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The closing price of Merus N.V (NASDAQ: MRUS) was $47.00 for the day, up 1.31% from the previous closing price of $46.39. In other words, the price has increased by $1.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. MRUS stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.975 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.14.
Ratios:
Our analysis of MRUS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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:
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 Aug 21 ’24 when Shuman Harry sold 2,500 shares for $54.00 per share. The transaction valued at 135,000 led to the insider holds 7,002 shares of the business.
Shuman Harry sold 2,500 shares of MRUS for $135,000 on Aug 20 ’24. The VP Controller, PAO now owns 7,002 shares after completing the transaction at $54.00 per share. On Jun 27 ’24, another insider, Silverman Peter B., who serves as the COO & GC of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $60.00 each. As a result, the insider received 600,000 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 3247253248 and an Enterprise Value of 2720136960. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 89.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 75.281 whereas that against EBITDA is -10.09.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MRUS is 0.98, which has changed by 0.0034159422 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MRUS has reached a high of $61.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.78%.
Shares Statistics:
MRUS traded an average of 626.21K shares per day over the past three months and 604460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 68.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.26M. Insiders hold about 11.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.07% stake in the company. Shares short for MRUS as of 1740700800 were 7406987 with a Short Ratio of 11.83, compared to 1738281600 on 7677547. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7406987 and a Short% of Float of 10.780000000000001.
