Mercury Systems (MRCY)
NASDAQIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-14
$87.01+7.38%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Electrical Components & Equipment is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Sustain organic revenue growth near 11.5% YoY: rev +6.1% vs 11% target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 9% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 28% growth a year, above the roughly 13% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 36% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskMercury Systems must sustain organic revenue growth near 11.5% year over year to justify its price. Recent revenue growth was 6.1%, below the 11% target. The stock trades at 5.0× price-to-sales, above the 3.5× peer median, indicating expectations look full. The primary risk is the potential for a credibility hit if guidance is cut after a recent raise. Peer multiples imply a price about 23% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). Our read remains provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. MRCY is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 10 analysts currently covering MRCY (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MRCY in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electrical Components & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Increase revenue and backlog growth
Record orders indicate strong revenue and backlog growth potential.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $87.01
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $87.01.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Partnership could drive revenue and backlog growth.
Advances: Increase revenue and backlog growth
Record bookings and backlog support revenue growth objective.
Advances: Increase revenue and backlog growth
Positive initiation suggests growth potential.
Advances: Increase revenue and backlog growth
Bullish outlook on ruggedized compute supports growth.
Advances: Increase revenue and backlog growth
Overweight rating indicates positive growth outlook.
Advances: Increase revenue and backlog growth
Accelerated growth aligns with revenue objectives.
Analyst downgrade suggests potential revenue growth concerns.
