On Friday, Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) opened higher 21.28% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $1.41. Price fluctuations for CERS have ranged from $1.12 to $2.23 over the past 52 weeks.
Annual sales at Healthcare sector company grew by 25.97% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 20.45% at the time writing. With a float of $182.44 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $192.04 million.
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 5.02%, while institutional ownership is 76.30%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 25 ’25, was worth 31,250. In this transaction Director of this company bought 25,000 shares at a rate of $1.25, taking the stock ownership to the 86,725 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 14 ’25, when Company’s Chief Legal Officer sold 30,075 for $1.45, making the entire transaction worth $43,609. This insider now owns 783,294 shares in total.
Cerus Corp (CERS) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted -0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at -0.01) by 0. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.04 per share during the current 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 1.29. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.65. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 1932.18.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.08, a number that is poised to hit -0.01 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -0.04 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Cerus Corp (CERS)
Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) saw its 5-day average volume 1.49 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 1.33 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 49.06%.
During the past 100 days, Cerus Corp’s (CERS) raw stochastic average was set at 97.39%, which indicates a significant increase from 95.65% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.0910 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 0.0811 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $1.4654, while its 200-day Moving Average is $1.4433. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $1.8167 in the near term. At $1.9233, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $2.1217. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $1.5117, it is likely to go to the next support level at $1.3133. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $1.2067.
Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) Key Stats
There are currently 191,699K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 328.47 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 60,130 K and its income totaled -5,710 K.
