NASDAQ:CERS - Cerus Stock Price, Price Target & More

$5.31 -0.07 (-1.30 %)

(As of 04/25/2018 04:00 PM ET)

Previous Close$5.31

Today's Range$5.28 - $5.44

52-Week Range$1.93 - $5.85

Volume687,088 shs

Average Volume1.41 million shs

Market Capitalization$708.90 million

P/E Ratio-9.48

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.75

About Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS)

Cerus Corporation, a biomedical products company, focuses on developing and commercializing the INTERCEPT Blood System to enhance blood safety. Its INTERCEPT Blood System is based on its proprietary technology for controlling biological replication; and targets and inactivates blood-borne pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites, as well as harmful white blood cells, while preserving the therapeutic properties of platelet, plasma, and red blood cell transfusion products. The company's INTERCEPT Blood Systems for platelets and plasma are designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in platelets and plasma donated for transfusion; and INTERCEPT Blood System for red blood cells to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in red blood cells donated for transfusion. It markets platelet and plasma systems through its direct sales force and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, Latin America, and internationally. Cerus Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Concord, California.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry Surgical & medical instruments

Sub-IndustryHealth Care Supplies

SectorMedical

SymbolNASDAQ:CERS

CUSIP15708510

Webwww.cerus.com

Phone925-288-6000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.77%

Current Ratio3.89%

Quick Ratio3.26%

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio-9.48

Forward P/E Ratio-11.80

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$43.57 million

Price / Sales15.79

Cash FlowN/A

Price / CashN/A

Book Value$0.34 per share

Price / Book15.62

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.56)

Net Income$-60,580,000.00

Net Margins-139.06%

Return on Equity-154.46%

Return on Assets-66.63%

Miscellaneous

Employees215

Outstanding Shares129,600,000

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Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cerus' stock symbol?

Cerus trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CERS."

How were Cerus' earnings last quarter?

Cerus Co. (NASDAQ:CERS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 8th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11) by $0.01. The biotechnology company earned $16.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.53 million. Cerus had a negative net margin of 139.06% and a negative return on equity of 154.46%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 60.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.13) EPS. View Cerus' Earnings History.

When is Cerus' next earnings date?

Cerus is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Cerus.

What price target have analysts set for CERS?

4 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Cerus' stock. Their predictions range from $5.00 to $6.00. On average, they expect Cerus' share price to reach $5.25 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Cerus.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Cerus stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Cerus stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Cerus Corporation is developing medical products based on a platform technology that prevents nucleic acid replication. The company's initial application of this technology is the development of systems to inactivate viruses, bacteria and other pathogens in blood components used for transfusion. The company is also focusing research and development efforts on other potential health care applications for this platform technology, including pathogen inactivation of source plasma used for fractionation, improving the outcomes of stem cell transplantation. " (4/13/2018)
2. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "This afternoon, CERS announced that its Ph 3 transfusion study (SPARC) evaluating its INTERCEPT-treated red blood cells in thalassemia (chronic anemia) patients achieved its primary efficacy and safety endpoints." (1/23/2018)

Who are some of Cerus' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Cerus include NuVasive (NUVA), Nevro (NVRO), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), NovoCure (NVCR), Irhythm Technologies (IRTC), Mazor Robotics (MZOR), Intersect ENT (XENT), ATRION (ATRI), Orthofix (OFIX), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Glaukos (GKOS), Luminex (LMNX), K2M Group (KTWO), MiMedx Group (MDXG) and CryoLife (CRY).

Who are Cerus' key executives?

Cerus' management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. William M. Greenman, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 51)
Dr. Laurence M. Corash M.D., Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, Sr. VP & Corp. Director (Age 74)
Mr. Kevin D. Green, VP of Fin. & CFO (Age 46)
Dr. Richard J. Benjamin MBChB, Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer (Age 58)
Mr. Vivek K. Jayaraman, Chief Commercial Officer (Age 43)

Has Cerus been receiving favorable news coverage?

News articles about CERS stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Cerus earned a media sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the biotechnology company an impact score of 45.29 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

How do I buy shares of Cerus?

Shares of CERS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Cerus' stock price today?

One share of CERS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.31.

How big of a company is Cerus?

Cerus has a market capitalization of $708.90 million and generates $43.57 million in revenue each year. The biotechnology company earns $-60,580,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.56) on an earnings per share basis. Cerus employs 215 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Cerus?

