Brokers Issue Forecasts for Mercury Systems Q3 Earnings

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) – Equities research analysts at William Blair upped their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Mercury Systems in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Mercury Systems’ current full-year earnings is ($0.14) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Mercury Systems’ FY2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.04). Mercury Systems had a negative return on equity of 3.96% and a negative net margin of 13.80%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on MRCY. Jefferies Financial Group raised Mercury Systems from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the company from $30.00 to $42.00 in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Robert W. Baird raised Mercury Systems from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $37.00 to $58.00 in a report on Wednesday. Baird R W raised Mercury Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised shares of Mercury Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.14.

Mercury Systems Stock Performance

Shares of MRCY opened at $47.34 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $41.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $38.37. Mercury Systems has a 12-month low of $25.31 and a 12-month high of $52.25.

Insider Activity

In other Mercury Systems news, COO Charles Roger Iv Wells sold 1,527 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.80, for a total value of $59,247.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 113,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,403,334.40. This represents a 1.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mercury Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Mercury Systems by 55.9% during the 4th quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,072,817 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $87,058,000 after acquiring an additional 743,552 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mercury Systems in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $16,601,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mercury Systems by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,060,131 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $86,526,000 after purchasing an additional 294,747 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Mercury Systems by 471.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 175,562 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,496,000 after purchasing an additional 144,831 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Mercury Systems in the fourth quarter worth $4,258,000. Hedge funds and other 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.