FY2026 EPS Estimates for Mercury Systems Boosted by Analyst

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Mercury Systems in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Mercury Systems' current full-year earnings is ($0.08) per share.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($0.04). Mercury Systems had a negative return on equity of 2.03% and a negative net margin of 10.23%.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Mercury Systems from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Mercury Systems from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their target price for the company from $37.00 to $58.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Mercury Systems from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.14.

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Mercury Systems Stock Up 2.4 %

NASDAQ MRCY traded up $1.06 on Wednesday, hitting $44.41. 395,941 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 532,051. The company has a quick ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 3.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Mercury Systems has a fifty-two week low of $26.48 and a fifty-two week high of $52.25. The company has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a PE ratio of -28.47 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $43.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mercury Systems

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Mercury Systems by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,858 shares of the technology company's stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Ironwood Investment Management LLC raised its position in Mercury Systems by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Ironwood Investment Management LLC now owns 40,994 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,722,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Mercury Systems by 144.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 666 shares of the technology company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Mercury Systems by 43.2% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,668 shares of the technology company's stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 503 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC raised its position in Mercury Systems by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 6,867 shares of the technology company's stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 517 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Mercury Systems news, EVP Stuart Kupinsky sold 2,377 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.12, for a total transaction of $104,873.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 62,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,772,236.08. This represents a 3.65 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Charles Roger Iv Wells sold 2,342 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.12, for a total transaction of $103,329.04. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 95,928 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,232,343.36. The trade was a 2.38 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 5,314 shares of company stock worth $234,454 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Mercury Systems Company Profile

Mercury Systems, Inc, a technology company, manufactures and sells components, products, modules, and subsystems for aerospace and defense industries in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Its products and solutions are deployed in approximately 300 programs with 25 defense contractors and commercial aviation customers.