NASDAQ:GERN - Geron Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Geron Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $1.51 -0.01 (-0.66 %) (As of 12/6/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$1.48Now: $1.51▼$1.5750-Day Range$1.26MA: $1.43▼$1.5552-Week Range$0.95Now: $1.51▼$2.14Volume2.05 million shsAverage Volume2.13 million shsMarket Capitalization$301.66 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta2.33 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Geron Corporation, a clinical biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for hematologic myeloid malignancies. The company supports the clinical stage development of imetelstat, a telomerase inhibitor for the treatment of hematologic myeloid malignancies. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Menlo Park, California. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Pharmaceutical preparations Sub-IndustryBiotechnology SectorMedical Current SymbolNASDAQ:GERN Previous Symbol CUSIP37416310 CIK886744 Webhttp://www.geron.com/ Phone650-473-7700Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio11.98 Quick Ratio11.98Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.07 million Price / Sales281.93 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$0.95 per share Price / Book1.59Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.16) Net Income$-27,020,000.00 Net Margins-7,044.88% Return on Equity-29.22% Return on Assets-27.75%Miscellaneous Employees17 Outstanding Shares199,778,000Market Cap$301.66 million Next Earnings Date3/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive GERN News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for GERN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:GERN Rates by TradingView Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) Frequently Asked Questions What is Geron's stock symbol? Geron trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GERN." How were Geron's earnings last quarter? Geron Co. (NASDAQ:GERN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.06. The biopharmaceutical company earned $0.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $0.10 million. Geron had a negative return on equity of 29.22% and a negative net margin of 7,044.88%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.24 EPS. View Geron's Earnings History. When is Geron's next earnings date? Geron is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Geron. What price target have analysts set for GERN? 5 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Geron's shares. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $4.00. On average, they anticipate Geron's stock price to reach $3.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 151.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Geron. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Geron? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Geron in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Geron. Has Geron been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about GERN stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Geron earned a daily sentiment score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Geron. Who are some of Geron's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Geron include Amgen (AMGN), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Celgene (CELG), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Biogen (BIIB), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN), Incyte (INCY), Seattle Genetics (SGEN), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), EXACT Sciences (EXAS), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) and Exelixis (EXEL). What other stocks do shareholders of Geron own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Geron investors own include Novavax (NVAX), TransEnterix (TRXC), Portola Pharmaceuticals (PTLA), Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), Puma Biotechnology (PBYI), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP), Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Exelixis (EXEL). Who are Geron's key executives? Geron's management team includes the folowing people: Dr. John A. Scarlett, CEO, Pres & Chairman (Age 68)Ms. Olivia Kyusuk Bloom, Exec. VP of Fin., CFO & Treasurer (Age 50)Dr. Andrew J. Grethlein, Exec. VP & COO (Age 55)Mr. Stephen N. Rosenfield, Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec. (Age 69)Ms. Melissa A. Kelly Behrs, Exec. VP & Chief Bus. Officer (Age 55) Who are Geron's major shareholders? Geron's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (1.76%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.19%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.15%), California State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), Barclays PLC (0.07%) and Creative Planning (0.06%). Company insiders that own Geron stock include Melissa Kelly Behrs, Robert J Spiegel and Stephen Rosenfield. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Geron. Which institutional investors are selling Geron stock? GERN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY, State Street Corp, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC and Creative Planning. View Insider Buying and Selling for Geron. Which institutional investors are buying Geron stock? GERN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Rhumbline Advisers, Barclays PLC, Summit X LLC and California State Teachers Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Geron. How do I buy shares of Geron? Shares of GERN 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Geron's stock price today? One share of GERN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1.51. How big of a company is Geron? Geron has a market capitalization of $301.66 million and generates $1.07 million in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $-27,020,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.16) on an earnings per share basis. Geron employs 17 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Geron. What is Geron's official website? The official website for Geron is http://www.geron.com/. How can I contact Geron? Geron's mailing address is 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE SUITE 2070, MENLO PARK CA, 94025. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at 650-473-7700 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for Geron (NASDAQ GERN)Community Ranking: 2.8 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 401 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 328 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 729MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Geron and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe GERN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe GERN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/7/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Retained Earnings