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Merlin (MRLN): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy4 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 4 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 4 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $7.75, the highest $10.00, the lowest $4.00. The average is +607.8% from the last price of $1.09.
Analyst ratings 6
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Aerospace and DefensexAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $1.50 → $1.00−33.3% | Sell | −8.7% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Aerospace and DefenseDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $1.50 → $1.00−33.3% | Sell | −8.7% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Aerospace and DefenseOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $1.50 → $1.00−33.3% | Hold | −8.7% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:06 | — | |
| AI Google Aerospace and DefenseGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $1.50 → $1.00−33.3% | Hold | −8.7% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:06 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Aerospace and DefensePerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $1.50 → $1.00−33.3% | Sell | −8.7% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:06 | — | |
| Gautam Khanna★★★★★★★★★★#37 · hits 73% · avg +22.2% | TD Cowen | $8.00 → $4.00−50.0% | Buy | +265.3% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 08:55 | −8.7%next day −3.9% · 5 days −10.4% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Aerospace and DefensexAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $1.50 | Sell | +37.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Aerospace and DefenseDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $1.50 | Sell | +37.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Aerospace and DefenseOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $1.50 | Hold | +37.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Aerospace and DefenseAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $1.50 → $1.00−33.3% | Sell | −8.7% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI Google Aerospace and DefenseGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $1.50 | Hold | +37.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Aerospace and DefensePerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $1.50 | Sell | +37.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| Austin Moeller★★★★★★★★★★#2724 · hits 42% · avg +6.3% | Canaccord Genuity | $7.50 | Buy | +584.9% | Initiated | 25.09.26on TipRanks Sep 28 00:35 | +11.3%next day −11.3% · 5 days −13.8% | ↗ |
| Matthew Galinko★★★★★★★★★★#1408 · hits 37% · avg +12.8% | Maxim Group | $7.00 | Buy | +539.3% | Initiated | 18.09.26on TipRanks Sep 20 08:25 | −5.5%next day −6.2% · 5 days +0.8% | ↗ |
| Michael Latimore★★★★★★★★★★#1356 · hits 39% · avg +11.3% | Northland Securities | $10.00 | Buy | +813.2% | Reiterated | 15.09.26on TipRanks 09:16 | +0.8%next day −27.1% · 5 days −39.4% | ↗ |
| Suji Desilva★★★★★★★★★★#47 · hits 55% · avg +52.6% | Roth MKM | $10.00 | Buy | +813.2% | Reiterated | 14.09.26on TipRanks Sep 13 17:30 | +2.5%next day +0.8% · 5 days −40.7% | ↗ |
| Andres Sheppard★★★★★★★★★★#2295 · hits 43% · avg +9.0% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $11.00 → $9.00−18.2% | Buy | +721.9% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks Aug 14 08:15 | −14.8%next day −5.4% · 5 days −11.3% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Merlin
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 09.10.26: target $7.92 at a price of $1.36 (+482.1%); now: $7.92 at $1.09 (+623.0%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Buy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · General
About Merlin
- CEO: Matthew George
- Employees: 3
- 129 South Street, Boston, MA, 02111, US
- www.merlinlabs.com
Merlin, Inc. is a US-based developer of cost-effective, takeoff-to-touchdown autonomy for both legacy and next-generation airborne systems. Its aircraft-agnostic, AI-powered software is purpose-built for military and civil programs and is powering an expanding range of missions and aircraft, proven through numerous autonomous flights from test facilities worldwide. The company works with military customers to address national security challenges through safe and reliable autonomy.
Data from the stock’s TipRanks forecast page, read 155 min ago. It is read again as soon as a new rating appears and at least every 8 hours. TipRanks ↗