Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY – Get Free Report) EVP David Farnsworth sold 8,155 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.31, for a total transaction of $818,028.05. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 124,579 shares in the company, valued at $12,496,519.49. This trade represents a 6.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.
Mercury Systems Stock Performance
Shares of Mercury Systems stock opened at $91.36 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.96 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $107.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.86. Mercury Systems Inc has a 1 year low of $65.04 and a 1 year high of $128.45. The stock has a market cap of $5.49 billion, a PE ratio of -182.72 and a beta of 0.95.
Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The technology company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $289.78 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $266.09 million. Mercury Systems had a negative net margin of 3.02% and a positive return on equity of 1.29%. Mercury Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.47 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Mercury Systems Inc will post 0.77 earnings per share for the current year.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mercury Systems
Analysts Set New Price Targets
MRCY has been the subject of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Mercury Systems in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Mercury Systems in a research note on Friday, July 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $109.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Mercury Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.10.
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Key Stories Impacting Mercury Systems
Here are the key news stories impacting Mercury Systems this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Mercury Systems reported record fourth-quarter bookings of approximately $660 million, up 93.1% year over year, with a 2.28 book-to-bill ratio. Backlog surpassed $1.9 billion, a 38.4% increase, providing stronger revenue visibility as production ramps. Mercury Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Results
- Positive Sentiment: Revenue increased 6.1% year over year to approximately $290 million, exceeding the roughly $266 million analyst estimate. RBC raised its target to $120, Piper Sandler lifted its target to $131 while maintaining an Overweight rating, and Baird also forecast substantial upside. Robert W. Baird Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO William Ballhaus and several executives sold shares in transactions from August 17–20. The sales totaled several million dollars, but SEC filings said they were intended to cover tax withholding on vested equity awards. That reduces their value as a bearish signal, although no insider purchases were reported. Mercury Systems SEC Insider Trading Filing
- Negative Sentiment: Adjusted EPS was $0.37, narrowly missing the $0.38 consensus and falling from $0.47 a year earlier. GAAP EPS was $0.01, while adjusted EBITDA declined to $49 million from $51 million and free cash flow fell to $29 million from $34 million. The earnings shortfall appears to have outweighed the strong bookings and revenue figures. Mercury Systems Drops as EPS Miss Overshadows Record Bookings
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are also evaluating Mercury’s exposure to semiconductor-price volatility. Because many contracts are fixed-price, higher component costs could pressure margins before the company can adjust pricing or supply arrangements. Mercury Systems Fixed-Price Contract Risk
About Mercury Systems
Mercury Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: MRCY) is a technology company that designs, manufactures and markets secure processing subsystems for aerospace and defense applications. The company’s products are built to address the stringent security, safety and reliability requirements of mission-critical programs, with a focus on radar, electronic warfare, intelligence and other sensor and processing functions. Mercury’s offerings encompass rugged embedded computing modules, high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave components, digital signal processing subsystems and secure networking solutions.
Since its origins in advanced signal processing, Mercury Systems has expanded its capabilities through a combination of internal development and targeted acquisitions.
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