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Mercury Systems (MRCY)
Headquartered in Andover, MA, Mercury Systems, Inc. was founded in 1981. The company is one of the world’s leading providers of sensor and safety critical mission processing subsystems. Earlier, the company was known as Mercury Computer Systems. However, in November 2012, it changed the name to Mercury Systems, Inc.
MRCY boasts a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Shares of Mercury Systems has seen some interesting price action recently; the stock is up 3.9% over the past one week and up 5.9% over the past four weeks. And in the last one-year period, MRCY has gained 71.4%. As for the stock's trading volume, 602,157.13 shares on average were traded over the last 20 days.
A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, one analyst revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for MRCY, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.03 to $0.39 per share. MRCY also boasts an average earnings surprise of 168.4%.
Investors should take the time to consider MRCY for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings metrics, and impressive Momentum and VGM Style Scores.
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