Mercury Systems, Inc. (MRCY)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Andover, United States | NasdaqGS
84.05 USD
-0.86
(-1.013%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 84.54 +0.49 (0.583%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:08 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:57 a.m. EDT
Mercury Systems is a frustrating 'buy and hold' trap for swing traders: the fundamentals deteriorating (losses, negative margins, high-forward PE) prevent a strong bullish entry, while the weak near-term options flow and mixed analyst sentiment make short-term upside unlikely. The recent insider selling (CFO) suggests none of the management is chasing recent highs, signaling caution to wait for a better setup. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.193790 |
| MSTL | 0.196381 |
| AutoTheta | 0.287771 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.449194 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 56% |
| H-stat | 2.50 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.737 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.27 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 46.519 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.926 |
| Market Cap | 5,044,230,144 |
| Forward P/E | 56.02 |
| Beta | 0.84 |
| Profit Margins | -3.23% |
| Website | https://www.mrcy.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:57 a.m. EDT: Options data reveals a distinct lack of short-term directional conviction, particularly in near-term expirations (May/June 2026). ATM and near-ATM strikes show heavy inventory on both sides (e.g., $82.5 calls vs $100 puts/in the money) with roughly balanced volume, indicating speculators are hedging rather than taking directional views. IV is low across the board for near-term contracts, suggesting low volatility expectations. However, longer-term put OI (Dec 2026 in-the-money strikes) shows significant positioning, hinting at a belief in downside protection needs over 9-12 months, though current flow is flat.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7792125 |
| Address1 | 50 Minuteman Road |
| All Time High | 103.84 |
| All Time Low | 2.21 |
| Ask | 107.25 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 487,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 626,366 |
| Average Volume | 626,366 |
| Average Volume10Days | 487,490 |
| Beta | 0.841 |
| Bid | 62.19 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 24.588 |
| City | Andover |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 84.05 |
| Current Ratio | 2.956 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 88.055 |
| Day Low | 83.56 |
| Debt To Equity | 46.519 |
| Display Name | Mercury Systems |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,014,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,014,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,011,200 |
| Ebitda | 76,831,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08151 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 70.133 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.717 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,388,407,808 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.96816 |
| Eps Forward | 1.50035 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.52 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 978 256 3599 |
| Fifty Day Average | 82.1542 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.8958054 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.023076184 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 77.92125 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 103.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -19.789993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1905816 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 44.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 40.040005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9097934 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 44.01 - 103.84 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 886,170,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 55,454,120 |
| Forward Eps | 1.50035 |
| Forward P E | 56.020264 |
| Free Cashflow | 111,767,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,135 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.28159 |
| Gross Profits | 265,410,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01715 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.11366 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 60,014,632 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Ir Website | http://ir.mrcy.com/index.cfm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,750,982,400 |
| Last Split Date | 945,734,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Mercury Systems, Inc., a technology company, manufactures and sells components, products, modules, and subsystems for defense prime contractors, original equipment manufacturers, government, and commercial aerospace companies. The company offers components, including power amplifiers and limiters, switches, oscillators, filters, equalizers, digital and analog converters, chips, monolithic microwave integrated circuits, and memory and storage devices; modules and sub-assemblies, such as embedded processing boards, switched fabrics and boards, digital receivers, multi-chip modules, integrated radio frequency and microwave multi-function assemblies, tuners, and transceivers, as well as graphics and video; and integrated subsystems. It also designs, develops, and manufactures digital radio frequency memory units for various modern electronic warfare applications; radar environment simulation and test systems for defense and intelligence applications; and signals intelligence payloads and EO/IR technologies for small UAV platforms, as well as onboard UAV processor systems for real-time wide area motion imagery. It operates in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Mercury Systems, Inc. in November 2012. Mercury Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | Mercury Systems, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,044,230,144 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_376921 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,707,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -30,410,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,518,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,044,229,819 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 86.62 |
| Operating Cashflow | 121,842,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02826 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.79 |
| Phone | 978 256 1300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.48999786 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.58298373 |
| Post Market Price | 84.54 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,467,333 |
| Previous Close | 84.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 86.81417 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.4183342 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 5.3517127 |
| Profit Margins | -0.03226 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.866 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.860001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.01284 |
| Regular Market Day High | 88.055 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 83.56 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 83.56 - 88.055 |
| Regular Market Open | 86.62 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 84.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 84.05 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 788,476 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00007 |
| Return On Equity | -0.02083 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.044 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.926 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 60,014,632 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.074200004 |
| Shares Short | 4,450,059 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,942,005 |
| Short Name | Mercury Systems Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.086 |
| Short Ratio | 6.83 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | MRCY |
| Target High Price | 120.0 |
| Target Low Price | 60.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 96.875 |
| Target Median Price | 101.0 |
| Total Cash | 334,990,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.582 |
| Total Debt | 679,168,000 |
| Total Revenue | 942,545,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.52 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 74.82015 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.229851 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.12336049 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 788,476 |
| Website | https://www.mrcy.com |
| Zip | 1,810 |