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Merus N.V (NASDAQ: MRUS) closed the day trading at $39.44 down -9.03% from the previous closing price of $43.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MRUS, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.54 and its Current Ratio is at 6.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 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 Mar 21 ’25 when Shuman Harry sold 4,000 shares for $48.50 per share. The transaction valued at 193,990 led to the insider holds 11,002 shares of the business.
Shuman Harry sold 2,500 shares of MRUS for $135,000 on Aug 21 ’24. The VP Controller, PAO now owns 7,002 shares after completing the transaction at $54.00 per share. On Aug 20 ’24, another insider, Shuman Harry, who serves as the VP Controller, PAO of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $54.00 each. As a result, the insider received 135,000 and left with 7,002 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 75.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.19.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MRUS has reached a high of $61.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.70%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 68.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.48M. Insiders hold about 11.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.85% stake in the company.
