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Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) closed the day trading at $1.89 up 1.61% from the previous closing price of $1.86. In other words, the price has increased by $1.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. CERS stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.9264 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.83.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CERS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2135.54. 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 363045376 and an Enterprise Value of 383460384. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.925 whereas that against EBITDA is -47.201.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERS is 1.53, which has changed by 0.04494381 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 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 15.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.83%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CERS traded about 1.44M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CERS traded about 1534030 shares per day. A total of 192.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.79M. Insiders hold about 4.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.09% stake in the company. Shares short for CERS as of 1764288000 were 5838160 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1761868800 on 5222244. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5838160 and a Short% of Float of 3.9699999999999998.
Earnings Estimates
Cerus Corp (CERS) is currently under the scrutiny of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.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.
