Q3 EPS Estimates for Mercury Systems Cut by William Blair

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) – Stock analysts at William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Mercury Systems in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of ($0.09) 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) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Mercury Systems from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Mercury Systems from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $37.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. StockNews.com raised shares of Mercury Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial increased their target price 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. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.14.

Mercury Systems Stock Up 3.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ MRCY opened at $46.99 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion, a PE ratio of -30.12 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 3.62, a quick ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Mercury Systems has a 12-month low of $26.48 and a 12-month high of $52.25. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Charles Roger Iv Wells sold 1,527 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.80, for a total value of $59,247.60. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 113,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,403,334.40. This represents a 1.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Mercury Systems

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MRCY. Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Mercury Systems during the fourth quarter worth about $204,000. 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. Royce & Associates LP lifted its stake in Mercury Systems by 18.7% during the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 262,659 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $11,032,000 after acquiring an additional 41,380 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Mercury Systems by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 16,275 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $684,000 after acquiring an additional 1,589 shares during the period. Finally, Ironwood Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Mercury Systems by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Ironwood Investment Management LLC now owns 40,994 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,722,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.99% 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.