Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 21 of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026 — in the weakest quartile.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Mckinley Acquisition Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Value (68): The shares cost little relative to the profits and assets behind them — which can mean the market is too gloomy, or that the business really is in trouble.
Accruals (8): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.
The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Mckinley Acquisition Corp. — and when they’d sell — is the membership.
The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on MKLY, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 57% of US stocks
Higher than 35% of US stocks
Higher than 30% of US stocks
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. MKLY appears on the weeks it earns a place.
Defense technology company Space-Eyes has agreed to go public through a merger with SPAC McKinley Acquisition Corp., in a deal valuing the combined business at $638 million.
Why it matters — This provides a clear path for MKLY to complete its business combination and bring a defense-tech company public, giving the SPAC a target and valuation.
As at 1 Aug 2026, Mckinley Acquisition Corp. ranks 21 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Value (68 of 100).
No analyst covering Mckinley Acquisition Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for MKLY are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business.
McKinley Acquisition Corporation is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), commonly referred to as a blank check company, formed in 2025 for the specific purpose of executing mergers, share exchanges, asset acquisitions, or similar business combinations with one or more operating businesses. Incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, McKinley Acquisition Corporation does not have any substantive commercial operations or revenue of its own.
The most recent item we track (Reuters, 31 July 2026): "Eric Trump-backed defense technology company Space-Eyes to go public in $638 million SPAC deal". Defense technology company Space-Eyes has agreed to go public through a merger with SPAC McKinley Acquisition Corp., in a deal valuing the combined business at $638 million.
McKinley Acquisition Corporation is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), commonly referred to as a blank check company, formed in 2025 for the specific purpose of executing mergers, share exchanges, asset acquisitions, or similar business combinations with one or more operating businesses. Incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, McKinley Acquisition Corporation does not have any substantive commercial operations or revenue of its own. Instead, its principal function is to raise capital through an initial public offering and then identify and merge with a private company, thereby facilitating that company’s transition to a public listing. SPACs like McKinley Acquisition Corporation typically target high-growth sectors or industries, leveraging their structure to give private enterprises efficient access to public capital markets. As a newly formed entity with a defined mandate but no ongoing business prior to completing a business combination, it plays a niche but increasingly prominent role in the contemporary financial ecosystem by providing an alternative route for companies seeking to go public.
CEO Mr. Peter Anthony Wright · United States · https://mckinleyspac.com