Brokers Set Expectations for Mercury Systems FY2025 Earnings

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mercury Systems in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of ($0.02) per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($0.18). The consensus estimate for Mercury Systems’ current full-year earnings is ($0.08) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mercury Systems’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported ($0.08) earnings per share 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%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Mercury Systems from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Mercury Systems from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $37.00 to $58.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective 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. Baird R W upgraded shares of Mercury Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Mercury Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.14.

Mercury Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MRCY opened at $43.35 on Thursday. Mercury Systems has a one year low of $26.48 and a one year high of $52.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.79 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a current ratio of 3.62.

Insider Transactions at Mercury Systems

In related news, EVP Stuart Kupinsky sold 2,377 shares of Mercury Systems stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was 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 directly owns 62,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,772,236.08. The trade was a 3.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Douglas Munro sold 595 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 value of $26,251.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 14,572 shares in the company, valued at $642,916.64. This trade represents a 3.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 5,314 shares of company stock valued at $234,454 in the last ninety days. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mercury Systems

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MRCY. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Mercury Systems by 144.0% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 666 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Mercury Systems during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 503 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Mercury Systems by 762.6% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,639 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 1,449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Mercury Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $75,000. 95.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.