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Merus N.V (NASDAQ: MRUS) closed the day trading at $66.94 down -0.22% from the previous closing price of $67.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. MRUS stock price reached its highest trading level at $67.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.86.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MRUS, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 8.39 and its Current Ratio is at 8.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on February 13, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $84.
On February 07, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $91.
On November 21, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $73.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on November 21, 2024, with a $73 target price.
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 Jul 17 ’25 when Silverman Peter B. sold 25,000 shares for $60.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,500,000 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Silverman Peter B. bought 25,000 shares of MRUS for $1,500,087 on Jul 17 ’25. On Jul 10 ’25, another insider, Silverman Peter B., who serves as the COO & GC of the company, sold 16,805 shares for $55.00 each. As a result, the insider received 924,275 and left with 0 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, MRUS now has a Market Capitalization of 5062966784 and an Enterprise Value of 4363739136. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 90.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 77.608 whereas that against EBITDA is -12.666.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MRUS is 1.19, which has changed by 0.29578006 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MRUS has reached a high of $67.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 39.00%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MRUS traded about 1.12M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MRUS traded about 630320 shares per day. A total of 75.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.34M. Insiders hold about 10.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.93% stake in the company. Shares short for MRUS as of 1753920000 were 4693093 with a Short Ratio of 4.20, compared to 1751241600 on 5138516. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4693093 and a Short% of Float of 6.23.
