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title: "This Mercury Systems Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Wednesday"
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description: "Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries initiated coverage on Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY) with an Overweight rating and a $126 price target, noting the stock closed at $109.15. Other initiations included Unusual Machines (Overweight, $38), LightPath Technologies (Overweight, $15), QumulusAI (Buy, $24.5), and Flutter Entertainment (Neutral, $114)."
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# This Mercury Systems Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Wednesday

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

-   Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries initiated coverage on **Unusual Machines Inc** (AMEX:UMAC) with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $38. Unusual Machines closed at $25.97 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries initiated coverage on **LightPath Technologies Inc** (NASDAQ:LPTH) with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $15. LightPath Technologies shares closed at $13.09 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries initiated coverage on **Mercury Systems Inc** (NASDAQ:MRCY) with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $126. Mercury System closed at $109.15 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Chardan Capital analyst Bill Papanastasiou initiated coverage on **QumulusAI Inc** (NASDAQ:QMLS) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $24.5. QumulusAI shares closed at $6.11 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   JP Morgan analyst Daniel Politzer initiated coverage on **Flutter Entertainment PLC** (NYSE:FLUT) with a Neutral rating and announced a price target of $114. Flutter Entertainment closed at $99.02 on Tuesday. See how other analysts view this stock.

Considering buying MRCY stock? Here’s what analysts think:

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