Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Mercury Systems, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Mercury Systems, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for MRCY from analysts
• MRCY’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Mercury Systems, Inc. (MRCY)

Before we jump into Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

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.

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Mercury Systems, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 18, 2026, 9:46 AM, CST, Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock price was $107.970.

Mercury Systems, Inc. is down 4.75% from its previous closing price of $113.360.

During the last market session, Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock traded between $107.280 and $112.260. Currently, there are approximately 59.42 million shares outstanding for Mercury Systems, Inc..

Mercury Systems, Inc.’s trailing earnings per share are negative, so the stock does not have a meaningful P/E ratio. We suggest investors evaluate other financial metrics to understand its overall valuation.

Mercury Systems, Inc. Stock Price History

Mercury Systems, Inc.’s (MRCY) price is currently up 11.19% so far this month.

During the month of August, Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $115.380 and a low of $99.490.

Over the last year, Mercury Systems, Inc. has hit prices as high as $128.450 and as low as $62.780. Year to date, Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock is up 47.88%.

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What Caused Mercury Systems, Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 17, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock and 2 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Mercury Systems, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Mercury Systems, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Mercury Systems, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Mercury Systems, Inc. (MRCY) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Mercury Systems, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 17, 2026, Mercury Systems, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 10.61%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 82 and is considered to be Very Strong.

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Mercury Systems, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 18, 2026, Mercury Systems, Inc.’s stock price is $107.970, which is down 4.75% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Mercury Systems, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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