Cerus' mailing address is 2550 STANWELL DRIVE, CONCORD CA, 94520. The biotechnology company can be reached via phone at 925-288-6000 or via email at [email protected]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Cerus (CERS)

Community Ranking:		3.3 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		361 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		191 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		552

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Cerus and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe CERS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe CERS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

4 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Cerus in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $5.25, suggesting that the stock has a possible downside of 1.13%. The high price target for CERS is $6.00 and the low price target for CERS is $5.00. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Buy	Buy	Buy	Buy
Consensus Rating Score:	2.75	2.75	2.80	3.00
Ratings Breakdown:	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 3 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 3 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 4 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 0 Hold Rating(s) 4 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	$5.25	$5.25	$6.20	$7.00
Price Target Upside:	1.13% downside	7.80% upside	23.75% upside	131.79% upside

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS)

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
3/10/2018	BTIG Research	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Medium
1/23/2018	Cantor Fitzgerald	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$5.00	High
12/1/2017	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$5.00	Low
10/5/2017	Cowen	Set Price Target	Buy	$6.00	N/A
3/8/2017	FBR & Co	Set Price Target	Buy	$10.00	Low

(Data available from 4/25/2016 forward)

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Earnings by Quarter for Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS)

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) Earnings Estimates

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-0.45 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-0.37 EPS

Cerus (NASDAQ CERS) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/2/2018
3/8/2018	Q4 2017	($0.11)	($0.10)	$17.53 million	$16.20 million	View	Listen
11/2/2017	Q3 2017	($0.15)	($0.12)	$11.95 million	$10.80 million	View	N/A
8/3/2017	Q2 2017	($0.16)	($0.16)	$9.14 million	$9.53 million	View	Listen
5/4/2017	Q1 2017	($0.1650)	($0.18)	$8.98 million	$7.01 million	View	Listen
3/7/2017	Q4 2016	($0.16)	($0.13)	$11.29 million	$10.10 million	View	Listen
11/3/2016	Q316	($0.17)	($0.14)	$10.34 million	$10.20 million	View	N/A
8/4/2016	Q216	($0.17)	($0.18)	$8.88 million	$9.25 million	View	N/A
5/3/2016	Q1	($0.16)	($0.17)	$8.29 million	$7.60 million	View	N/A
3/8/2016	Q415	($0.16)	($0.15)	$9.72 million	$9.70 million	View	Listen
11/5/2015	Q315	($0.16)	($0.17)	$10.00 million	$8.04 million	View	N/A
8/6/2015	Q215	($0.15)	($0.17)	$8.71 million	$8.83 million	View	N/A
5/5/2015	Q214	($0.16)	($0.21)	$7.70 million	$7.70 million	View	N/A
2/26/2015	Q114	($0.15)	($0.25)	$10.36 million	$9.70 million	View	N/A
11/4/2014	Q413	($0.13)	($0.15)	$9.83 million	$10.36 million	View	N/A
7/31/2014	Q313	($0.13)	($0.16)	$8.17 million	$8.60 million	View	N/A
5/1/2014	Q313	($0.09)	($0.04)	$9.65 million	$7.86 million	View	N/A
2/25/2014	Q213	($0.09)	($0.10)	$11.77 million	$9.23 million	View	N/A
10/29/2013		($0.09)	($0.29)	$10.34 million	$10.54 million	View	N/A
7/30/2013	Q2 2013	($0.09)	($0.10)	$10.45 million	$10.15 million	View	N/A
4/30/2013	Q1 2013	($0.08)	($0.11)	$9.96 million	$9.73 million	View	N/A
2/28/2013	Q4 2012	($0.08)	($0.11)			View	N/A
11/7/2012	Q3 2012	($0.08)	($0.10)			View	N/A
8/2/2012	Q2 2012	($0.08)	($0.17)			View	N/A
5/1/2012	Q1 2012	($0.08)	($0.08)			View	N/A
2/28/2012	Q4 2011	($0.08)	($0.09)			View	N/A
11/1/2011	Q3 2011	($0.10)	($0.06)			View	N/A
7/28/2011	Q2 2011	($0.10)	($0.13)			View	N/A
4/28/2011	Q1 2011	($0.09)	($0.11)			View	N/A
3/3/2011	Q4 2010	($0.07)	($0.05)			View	N/A
10/28/2010	Q3 2010	($0.09)	($0.10)			View	N/A
7/29/2010	Q2 2010	($0.11)	($0.14)			View	N/A
4/29/2010	Q1 2010	($0.10)	($0.13)			View	N/A
2/23/2010	Q4 2009	($0.12)	($0.13)			View	N/A
10/29/2009	Q3 2009	($0.12)	($0.16)			View	N/A
7/30/2009	Q2 2009	($0.16)	($0.19)			View	N/A
4/30/2009	Q1 2009	($0.18)	($0.21)			View	N/A
2/26/2009	Q4 2008	($0.24)	($0.20)			View	N/A
10/30/2008	Q3 2008	($0.27)	($0.27)			View	N/A
7/31/2008	Q2 2008	($0.26)	($0.28)			View	N/A
5/1/2008	Q1 2008	($0.26)	($0.16)			View	N/A
2/21/2008	Q4 2007	($0.25)	($0.32)			View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Cerus (NASDAQ CERS) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.40%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 51.39%

