Mesoblast (MESO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mesoblast Limited engages in the development of regenerative medicine products in Australia, the United States, Singapore, and Switzerland. The company offers products in the areas of cardiovascular, spine orthopedic disorder, oncology, hematology, and immune-mediated and inflammatory diseases. Its proprietary regenerative medicine technology platform is based on specialized cells known as mesenchymal lineage cells. The company offers Remestemcel-L that is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of systemic inflammatory diseases, including steroid refractory acute graft versus host disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and biologic refractory inflammatory bowel disease; and Remestemcel-L, which is in Phase III clinical trials to treat chronic heart failure and chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease. It is also developing MPC-300-IV to treat biologic refractory rheumatoid arthritis diabetic nephropathy; and MPC-25-IC for the treatment or prevention of acute myocardial infarction. It has strategic partnerships with Tasly Pharmaceutical Group to offer MPC-150-IM for heart failure and MPC-25-IC for heart attacks in China; JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. to treat wound healing in patients with epidermolysis bullosa; and Grünenthal to develops and commercializes cell therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.89 to $15.48
• 50-Day Range: $10.16 to $16.98
• 52-Week Range: $5.78 to $22.00
• Volume: 166,298 shs
• Average Volume: 306,036 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Mesoblast Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mesoblast scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 829th out of 919 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Mesoblast has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mesoblast has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mesoblast are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.70) to ($0.32) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mesoblast has a P/B Ratio of 3.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.13% of the outstanding shares of Mesoblast have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mesoblast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mesoblast has recently increased by 7.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Mesoblast does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Mesoblast does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.13% of the outstanding shares of Mesoblast have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mesoblast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mesoblast has recently increased by 7.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Mesoblast has a news sentiment score of 1.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MESO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Mesoblast to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mesoblast insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.80% of the stock of Mesoblast is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 1.43% of the stock of Mesoblast is held by institutions.

MESO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MESO shares performed this year?

Mesoblast's stock was trading at $19.80 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MESO stock has decreased by 23.4% and is now trading at $15.17.

How were Mesoblast's earnings last quarter?

Mesoblast Limited (NASDAQ:MESO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 30th. The company reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.34) by $0.06. The firm earned $2.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2 million.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Mesoblast's stock split?

Mesoblast's stock reverse split on the morning of Friday, January 5th 2024.The 1-2 reverse split was announced on Friday, January 5th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, January 5th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 50 shares after the split.

When did Mesoblast IPO?

Mesoblast (MESO) raised $69 million in an IPO on Friday, November 13th 2015. The company issued 5,700,000 shares at a price of $12.10 per share. J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Maxim Group and Ladenburg Thalmann were co-managers.

Who are Mesoblast's major shareholders?

Mesoblast's top institutional investors include Lazari Capital Management Inc. (0.04%), Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC (0.01%), R Squared Ltd (0.01%) and Ballentine Partners LLC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Mesoblast?

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

What other stocks do shareholders of Mesoblast own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mesoblast investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE), Meta Platforms (META), CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) and Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/30/2023
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - BIOMED/GENE
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MESO
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:MBLTY
• CIK: 1345099
• Web: www.mesoblast.com
• Phone: (139) 639-6036
• Fax: 61-3-9639-6030
• Employees: 80
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mesoblast: $18.00
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.90 million
• Price / Sales: 329.11
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $4.21 per share
• Price / Book: 3.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,000,000
• Free Float: 103,934,000
• Market Cap: $1.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.39