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After finishing at $1.4 in the prior trading day, Geron Corp (NASDAQ: GERN) closed at $1.43, up 2.14%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.02 million shares were traded. GERN stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.38.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GERN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.97 and its Current Ratio is at 7.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
On February 27, 2025, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $3.50 to $2.
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 May 09 ’25 when LAWLIS V BRYAN bought 13,300 shares for $1.18 per share. The transaction valued at 15,667 led to the insider holds 13,300 shares of the business.
Samuels Scott Alan bought 15,000 shares of GERN for $24,150 on Feb 27 ’25. The EVP, Chief Legal Officer now owns 26,682 shares after completing the transaction at $1.61 per share. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, SCARLETT JOHN A, who serves as the Chairman, President and CEO of the company, bought 12,500 shares for $1.76 each. As a result, the insider paid 22,062 and bolstered with 12,500 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, GERN now has a Market Capitalization of 910792704 and an Enterprise Value of 622955008. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.357 whereas that against EBITDA is -4.658.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GERN is 0.75, which has changed by -0.6843267 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12677538 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GERN has reached a high of $5.06, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -47.39%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 11.49M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10919650 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 636.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 603.39M. Insiders hold about 5.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.76% stake in the company. Shares short for GERN as of 1749772800 were 65226271 with a Short Ratio of 5.68, compared to 1747267200 on 67190901. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 65226271 and a Short% of Float of 10.71.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Geron Corp (GERN) is currently drawing attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.03, with high estimates of -$0.01 and low estimates of -$0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.06 and -$0.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.12. EPS for the following year is -$0.05, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $0.03 and -$0.11.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $46.85M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $50.85M to a low estimate of $42.02M. As of the current estimate, Geron Corp’s year-ago sales were $882kFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $52.35M. There is a high estimate of $55.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $47.47M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GERN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $208M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $182.78M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $198.72M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $76.99MBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $313.51M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $357.4M and the low estimate is $266.39M.