Insider Trading History for Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS)

Cerus (NASDAQ CERS) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
3/15/2018	Laurence M Corash	Insider	Buy	150,011	$5.15	$772,556.65	1,462,580
3/13/2018	Carol Moore	SVP	Sell	2,623	$5.05	$13,246.15
3/12/2018	Chrystal Menard	insider	Sell	1,960	$4.80	$9,408.00	4,832
3/12/2018	Kevin Dennis Green	CFO	Sell	2,063	$4.80	$9,902.40	58,062
3/12/2018	William Mariner Greenman	CEO	Sell	7,735	$4.80	$37,128.00
8/11/2017	Laurence M Corash	Insider	Buy	92,796	$2.45	$227,350.20	1,375,711
3/15/2017	Kevin Dennis Green	CFO	Sell	2,343	$4.21	$9,864.03
3/15/2017	William Mariner Greenman	Insider	Sell	8,786	$4.21	$36,989.06
3/14/2017	Carol Moore	SVP	Sell	2,377	$4.15	$9,864.55
3/14/2017	Richard J Benjamin	Insider	Sell	1,189	$4.15	$4,934.35	3,000
8/22/2016	Kevin Dennis Green	CFO	Sell	17,150	$6.80	$116,620.00
8/19/2015	Laurence M Corash	Insider	Buy	25,900	$4.99	$129,241.00	1,270,256
8/18/2015	Laurence M Corash	Insider	Buy	84,600	$4.77	$403,542.00
11/10/2014	William Mariner Greenman	CEO	Buy	21,800	$3.93	$85,674.00
11/19/2012	William Mariner Greenman	CEO	Buy	3,200	$3.02	$9,664.00
11/16/2012	Laurence M Corash	Insider	Buy	2,000	$2.85	$5,700.00
11/16/2012	William Mariner Greenman	CEO	Buy	13,800	$2.85	$39,330.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Cerus (NASDAQ CERS) News Headlines

Source:

