Merlin Shares Surge 54.50% After Hours As Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates - Merlin (NASDAQ:MRLN)
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This report is about the broad US market.
Directly affected
- MRLN Merlin-42.9% 19d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-0.4% 14d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “nasdaq” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “nasdaq” (the broad US market) in this story.
- XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR+2.4% 7d
Technology Select Sector SPDR holds the technology sector that Merlin belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- IOT Samsara+8.2% 30d
Samsara is a peer of Merlin in computer integrated systems design; rivals often move on the same news.
- LDOS Leidos Holdings+11.1% 30d
Leidos Holdings is a peer of Merlin in computer integrated systems design; rivals often move on the same news.
- GDDY GoDaddy+17.1% 30d
GoDaddy is a peer of Merlin in computer integrated systems design; rivals often move on the same news.
- CACI CACI International+7.5% 30d
CACI International is a peer of Merlin in computer integrated systems design; rivals often move on the same news.
- IONQ IonQ-22.6% 30d
IonQ is a peer of Merlin in computer integrated systems design; rivals often move on the same news.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRLN | -9.40% | -0.02% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| DIA | -1.96% | -0.13% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | -4.63% | -1.94% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLK | -5.15% | -2.75% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| IOT | -0.87% | +0.29% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| LDOS | +1.25% | +4.66% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| GDDY | +1.60% | +0.67% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CACI | -5.08% | +0.36% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| IONQ | +5.40% | +13.42% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Merlin Shares Surge 54.50% After Hours As Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates - Merlin (NASDAQ:MRLN) Benzinga
Source: Benzinga
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACI | three days earlier | +0.36% | final price |
| CACI | five days earlier | -5.08% | final price |
| DIA | three days earlier | -0.13% | final price |
| DIA | five days earlier | -1.96% | final price |
| GDDY | three days earlier | +0.67% | final price |
| GDDY | five days earlier | +1.60% | final price |
| IONQ | three days earlier | +13.42% | final price |
| IONQ | five days earlier | +5.40% | final price |
| IOT | three days earlier | +0.29% | final price |
| IOT | five days earlier | -0.87% | final price |
| LDOS | three days earlier | +4.66% | final price |
| LDOS | five days earlier | +1.25% | final price |
| MRLN | three days earlier | -0.02% | final price |
| MRLN | five days earlier | -9.40% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | -1.94% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | -4.63% | final price |
| XLK | three days earlier | -2.75% | final price |
| XLK | five days earlier | -5.15% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Scott A Kupor, an executive branch official, sold Samsara (IOT), worth $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 84 days before publication. Filed 24 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought GoDaddy (GDDY), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 18 Aug 2026. That is 87 days before publication. Filed 10 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Lisa McClain bought Caci International (CACI) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 14 Sep 2026. That is 60 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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