Cerus Corp (NASDAQ: CERS) is -7.14% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $1.38 and a high of $2.54 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The CERS stock was last observed hovering at around $1.45 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.02%.
Currently trading at $1.43, the stock is -8.54% and -16.40% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.04 million and changing -1.38% at the moment leaves the stock -22.41% off its SMA200. CERS registered -27.78% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -30.92%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $1.7106 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $1.84295.
The stock witnessed a -22.70% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -19.66%, and is -4.03% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 5.52% over the week and 6.29% over the month.
Cerus Corp (CERS) has around 281 employees, a market worth around $265.68M and $180.27M in sales. Profit margin for the company is -11.60%. Distance from 52-week low is 4.00% and -43.70% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-15.77%).
with sales reaching $47.44M over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 15.91% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 18.86% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 23.66% in year-over-year returns.
Cerus Corp (CERS) Top Institutional Holders
187.0 institutions hold shares in Cerus Corp (CERS), with institutional investors hold 78.87% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 185.77M, and float is at 173.26M with Short Float at 5.82%. Institutions hold 76.31% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is ARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC with over 19.9 million shares valued at $35.02 million. The investor’s holdings represent 10.7579% of the CERS Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP with 19.48 million shares valued at $34.28 million to account for 10.5293 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BLACKROCK INC. which holds 13.89 million shares representing 7.6292% and valued at over $24.45 million, while VANGUARD GROUP INC holds 5.7573 of the shares totaling 10.48 million with a market value of $18.45 million.
Cerus Corp (CERS) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Jensen Chrystal, the company’s Chief Legal Officer. SEC filings show that Jensen Chrystal sold 30,075 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 14 ’25 at a price of $1.45 per share for a total of $43609.0. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.78 million shares.
Cerus Corp disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 13 ’25 that Jensen Chrystal (Chief Legal Officer) sold a total of 18,949 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 13 ’25 and was made at $1.45 per share for $27476.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.81 million shares of the CERS stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 14 ’25, Jayaraman Vivek K (Chief Operating Officer) disposed off 46,004 shares at an average price of $1.45 for $66706.0. The insider now directly holds 1,431,326 shares of Cerus Corp (CERS).
