Mercury Systems (MRCY) Competitors

Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) and Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor FN or MRCY?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 9 more articles in the media than Mercury Systems. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Fabrinet and 13 mentions for Mercury Systems. Mercury Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Fabrinet's score of 1.29 indicating that Mercury Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fabrinet	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mercury Systems	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FN or MRCY?

Fabrinet has higher revenue and earnings than Mercury Systems. Mercury Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fabrinet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fabrinet	$3.12B	2.35	$296.18M	$8.94	22.91
Mercury Systems	$884.38M	3.37	-$137.64M	-$1.56	-32.05

Do analysts rate FN or MRCY?

Fabrinet presently has a consensus target price of $235.86, indicating a potential upside of 15.16%. Mercury Systems has a consensus target price of $43.86, indicating a potential downside of 12.29%. Given Fabrinet's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fabrinet is more favorable than Mercury Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fabrinet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Mercury Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FN or MRCY?

Fabrinet received 149 more outperform votes than Mercury Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.29% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Mercury Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 631 73.29%	Underperform Votes 230 26.71%
Mercury Systems	Outperform Votes 482 64.01%	Underperform Votes 271 35.99%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FN or MRCY?

97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Mercury Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Mercury Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FN or MRCY more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Mercury Systems' net margin of -10.23%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.48% beat Mercury Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%
Mercury Systems	-10.23%	-2.03%	-1.25%

Which has more risk & volatility, FN or MRCY?

Fabrinet has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercury Systems has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fabrinet beats Mercury Systems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.