Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Mercury Systems Inc shares valued at $24,238 were sold by Munro Douglas on Aug 19 ’25. At $64.46 per share, Munro Douglas sold 376 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 16,074 shares worth approximately $1.04 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Munro Douglas sold 363 shares, netting a total of over 24,145 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $66.52 each, the insider now holds 16,450 shares.
Before that, Ratner Steven had sold 1,735 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $111,845, the EVP, CHRO traded Mercury Systems Inc shares for $64.46 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,735 shares, worth approximately $2.63 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on August 12, 2025, Mercury Systems Inc [MRCY] has been rated up from an Outperform to a Strong buy and the price target has been revised to $80. Analysts at Truist upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of February 05, 2025, Robert W. Baird has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for MRCY. Earlier on November 11, 2024, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for MRCY stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing MRCY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Mercury Systems Inc [NASDAQ: MRCY] rose 0.50% to $64.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $62.78, but it reached a high of $64.65 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.63%. Over the course of the year, Mercury Systems Inc shares have jumped approximately 60.95%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $69.95 on 08/13/25 and a 52-week low of $39.42 on 01/29/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Mercury Systems Inc (MRCY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 63.33, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 62.12. In the upper region, resistance lies at 65.20. The next price resistance is at 65.87. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.41 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Mercury Systems Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Mercury Systems Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by 28819.0 shares to 5.02 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 5.05 million shares. A decline of -0.57% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 7.65.
Which companies own the most shares of Mercury Systems Inc (MRCY)?
In terms of Mercury Systems Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 45 in the next 12 months, down nearly -29.93% from the previous closing price of $64.22. Analysts anticipate Mercury Systems Inc stock to reach 66 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 37. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Mercury Systems Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
