On Friday, Merus N.V (NASDAQ: MRUS) opened lower -6.20% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $49.66. Price fluctuations for MRUS have ranged from $22.26 to $61.61 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Healthcare sector has jumped its sales by 7.00% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -26.63% at the time writing. With a float of $58.59 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $68.46 million.
In an organization with 229 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is -4.25%, operating margin of -642.76%, and the pretax margin is -659.93%.
Merus N.V (MRUS) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Biotechnology industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Merus N.V is 13.21%, while institutional ownership is 90.80%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 21 ’24, was worth 135,000. In this transaction VP Controller, PAO of this company sold 2,500 shares at a rate of $54.00, taking the stock ownership to the 7,002 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 20 ’24, when Company’s VP Controller, PAO sold 2,500 for $54.00, making the entire transaction worth $135,000. This insider now owns 7,002 shares in total.
Merus N.V (MRUS) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted -1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at -0.71) by -0.38. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.9 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -26.63% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -13.30% during the next five years compared to -18.50% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Merus N.V (NASDAQ: MRUS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Merus N.V (MRUS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 8.32. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 83.25.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -3.91, a number that is poised to hit -0.89 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -3.84 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Merus N.V (MRUS)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.36 million. That was inferior than the volume of 0.68 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 19.84%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.14.
During the past 100 days, Merus N.V’s (MRUS) raw stochastic average was set at 3.51%, which indicates a significant decrease from 5.73% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 38.13% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 34.66% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $50.96, while its 200-day Moving Average is $49.51. However, in the short run, Merus N.V’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $49.69. Second resistance stands at $52.80. The third major resistance level sits at $54.62. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $44.76, it is likely to go to the next support level at $42.94. The third support level lies at $39.83 if the price breaches the second support level.
Merus N.V (NASDAQ: MRUS) Key Stats
There are currently 68,464K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.99 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 43,950 K according to its annual income of -154,940 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 11,770 K and its income totaled -99,910 K.
