NASDAQ:GERN - Geron Stock Price, Forecast & News

Geron trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GERN."

Geron Co. (NASDAQ:GERN) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the 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 in the previous year, the firm earned $0.24 earnings per share. View Geron's Earnings History.

Geron is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Geron.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Geron's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $4.00. On average, they expect Geron's stock price to reach $3.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 195.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Geron.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Geron in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Geron.

News articles about GERN stock have trended very negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Geron earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Geron.

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).

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), Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), Puma Biotechnology (PBYI), Amarin (AMRN), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP).

Geron's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (1.82%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.24%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.60%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.57%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.41%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.18%). 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.

GERN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Credit Suisse AG and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Geron.

GERN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE, California Public Employees Retirement System, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., Alpine Global Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., State Street Corp, UBS Group AG and Geode Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of GERN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1.27.

Geron has a market capitalization of $253.72 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.

The official website for Geron is http://www.geron.com/.

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]