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

Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY) Director Howard Lance sold 4,832 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.98, for a total transaction of $429,951.36. Following the sale, the director directly owned 27,272 shares in the company, valued at $2,426,662.56. This trade represents a 15.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Mercury Systems Price Performance

MRCY opened at $89.03 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 2.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $87.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.05. Mercury Systems Inc has a fifty-two week low of $39.89 and a fifty-two week high of $103.84. The firm has a market cap of $5.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -167.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.62 and a beta of 0.75.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.09. The company 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%.The business’s revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.07 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Mercury Systems Inc will post -0.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Mercury Systems

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MRCY. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in Mercury Systems during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in shares of Mercury Systems during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Mercury Systems in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in shares of Mercury Systems by 41.9% in the 3rd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 569 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mercury Systems by 53.2% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 599 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price target on shares of Mercury Systems in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $102.00 target price on shares of Mercury Systems in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Mercury Systems from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Mercury Systems from $102.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Mercury Systems in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.