cells.

The analyst’s price target represents a potential upside of 70% from the stock’s closing price on Wednesday.

What’s The Ford-EDF Deal?

Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary, signed a five-year framework agreement with EDF Power Solutions North America in May. Under the deal, EDF can procure up to 4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) per year of Ford’s DC Block battery energy storage systems, for a potential total of up to 20 GWh. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028 and will support grid-scale renewable integration and resilience projects across the United States.

The deal came just days after Ford formally launched Ford Energy in mid-May as a dedicated unit to repurpose underutilized EV battery capacity into stationary storage for utilities, data centers, and industrial customers. Ford plans to invest roughly $2 billion over two years to reach 20 GWh of annual production capacity. Some analysts estimate that the new business can add $10 billion or more in value.

ElectroVaya-Amazon Deal

Earlier on Wednesday, Electrovaya announced a new commercial agreement with Amazon to supply more of its Infinity Battery Technology for warehouse material handling operations. The deal supports continued use of Electrovaya’s batteries in Amazon’s forklifts and similar equipment. It also opens the possibility of expanding into robotics and energy storage applications.

As part of the transaction, Amazon received warrants to buy up to 13.9 million new Electrovaya shares. These warrants will fully vest once Amazon buys US$280 million worth of batteries from the company. A portion of the warrants vests immediately, and the exercise price is based on Electrovaya’s recent average stock price.

How Did AMZN And ELVA Retail Traders React?

On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around jumped from ‘neutral’ to ‘bullish’ over the past 24 hours, while message volume stayed at ‘low’ levels.

Sentiment around ELVA stock, meanwhile, jumped from ‘bearish’ to ‘extremely bullish’ territory over the past 24 hours, coupled with a ‘normal’ to ‘extremely high’ rise in retail chatter.

A Stocktwits user voiced hopes for analyst upgrades on the stock following the Amazon deal.

Another recommended not buying the stock, highlighting that warrant agreement values are “futuristic and speculative.”

has gained 49% year-to-date.