Merlin Gets A Buy For Development Milestones And Growth Potential

Robert F. Abbott 1.7K Followers Follow Summary Merlin is an early-stage autonomous flight technology company currently rated Buy based on significant growth potential. MRLN doubled revenue to $2.2M in Q2-2026, reduced the net loss, and achieved key technical milestones, including its first fully autonomous landing. Despite Quant system's strong sell, Wall Street analysts project explosive revenue growth and see the stock as undervalued. Key risks include a short cash runway (~2 quarters), the need for additional financing, regulatory hurdles, and high volatility typical of speculative early-stage tech. vuk8691/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment thesis Merlin ( MRLN ) is making progress in its development of autonomous flight software, has been hitting its development milestones, and is successfully raising funds for continued R&D and other early-stage expenses. The Quant system has a different assessment and This article was written by Robert F. Abbott 1.7K Followers Follow Robert F. Abbott has been investing his family’s accounts since 1995, and in 2010 added options, mainly covered calls and collars with long stocks. He is a freelance writer, and his projects include a website that provides information for new and intermediate-level mutual fund investors. A resident of Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, Robert has earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.