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After finishing at $1.77 in the prior trading day, Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) closed at $1.76, down -0.56%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.11 million shares were traded. CERS stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.69.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CERS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1988.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.97.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Craig Hallum on April 12, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $5.
Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on January 17, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $3.75.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 24 ’25 when Jensen Chrystal sold 55,000 shares for $1.70 per share. The transaction valued at 93,500 led to the insider holds 728,294 shares of the business.
CHRYSTAL NIKOLE JENSEN bought 55,000 shares of CERS for $93,500 on Nov 24 ’25. On Aug 25 ’25, another insider, Gregory Dean A., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $1.25 each. As a result, the insider paid 31,250 and bolstered with 86,725 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CERS now has a Market Capitalization of 338074016 and an Enterprise Value of 358488992. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.8 whereas that against EBITDA is -44.127.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERS is 1.52, which has changed by -0.048648655 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12934029 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERS has reached a high of $2.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.36M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1344220 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 192.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.74M. Insiders hold about 4.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.10% stake in the company. Shares short for CERS as of 1763078400 were 5720796 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1760486400 on 5172543. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5720796 and a Short% of Float of 3.8900003.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.03, with high estimates of -$0.03 and low estimates of -$0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.08 and -$0.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.08. EPS for the following year is -$0.03, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$0.02 and -$0.03.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $56.64M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $61.6M to a low estimate of $53.7M. As of. The current estimate, Cerus Corp’s year-ago sales were $50.81MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $51.63M. There is a high estimate of $53.9M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $49.36M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CERS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $230.8M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $202M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $211.93M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $180.27MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $232.13M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $249.4M and the low estimate is $222M.
