Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Takes $1.15 Million Position in Mercury Systems Inc $MRCY

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 9,407 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,151,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in Mercury Systems by 53.2% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 599 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in Mercury Systems in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Mercury Systems during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Mercury Systems during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Mercury Systems by 53.6% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 653 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. 95.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Mercury Systems

In other news, Director Howard L. Lance sold 9,250 shares of Mercury Systems stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.76, for a total value of $922,780.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Steven Ratner sold 2,187 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.31, for a total transaction of $219,377.97. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 24,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,437,633.31. This represents a 8.26% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 120,705 shares of company stock valued at $12,485,420. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Key Mercury Systems News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Mercury Systems reported record fourth-quarter bookings of approximately $660 million, up 93.1% year over year, with a 2.28 book-to-bill ratio. Backlog surpassed $1.9 billion, a 38.4% increase, providing stronger revenue visibility as production ramps. Mercury Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue increased 6.1% year over year to approximately $290 million, exceeding the roughly $266 million analyst estimate. RBC raised its target to $120, Piper Sandler lifted its target to $131 while maintaining an Overweight rating, and Baird also forecast substantial upside. Robert W. Baird Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO William Ballhaus and several executives sold shares in transactions from August 17–20. The sales totaled several million dollars, but SEC filings said they were intended to cover tax withholding on vested equity awards. That reduces their value as a bearish signal, although no insider purchases were reported. Mercury Systems SEC Insider Trading Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted EPS was $0.37, narrowly missing the $0.38 consensus and falling from $0.47 a year earlier. GAAP EPS was $0.01, while adjusted EBITDA declined to $49 million from $51 million and free cash flow fell to $29 million from $34 million. The earnings shortfall appears to have outweighed the strong bookings and revenue figures. Mercury Systems Drops as EPS Miss Overshadows Record Bookings
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also evaluating Mercury’s exposure to semiconductor-price volatility. Because many contracts are fixed-price, higher component costs could pressure margins before the company can adjust pricing or supply arrangements. Mercury Systems Fixed-Price Contract Risk

Mercury Systems Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of MRCY stock opened at $91.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.96 and a quick ratio of 2.15. The company has a market cap of $5.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -182.72 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $107.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.85. Mercury Systems Inc has a 1-year low of $65.04 and a 1-year high of $128.45.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The technology company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.01). Mercury Systems had a negative net margin of 3.02% and a positive return on equity of 1.29%. The business had revenue of $289.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $266.09 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.47 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Mercury Systems Inc will post 0.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $131.00 price objective (up from $126.00) on shares of Mercury Systems in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Mercury Systems to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Mercury Systems from $109.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Mercury Systems from $106.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Mercury Systems has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.10.

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.