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 $1.36 -0.04 (-2.86 %) (As of 01/26/2020 12:34 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$1.35Now: $1.36▼$1.4050-Day Range$1.29MA: $1.41▼$1.5352-Week Range$1.01Now: $1.36▼$2.14Volume1.26 million shsAverage Volume1.26 million shsMarket Capitalization$271.70 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta2.28 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 / Sales253.93 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$0.95 per share Price / Book1.43Profitability 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 Shares199,780,000Market Cap$271.70 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) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.06. The biopharmaceutical company earned $0.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.10 million. Geron had a negative net margin of 7,044.88% and a negative return on equity of 29.22%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.24 earnings per share. 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 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Geron's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $4.00. On average, they anticipate Geron's stock price to reach $3.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 179.4% 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? News stories about GERN stock have trended extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Geron earned a media sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. 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), Seattle Genetics (SGEN), Incyte (INCY), 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), Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), Amarin (AMRN), Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY). 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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Alpine Global Management LLC (0.08%) and Vision Capital Management Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Geron stock include Elizabeth G O'farrell, Melissa Kelly Behrs, Robert J Spiegel and Stephen Rosenfield. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Geron. Which major investors are buying Geron stock? GERN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alpine Global Management LLC and Vision Capital Management Inc.. 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 $1.36. How big of a company is Geron? Geron has a market capitalization of $271.70 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: 2.7 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 416 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 348 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 764MarketBeat'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. 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