MERCURY SYSTEMS INC MRCY
MERCURY SYSTEMS INC (MRCY) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $912.0M at a -4.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.92 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Goldman Sachs | Sell (main) |
| 2026-05-07 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-07 | Jefferies | Hold (main) |
| 2026-02-04 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-01-20 | Goldman Sachs | Sell (main) |
| 2025-10-15 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.311 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.075 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.008 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.533 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | 5/9 | 3.84 | — | +9.2% |
| OLED | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP PA | 4/9 | 15.05 | 16.8 | +0.5% |
| VPG | Vishay Precision Group, Inc. | 6/9 | 7.32 | 347.9 | +0.2% |
| KULR | KULR Technology Group, Inc. | 1/9 | 12.42 | — | +50.6% |
| VSH | VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC | 5/9 | 3.61 | — | +4.5% |
| HUBB | HUBBELL INC | 5/9 | 4.43 | 30.8 | +3.8% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
About MERCURY SYSTEMS INC
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.
FAQ
Is MRCY financially healthy?
MERCURY SYSTEMS INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MRCY pay a dividend?
No, MERCURY SYSTEMS INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is MRCY?
In FY2025, MERCURY SYSTEMS INC had a net margin of -4.2% and a return on equity of -2.6%.
Is MRCY overvalued or undervalued?
MERCURY SYSTEMS INC trades at about 558.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.6×–295.0×, median 49.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MRCY?
The average Wall-Street price target for MERCURY SYSTEMS INC is $101.50, about 9.1% below the recent price, from 8 analysts.
Is MRCY a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.