Mercury Systems (MRCY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company offers components, including power amplifiers and limiters, switches, oscillators, filters, equalizers, digital and analog converters, chips, monolithic microwave integrated circuits, and memory and storage devices; modules and sub-assemblies, such as embedded processing boards, switched fabrics and boards, digital receivers, multi-chip modules, integrated radio frequency and microwave multi-function assemblies, tuners, and transceivers, as well as graphics and video boards; and integrated subsystems. It also designs and develops digital radio frequency memory units for various modern electronic warfare applications; radar environment simulation and test systems for defense and intelligence applications; and signals intelligence payloads and EO/IR technologies for small UAV platforms, as well as onboard UAV processor systems for real-time wide area motion imagery. The company was formerly known as Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Mercury Systems, Inc. in November 2012. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.30 to $45.66
• 50-Day Range: $41.52 to $51.46
• 52-Week Range: $26.48 to $52.25
• Volume: 220,834 shs
• Average Volume: 577,068 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $46.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mercury Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mercury Systems scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 53 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Mercury Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mercury Systems has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mercury Systems are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.08) to $0.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mercury Systems is -29.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mercury Systems is -29.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mercury Systems has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.64% of the float of Mercury Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mercury Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mercury Systems has recently decreased by 2.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Mercury Systems does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Mercury Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.78

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.64% of the float of Mercury Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mercury Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mercury Systems has recently decreased by 2.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Mercury Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.92 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Mercury Systems this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for MRCY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Mercury Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mercury Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,498,895.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.60% of the stock of Mercury Systems is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.99% of the stock of Mercury Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MRCY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MRCY shares performed this year?

Mercury Systems' stock was trading at $42.00 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MRCY stock has increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $45.4030.
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How were Mercury Systems' earnings last quarter?

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 6th. The technology company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06. The firm's revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Mercury Systems' major shareholders?

Mercury Systems' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.22%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (3.78%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.91%) and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (1.98%). Insiders that own company stock include Jana Partners Management, Lp, Jana Partners Llc, Mark Aslett, William L Ballhaus, Michael Ruppert, David E Farnsworth, Christopher C Cambria, Charles Roger Iv Wells, Brian E Perry, James Mitch Stevison, Thomas Huber, Allen Couture, Stuart Kupinsky, Steven Ratner, Michelle M Mccarthy, Stephanie Georges, Douglas Munro, Debora A Plunkett and Barry R Nearhos.
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How do I buy shares of Mercury Systems?

Shares of MRCY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mercury Systems own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mercury Systems investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Visa (V) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2025
• Today: 5/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: Electronic components & accessories
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Manufacturing Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MRCY
• CIK: 1049521
• Web: www.mrcy.com
• Phone: (978) 256-1300
• Fax: 612-656-4400
• Employees: 2,390
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $46.71
• High Stock Price Target: $58.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.12)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-137,640,000.00
• Net Margins: -10.23%
• Pretax Margin: -13.94%
• Return on Equity: -2.03%
• Return on Assets: -1.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 3.62
• Quick Ratio: 2.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $887.48 million
• Price / Sales: 3.02
• Cash Flow: $0.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 161.37
• Book Value: $24.47 per share
• Price / Book: 1.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,755,000
• Free Float: 58,726,000
• Market Cap: $2.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70