Computer Peripherals: Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY), Astro-Med (NASDAQ:ALOT), Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS), 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD)

Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY) which provides image and digital signal processing systems to defense and aerospace is said to be in tie-up discussions with commercial aircraft maker The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA). Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY), shares after opening at $14.32 moved to $14.40 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $13.80. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.12 and price to cash ratio as 10.31. Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MRCY), showed a positive weekly performance of 8.83%.

The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Astro-Med (NASDAQ: ALOT) is 19.00%. Astro-Med’s EPS for the same period is $0.17. Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOT), shares fell 0.25% in last trading session and ended the day on $12.00. Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOT), return on equity ratio is recorded as 19.00% and its return on assets is 15.70%. Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOT), yearly performance is 21.09%.

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced Wednesday morning that it has entered definitive agreements to acquire two privately held companies in the additive manufacturing services business. Solid Concepts and Harvest Technologies will be combined with Stratasys’s own RedEye service business when the acquisitions are completed in the third quarter of this year. Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), shares moved down 2.63% in last trading session and was closed at $109.37, while trading in range of $ 109.20 – 115.75. Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), year to date (YTD) performance is -18.80%.

3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) signed a deal with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) to produce 3D-printed modules for the search engine giant’s Project Ara in November. The customizable smartphone is expected to ship by the first half of 2015. 3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental said Thursday at the Inside 3D Printing conference in New York that the building blocks of Ara will start shipping early next year. 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), weekly performance is -6.31%. On last trading day company shares ended up $55.34. 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -19.35%. Analysts mean target Price for the company is $84.59.