Date	Headline
	BRIEF-Cerus Announces Health Canada Approval Of The Intercept Blood System For Platelets www.reuters.com - April 25 at 5:20 PM
	Cerus to Release First Quarter 2018 Results on May 8, 2018 finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 5:20 PM
	Cerus Announces Health Canada Approval of the INTERCEPT Blood System for Platelets finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 5:20 PM
	Two trendy condo projects aim to provide urban living at cheaper price tag www.bizjournals.com - April 23 at 5:04 PM
	Reviewing Cerus (CERS) and Nevro (NVRO) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 3:13 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Lowered to "Hold" at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 7:13 PM
	Cerus (CERS) Lifted to "Hold" at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 6:47 PM
	Zacks Investment Research Upgrades Cerus (CERS) to "Buy" www.americanbankingnews.com - April 10 at 1:42 PM
	Cerus (CERS) Upgraded to Buy by Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - April 4 at 8:32 PM
	Cerus Co. (CERS) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - April 4 at 9:32 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - April 3 at 8:45 PM
	BRIEF-Cerus' Redes Phase 3 Red Blood Cell Study Expands Into The Continental US www.reuters.com - April 2 at 8:57 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Announces RedeS Phase 3 Red Blood Cell Study Expands Into Continental US www.streetinsider.com - April 2 at 8:57 AM
	Cerus' RedeS Phase 3 Red Blood Cell Study Expands Into the Continental US www.businesswire.com - April 2 at 8:57 AM
	Cerus’ RedeS Phase 3 Red Blood Cell Study Expands Into the Continental U.S. finance.yahoo.com - April 2 at 8:57 AM
	Blood transfusion company inks deal for new East Bay headquarters finance.yahoo.com - March 28 at 5:09 PM
	Cerus (CERS) Given Buy Rating at Cantor Fitzgerald www.americanbankingnews.com - March 26 at 6:30 PM
	Cerus (CERS) Stock Rating Upgraded by BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - March 24 at 1:11 PM
	Cerus Corporation, Shares Up 39% in the Past Month, Analysts Review, INTERCEPT finance.yahoo.com - March 22 at 8:42 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Looks Good: Stock Adds 9.5% in Session - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - March 20 at 8:44 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - March 17 at 6:44 PM
	Wired News – FDA Accepted Tyme’s IND Application to Begin Phase-II Clinical Study for SM-88 in Pancreatic Cancer finance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 8:34 AM
	Insider Buying: Cerus Co. (CERS) Insider Buys 150,011 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - March 15 at 7:46 PM
	Is Cerus Corporation’s (NASDAQ:CERS) Balance Sheet A Threat To Its Future? finance.yahoo.com - March 15 at 8:30 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Upgraded to "Hold" at ValuEngine www.americanbankingnews.com - March 15 at 12:28 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Upgraded to "Hold" by Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - March 14 at 7:16 PM
	Cerus Co. (CERS) SVP Sells $13,246.15 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - March 13 at 10:28 PM
	Cerus Co. (CERS) CEO Sells $37,128.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - March 13 at 10:28 PM
	Cerus Announces the Fourth Biologics License Application (BLA) Approval for a US Blood Center Customer - Business Wire (press release) www.businesswire.com - March 13 at 8:41 AM
	Cerus Announces the Fourth Biologics License Application (BLA) Approval for a U.S. Blood Center Customer finance.yahoo.com - March 13 at 8:41 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Receives Hold Rating from BTIG Research www.americanbankingnews.com - March 11 at 10:28 AM
	Cerus Co. (CERS) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - March 10 at 12:38 PM
	Cerus' (CERS) CEO Obi Greenman on Q4 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha seekingalpha.com - March 9 at 8:38 AM
	Cerus (CERS) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.01 EPS www.americanbankingnews.com - March 8 at 9:13 PM
	Cerus Corporation to Host Earnings Call finance.yahoo.com - March 8 at 6:22 PM
	Cerus to Present at the Cowen and Company 38th Annual Health Care Conference on March 13, 2018 finance.yahoo.com - March 7 at 8:37 AM
	Millrace Asset Group Inc. Buys New Holdings in Cerus Co. (CERS) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 5 at 12:54 PM
	Cerus Co. (CERS) Short Interest Down 35.4% in February www.americanbankingnews.com - March 2 at 2:40 AM
	-$0.12 Earnings Per Share Expected for Cerus Co. (CERS) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - March 1 at 5:40 PM
	Should You Be Holding Cerus Energy Group Ltd (CVE:CEA) Right Now? finance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 5:40 PM
	Cerus (CERS) to Release Earnings on Thursday www.americanbankingnews.com - March 1 at 2:08 AM
	Senvest Management LLC Has $10.70 Million Stake in Cerus Co. (CERS) www.americanbankingnews.com - February 26 at 11:36 AM
	ARK Investment Management LLC Boosts Holdings in Cerus Co. (CERS) www.americanbankingnews.com - February 26 at 5:12 AM
	Cerus to Release Fourth Quarter and Year End 2017 Results on March 8, 2018 finance.yahoo.com - February 22 at 8:33 AM
	Cerus (CERS) versus Obalon Therapeutics (OBLN) Head-To-Head Contrast www.americanbankingnews.com - February 14 at 5:06 AM
	Cerus Co. (CERS) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - February 13 at 11:48 AM
	Analysts Expect Cerus Co. (CERS) to Announce -$0.12 Earnings Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - February 12 at 11:10 PM
	Contrasting Cerus (CERS) & Amedica (AMDA) www.americanbankingnews.com - February 6 at 9:14 AM
	Cerus Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of the Underwriter's Option to ... - Business Wire (press release) www.businesswire.com - February 3 at 3:55 PM
	Cerus Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of the Underwriter’s Option to Purchase Additional Shares finance.yahoo.com - February 3 at 9:37 AM

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