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Priya Raghunathan

Priya Raghunathan

Mid-Cap Companies Reporter

Priya covers mid-cap earnings and operating performance, with particular attention to semiconductor suppliers, consumer brands, and healthcare services.

Articles by Priya Raghunathan

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Mid Caps

Protagonist Banks $275 Million on FDA Approval of MIMRYLO, Its Second US Clearance of 2026

The peptide developer opted out of co-funding rusfertide in April, handing Takeda the commercial burden in exchange for a $200 million fee plus a $75 million approval milestone. It keeps tiered royalties of 14% to 29% on worldwide sales of the first hepcidin mimetic cleared for polycythemia vera.

Priya Raghunathan · August 31, 2026
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Mid Caps

Box Raises Fiscal 2027 Revenue Outlook to About $1.29 Billion After Billings Climb 17%

Second-quarter revenue reached $321.1 million and net retention improved to 106%. The company bought back 2.6 million shares for roughly $66 million in the quarter and has $378 million left on its authorization.

Priya Raghunathan · August 26, 2026
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Mid Caps

Mercury Systems Books $660 Million in Fiscal Q4 but Margins Slip; Shares Close Lower

The defense electronics supplier reported quarterly revenue of $289.8 million and a 2.28 book-to-bill, yet GAAP net income fell to $0.8 million from $16.4 million and adjusted EBITDA margin narrowed to 16.7% from 18.8%. Shares closed Wednesday at $101.25, down 3.6%.

Priya Raghunathan · August 19, 2026
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Mid Caps

Mercury Systems Closes Fiscal 2026 on Tuesday, and Consensus Already Assumes the Quarter Got Spent Early

The defense-electronics maker reports fourth-quarter and full-year results after Tuesday's close. Analysts model adjusted earnings and revenue below last year's June quarter — a setup that traces back to management's own disclosure that roughly $25 million of revenue primarily planned for the fourth quarter was generated in the third instead.

Priya Raghunathan · August 16, 2026
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Mid Caps

X-energy jumped 11.7% on a quarter where operating expenses ran three times the top line

The nuclear developer's first-half revenue and grant income rose 132% to $98 million while operating expenses reached $274 million. With $1.9 billion of liquidity and no reactors in commercial operation, X-energy is a mid cap priced on milestones rather than earnings — and it is not the only one heading into a decisive week.

Priya Raghunathan · August 14, 2026
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Mid Caps

BETA Technologies falls on a wider quarterly loss even as revenue beats its own guidance

The Vermont electric-aircraft maker reported second-quarter revenue of $14.7 million, well above the $8 million to $11 million it had guided to, but an adjusted loss of $0.64 a share against a $0.46 consensus. The stock fell on a day the broad market rose.

Priya Raghunathan · August 12, 2026