Top-Rated StocksTop-RatedNASDAQ:MRUS Merus (MRUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $65.74 -0.18 (-0.27%) As of 03:06 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Merus Stock (NASDAQ:MRUS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Merus alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$66.04▼$67.2450-Day Range$41.60▼$66.8252-Week Range$33.19▼$67.25Volume196,248 shsAverage Volume897,178 shsMarket Capitalization$4.55 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$86.40Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Merus N.V., a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, engages in the development of antibody therapeutics in the Netherlands. Its bispecific antibody candidate pipeline includes Zenocutuzumab (MCLA-128), which is in a phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer, as well as in Phase 1/2 clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors that harbor Neuregulin 1. The company is also developing MCLA-158, which is in a phase I clinical trial for the treatment of solid tumors; MCLA-145, which is in phase 1 clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors; MCLA-129, which is in phase 1/2 clinical trials for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and other solid tumors; and ONO-4685 that is Phase 1 clinical trial to treat relapsed/refractory T cell lymphoma. In addition, it has collaboration agreement with Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd for the research and development of stage bispecific antibody candidates include MCLA-129; collaboration with Incyte Corporation for the development of MCLA-145; and collaboration with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to discover novel antibody-based trispecific T-cell engagers. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Read More Merus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks41st Percentile Overall ScoreMRUS MarketRank™: Merus scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 711th out of 935 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingMerus has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 11 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMerus has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Merus' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthDecreasing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Merus are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($3.85) to ($4.17) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Merus is -16.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Merus is -16.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMerus has a P/B Ratio of 7.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Merus' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.78% of the float of Merus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMerus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Merus has recently increased by 2.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldMerus does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthMerus does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted7.78% of the float of Merus has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMerus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Merus has recently increased by 2.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.93 News SentimentMerus has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.04 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Merus this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for MRUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Merus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Merus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,586,340.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.57% of the stock of Merus is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.14% of the stock of Merus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Merus' insider trading history. Receive MRUS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Merus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MRUS Stock News HeadlinesMerus N.V. (NASDAQ:MRUS) COO Peter B. Silverman Sells 25,000 SharesJuly 19, 2025 | insidertrades.comPeter B. Silverman Sells 6,695 Shares of Merus N.V. (NASDAQ:MRUS) StockJuly 12, 2025 | insidertrades.comTrump’s betrayal exposed Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.July 30 at 2:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street ZenJuly 22, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comMerus, Bicara Present Promising HNSCC Trial Data at ASCO 2025, Advance Towards Phase IIIJuly 9, 2025 | msn.comStocks To Watch: Merus Sees RS Rating Rise To 84July 2, 2025 | msn.comMerus N.V.: Making ProgressJune 29, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMerus N.V. (MRUS) Latest Stock News & Headlines - Yahoo FinanceJune 26, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines MRUS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MRUS shares performed this year? Merus' stock was trading at $42.05 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MRUS shares have increased by 58.4% and is now trading at $66.6050. How were Merus' earnings last quarter? Merus N.V. (NASDAQ:MRUS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 14th. The biotechnology company reported ($1.40) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.17) by $0.23. The biotechnology company had revenue of $26.49 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.82 million. Merus had a negative net margin of 506.73% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 35.99%. When did Merus IPO? Merus (MRUS) raised $64 million in an IPO on Thursday, May 19th 2016. The company issued 4,300,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. Citigroup and Jefferies served as the underwriters for the IPO and Guggenheim Securities and Wedbush PacGrow were co-managers. Who are Merus' major shareholders? Merus' top institutional investors include Aberdeen Group plc (0.18%), TD Asset Management Inc (0.13%), Atle Fund Management AB (0.09%) and Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Sven Ante Lundberg, Harry Shuman and Peter B Silverman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Merus? Shares of MRUS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Merus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Merus investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Adobe (ADBE), Jabil (JBL) and Disc Medicine (IRON). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/14/2025Today7/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorMedical Industry MED - BIOMED/GENE Sub-IndustryPharmaceutical Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:MRUS CIK1651311 Webwww.merus.nl Phone(130) 253-8800FaxN/AEmployees37Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Merus$86.40 High Price Target$110.00 Low Price Target$70.00 Potential Upside/Downside+31.1%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($4.08) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$215.33 million Net Margins-506.73% Pretax Margin-490.45% Return on Equity-35.99% Return on Assets-29.83% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio5.86 Quick Ratio5.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$36.13 million Price / Sales126.28 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$9.46 per share Price / Book6.97Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares69,210,000Free Float66,051,000Market Cap$4.56 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.00 Social Links A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for August 2025. 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