FY2026 EPS Estimate for Mercury Systems Increased by Analyst

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for Mercury Systems in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.27 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) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

A number of other research firms have also commented on MRCY. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Mercury Systems from $35.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock 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. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Mercury Systems from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird raised Mercury Systems from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $37.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised Mercury Systems from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $30.00 to $42.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.14.

Mercury Systems Stock Down 0.7 %

MRCY stock opened at $43.16 on Wednesday. Mercury Systems has a fifty-two week low of $26.48 and a fifty-two week high of $52.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 3.62 and a quick ratio of 2.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.67 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $42.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mercury Systems news, COO Charles Roger Iv Wells sold 2,342 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.12, for a total transaction of $103,329.04. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Douglas Munro sold 595 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.12, for a total transaction of $26,251.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 14,572 shares in the company, valued at approximately $642,916.64. The trade was a 3.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 5,314 shares of company stock worth $234,454 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Mercury Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Mercury Systems by 22.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 9,788 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $362,000 after acquiring an additional 1,818 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in Mercury Systems by 40.0% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 93,454 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,458,000 after purchasing an additional 26,718 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mercury Systems by 144.0% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 666 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its stake in shares of Mercury Systems by 13.5% during the third quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 5,826 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $217,000 after purchasing an additional 695 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mercury Systems by 43.2% during the third 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. 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.