On Friday, Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) opened higher 11.29% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $1.24. Price fluctuations for CERS have ranged from $1.12 to $2.54 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Healthcare sector saw sales topped by 15.20%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 15.91% at the time writing. With a float of $173.68 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $185.77 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 281 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 55.21%, operating margin of -13.7%, and the pretax margin is -11.51%.
Cerus Corp (CERS) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Medical Devices industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Cerus Corp is 6.52%, while institutional ownership is 76.13%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 14 ’25, was worth 43,609. In this transaction Chief Legal Officer of this company sold 30,075 shares at a rate of $1.45, taking the stock ownership to the 783,294 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 13 ’25, when Company’s Chief Legal Officer sold 18,949 for $1.45, making the entire transaction worth $27,476. This insider now owns 813,369 shares in total.
Cerus Corp (CERS) Performance Highlights and Predictions
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.03 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 15.91% per share during the next fiscal year.
Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Cerus Corp (CERS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.79. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.42. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 30.09.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.11, a number that is poised to hit -0.04 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -0.01 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Cerus Corp (CERS)
The latest stats from [Cerus Corp, CERS] show that its last 5-days average volume of 1.79 million was superior to 1.52 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 67.76%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.12.
During the past 100 days, Cerus Corp’s (CERS) raw stochastic average was set at 23.32%, which indicates a significant decrease from 57.78% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 98.16% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 66.85% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $1.5574, while its 200-day Moving Average is $1.8090. Now, the first resistance to watch is $1.4617. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $1.5433. The third major resistance level sits at $1.6567. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $1.2667, it is likely to go to the next support level at $1.1533. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $1.0717.
Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) Key Stats
There are currently 185,790K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 256.39 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 201,320 K according to its annual income of -20,920 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 56,750 K and its income totaled -2,520 K.
