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The closing price of Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) was $1.45 for the day, down -5.84% from the previous closing price of $1.54. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. CERS stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.45.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CERS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 41.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.63 and its Current Ratio is at 2.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.38.
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, 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when Jensen Chrystal sold 30,075 shares for $1.45 per share. The transaction valued at 43,609 led to the insider holds 783,294 shares of the business.
Jensen Chrystal sold 18,949 shares of CERS for $27,476 on Mar 13 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 813,369 shares after completing the transaction at $1.45 per share. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Jayaraman Vivek K, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 46,004 shares for $1.45 each. As a result, the insider received 66,706 and left with 1,431,326 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 277182016 and an Enterprise Value of 288813280. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.56 whereas that against EBITDA is -27.329.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CERS is 1.55, which has changed by -0.26767677 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11708844 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CERS has reached a high of $2.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.58%.
Shares Statistics:
CERS traded an average of 1.27M shares per day over the past three months and 1308830 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 191.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 178.59M. Insiders hold about 6.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.55% stake in the company. Shares short for CERS as of 1749772800 were 6717041 with a Short Ratio of 5.28, compared to 1747267200 on 8835663. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6717041 and a Short% of Float of 4.6.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
