William Blair Predicts Reduced Earnings for Mercury Systems

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Mercury Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now expects that the technology company will post earnings of ($0.09) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.05). The consensus estimate for Mercury Systems' current full-year earnings is ($0.14) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Mercury Systems' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Mercury Systems from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Baird R W raised Mercury Systems from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Mercury Systems from $35.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of Mercury Systems from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised Mercury Systems from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $37.00 to $58.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mercury Systems presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.14.

Mercury Systems Price Performance

Shares of Mercury Systems stock traded down $0.13 during trading on Monday, hitting $45.64. The stock had a trading volume of 464,906 shares, compared to its average volume of 536,662. The firm has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.26 and a beta of 0.79. Mercury Systems has a 12 month low of $26.48 and a 12 month high of $52.25. The business's 50-day moving average is $41.86 and its 200 day moving average is $38.78. The company has a current ratio of 3.62, a quick ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Mercury Systems by 144.0% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 666 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Mercury Systems by 43.2% in the third 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 period. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Mercury Systems by 762.6% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,639 shares of the technology company's stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 1,449 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Mercury Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $75,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Mercury Systems by 41.2% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,124 shares of the technology company's stock worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 620 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Charles Roger Iv Wells sold 1,527 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.80, for a total transaction of $59,247.60. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 113,488 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,403,334.40. This represents a 1.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Mercury Systems

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.