Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) CAO Douglas Munro Sells 494 Shares of Stock

Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY) CAO Douglas Munro sold 494 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.36, for a total value of $55,011.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 13,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,518,839.04. The trade was a 3.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Douglas Munro also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 17th, Douglas Munro sold 404 shares of Mercury Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.95, for a total transaction of $44,419.80.

Mercury Systems Trading Down 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:MRCY opened at $101.25 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $108.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 2.15. Mercury Systems Inc has a one year low of $62.78 and a one year high of $128.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.08 billion, a PE ratio of -202.50 and a beta of 0.95.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The technology company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $289.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Mercury Systems Inc will post 0.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MRCY. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Mercury Systems from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Mercury Systems to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Mercury Systems from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Truist Financial upgraded Mercury Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Mercury Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mercury Systems

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mercury Systems during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $755,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Mercury Systems by 51.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 855,441 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,861,000 after purchasing an additional 290,989 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in Mercury Systems by 13.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 159,617 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,878,000 after purchasing an additional 18,916 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Mercury Systems by 161.3% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 50,769 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,188,000 after buying an additional 31,337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Mercury Systems by 30.3% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 124,973 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,731,000 after buying an additional 29,057 shares in the last quarter. 95.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mercury Systems News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Mercury Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mercury reported record fourth-quarter bookings of approximately $660 million, up 93.1% year over year, producing a 2.28 book-to-bill ratio. Backlog exceeded $1.9 billion, up 38.4%, improving revenue visibility as production ramps. Mercury Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Fourth-quarter revenue rose 6.1% to about $290 million, beating analysts’ roughly $266 million estimate. Analysts at RBC, Baird and Piper Sandler raised price targets and maintained positive ratings, citing expected low-double-digit growth and the company’s sizable backlog. Mercury Systems Q4 Earnings in Line, Revenues Top on Bookings
• Neutral Sentiment: Several executives, including CEO William Ballhaus and multiple EVPs, sold shares totaling roughly $4.7 million in transactions dated August 17–18. The filings state the sales were used to cover tax withholding obligations tied to vested equity awards, reducing their signaling value, although there were no reported insider purchases. Mercury Systems Insider Trading Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted EPS was $0.37, slightly below the $0.38 consensus and down from $0.47 a year earlier; GAAP EPS was only $0.01 versus $0.27. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $49 million from $51 million, while free cash flow declined to $29 million from $34 million, overshadowing the bookings and revenue performance. Mercury Systems Drops as EPS Miss Overshadows Record Bookings
• Negative Sentiment: A newly highlighted risk is exposure to semiconductor cost volatility: Mercury relies on advanced components while many contracts are fixed-price, potentially allowing input-cost increases to compress margins until pricing or supply-chain adjustments take effect. 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.