Mercury Systems, Inc. logo MRCY - Mercury Systems, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 11
HOLD 6
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $96.60 DETAILS
HIGH: $109.00
LOW: $68.00
MEDIAN: $105.00
CONSENSUS: $96.60
DOWNSIDE: 1.98%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 160.5% above fair value
Current Price $98.55
Bear Case $29.87 69.7% downside ($29.87 - $98.55) / $98.55 = -69.7% $0.96 × 18x + net cash
Fair Value $37.83 61.6% downside ($37.83 - $98.55) / $98.55 = -61.6% $0.96 × 22x + net cash
Bull Case $45.79 53.5% downside ($45.79 - $98.55) / $98.55 = -53.5% $0.96 × 26x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

22.0x
0.96$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($0.96)

Implied Market Multiple 102.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $96.60 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $37.83 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Price-to-book value of 18.2x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $96.60 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 81% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing