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As of close of business last night, Cerus Corp’s stock clocked out at $2.49, down -4.96% from its previous closing price of $2.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. CERS stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.48.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CERS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2813.53. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 478297888 and an Enterprise Value of 498712864. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.504 whereas that against EBITDA is -61.388.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERS is 1.52, which has changed by 0.15813959 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15024745 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERS has reached a high of $2.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 61.28%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CERS traded 1.50M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2231410 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 192.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.98M. Insiders hold about 4.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.35% stake in the company. Shares short for CERS as of 1767139200 were 6714909 with a Short Ratio of 4.49, compared to 1764288000 on 5838160. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6714909 and a Short% of Float of 4.5700002.
