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The price of Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) closed at $1.80 in the last session, up 5.26% from day before closing price of $1.71. In other words, the price has increased by $5.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.16 million shares were traded. CERS stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.675.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CERS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.92 and its Current Ratio is at 2.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.44.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 12 ’24 when BJERKHOLT ERIC sold 20,000 shares for $1.78 per share. The transaction valued at 35,700 led to the insider holds 162,133 shares of the business.
Jensen Chrystal sold 16,667 shares of CERS for $28,501 on Dec 16 ’24. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 457,578 shares after completing the transaction at $1.71 per share. On Dec 16 ’24, another insider, CHRYSTAL NIKOLE JENSEN, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 16,667 shares for $1.72 each.
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 334287008 and an Enterprise Value of 357412736. 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 6.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.028 whereas that against EBITDA is -37.115.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CERS has reached a high of $2.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.13%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CERS traded on average about 1.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1068260 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 185.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 176.36M. Insiders hold about 5.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.28% stake in the company. Shares short for CERS as of 1732838400 were 6624475 with a Short Ratio of 4.36, compared to 1730332800 on 7930870. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6624475 and a Short% of Float of 4.760000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Cerus Corp (CERS) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 4.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.04, with high estimates of -$0.03 and low estimates of -$0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.11 and -$0.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.11. EPS for the following year is -$0.07, with 4.0 analysts recommending between -$0.04 and -$0.1.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $50.69M. It ranges from a high estimate of $53.41M to a low estimate of $48.6M. As of the current estimate, Cerus Corp’s year-ago sales were $46.77MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $45.99M. There is a high estimate of $48.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $43.08M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CERS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $198M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $178M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $186.18M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $156.37MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $206.33M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $222.9M and the low estimate is $195.27M.
