Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) Director Howard Lance Sells 4,832 Shares of Stock

Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY) Director Howard Lance sold 4,832 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.98, for a total transaction of $429,951.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 27,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,426,662.56. This represents a 15.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Mercury Systems Stock Down 0.6%

MRCY opened at $89.03 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $87.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -167.98, a PEG ratio of 8.68 and a beta of 0.75. Mercury Systems Inc has a fifty-two week low of $39.89 and a fifty-two week high of $103.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 2.96.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $232.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $209.96 million. Mercury Systems had a positive return on equity of 1.28% and a negative net margin of 3.23%.Mercury Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.07 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Mercury Systems Inc will post -0.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mercury Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Mercury Systems by 161.7% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,527,443 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $118,224,000 after buying an additional 943,736 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its position in Mercury Systems by 321.7% in the second quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 992,610 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $53,462,000 after acquiring an additional 757,216 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Mercury Systems by 96.3% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,532,822 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $118,640,000 after acquiring an additional 751,813 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Mercury Systems by 287.4% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 693,867 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $56,328,000 after acquiring an additional 514,756 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in Mercury Systems by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,423,600 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $249,957,000 after purchasing an additional 368,242 shares during the period. 95.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Mercury Systems in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Mercury Systems in a research note on Sunday, February 8th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Mercury Systems in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $102.00 price target on Mercury Systems in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Mercury Systems in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $86.89.

Mercury Systems News Summary

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

• Negative Sentiment: Director sale: Howard L. Lance sold 4,832 MRCY shares at an average $88.98 on Feb 25 (?$430k); his ownership fell ~15%. Insider sales can be viewed negatively by the market as a signal (or simply as diversification/liquidity by the insider), and the timing/size may amplify downward pressure on sentiment. SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cuts: Zacks lowered multiple quarterly and annual EPS forecasts across FY2026–FY2028 (notable trims: FY2026 from $0.23 to $0.11, FY2027 from $0.57 to $0.37, FY2028 from $1.09 to $1.02; several quarterly cuts including Q3 2026 from $0.02 to ($0.08)). The consensus full?year figure remains negative at ($0.08). These broad downward revisions reduce near?term earnings visibility and may prompt investors to re?price expectations and multiple compression. MarketBeat MRCY

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.