What is Wedbush's Forecast for Geron Q1 Earnings?

Key Points

• Wedbush Analyst R. Driscoll projects Geron Corporation's Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.02) per share, with a full-year estimate of ($0.25) per share.
• Geron reported a Q2 earnings of ($0.02) EPS, exceeding analyst expectations by $0.01, and achieved revenue of $49.04 million, which was above the projected $47.30 million.
• A consensus rating for Geron stock is set at "Moderate Buy" with a target price of $4.61, although various analysts have differing views, with some advocating a sell or hold rating.

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN - Free Report) - Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Geron in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 6th. Wedbush analyst R. Driscoll expects that the biopharmaceutical company will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Geron's current full-year earnings is ($0.25) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Geron's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

Geron (NASDAQ:GERN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $49.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $47.30 million. Geron had a negative return on equity of 30.79% and a negative net margin of 53.52%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5455.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.10) earnings per share.

GERN has been the subject of several other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Geron in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "sell" rating and a $1.00 target price for the company. Scotiabank cut Geron from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $4.00 to $1.50 in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Geron has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $4.61.

Geron Stock Performance

GERN traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $1.29. The company had a trading volume of 2,104,608 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,713,486. The company has a quick ratio of 6.97, a current ratio of 7.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1.68. The company has a market cap of $818.44 million, a P/E ratio of -9.88 and a beta of 0.73. Geron has a 1 year low of $1.09 and a 1 year high of $4.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Geron

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Geron in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. purchased a new stake in Geron in the fourth quarter worth $45,000. 111 Capital bought a new stake in shares of Geron during the fourth quarter worth $52,000. Fifth Lane Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Geron during the fourth quarter worth $53,000. Finally, Harvest Investment Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Geron during the fourth quarter worth $61,000. 73.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Geron

Geron Corporation, a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for myeloid hematologic malignancies. It develops imetelstat, a telomerase inhibitor that is in Phase 3 clinical trials, which inhibits the uncontrolled proliferation of malignant stem and progenitor cells in myeloid hematologic malignancies for the treatment of low or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes and intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis.

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