Mercury Systems Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by William Blair

Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) – William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Mercury Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of ($0.09) for the quarter, down 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($0.04). Mercury Systems had a negative return on equity of 2.03% and a negative net margin of 10.23%.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Baird R W upgraded shares of Mercury Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird raised Mercury Systems from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $37.00 to $58.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Mercury Systems from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Mercury Systems from $35.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Mercury Systems from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $42.14.

Mercury Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MRCY opened at $46.99 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion, a PE ratio of -30.12 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.59 and a current ratio of 3.62. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $41.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.56. Mercury Systems has a 1 year low of $26.48 and a 1 year high of $52.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Charles Roger Iv Wells sold 1,527 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief operating officer now owns 113,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,403,334.40. This represents a 1.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Mercury Systems

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MRCY. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Mercury Systems by 144.0% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 666 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Mercury Systems by 43.2% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,668 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Mercury Systems in the 4th quarter valued at about $75,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in Mercury Systems by 41.2% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,124 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Mercury Systems by 49.4% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,496 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 825 shares during the period. 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.