Mercury Systems (MRCY) Competitors

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor MRCY or FN?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 12 more articles in the media than Mercury Systems. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fabrinet and 4 mentions for Mercury Systems. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Mercury Systems' score of 0.85 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mercury Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MRCY or FN more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Mercury Systems' net margin of -10.23%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.48% beat Mercury Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercury Systems	-10.23%	-2.03%	-1.25%
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%

Do analysts prefer MRCY or FN?

Mercury Systems presently has a consensus target price of $43.86, suggesting a potential downside of 5.78%. Fabrinet has a consensus target price of $250.43, suggesting a potential upside of 12.42%. Given Fabrinet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fabrinet is more favorable than Mercury Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercury Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Fabrinet	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has more volatility & risk, MRCY or FN?

Mercury Systems has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MRCY or FN?

96.0% of Mercury Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Mercury Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRCY or FN?

Fabrinet received 148 more outperform votes than Mercury Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.43% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Mercury Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mercury Systems	Outperform Votes 482 64.01%	Underperform Votes 271 35.99%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 630 73.43%	Underperform Votes 228 26.57%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRCY or FN?

Fabrinet has higher revenue and earnings than Mercury Systems. Mercury Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fabrinet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercury Systems	$884.38M	3.14	-$137.64M	-$1.56	-29.84
Fabrinet	$3.12B	2.59	$296.18M	$8.94	24.92

Summary

Fabrinet beats Mercury Systems on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.