Sterne Agee Comments on Mercury Systems Sale

On Thursday, Reuters reported that The Boeing Company BA is considering purchasing Mercury Systems, Inc. MRCY Mercury Systems is seeking around $500 million and hired Evercore Partners for the sale, according to Reuters report. In a report published Friday, Sterne Agee analyst Peter Arment commented that a strategic company is likely to pay in the mid-teens EBITDA for Mercury systems. Mercury is trading at over 18x FY15E EV/ EBITDA at current prices, which implies a takeout range of between $15.00 and $19.00 per share. Mercury Systems closed at $13.80 on Friday, up over 3.06 percent.
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