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Merus (MRUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$94.30 +0.04 (+0.04%)
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About Merus Stock (NASDAQ:MRUS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$94.24
$94.38
50-Day Range
$63.39
$94.29
52-Week Range
$33.19
$94.56
Volume
1.46 million shs
Average Volume
1.18 million shs
Market Capitalization
$7.13 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$93.12
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Merus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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22nd Percentile Overall Score

MRUS MarketRank™: 

Merus scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 843rd out of 938 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Merus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.16, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Merus is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Merus has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Merus' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Merus are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($3.85) to ($4.17) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Merus is -17.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Merus is -17.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Merus has a P/B Ratio of 9.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Merus' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.72% of the outstanding shares of Merus have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Merus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Merus has recently decreased by 0.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Merus does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.72% of the outstanding shares of Merus have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Merus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Merus has recently decreased by 0.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Merus has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 38 news articles for Merus this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for MRUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Merus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Merus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,792,500.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.70% of the stock of Merus is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.14% of the stock of Merus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Merus' insider trading history.
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MRUS Stock News Headlines

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MRUS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Merus' stock was trading at $42.05 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MRUS stock has increased by 124.2% and is now trading at $94.2960.

Merus N.V. (NASDAQ:MRUS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The biotechnology company reported ($2.23) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.17) by $1.06. The biotechnology company had revenue of $8.83 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.77 million. Merus had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 50.28% and a negative net margin of 685.64%.

Merus (MRUS) raised $64 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, May 19th 2016. The company issued 4,300,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. Citigroup and Jefferies served as the underwriters for the IPO and Guggenheim Securities and Wedbush PacGrow were co-managers.

Top institutional investors of Merus include Sanders Morris Harris LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Sven Ante Lundberg, Harry Shuman and Peter B Silverman.
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Shares of MRUS 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Merus investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Adobe (ADBE), Jabil (JBL) and Disc Medicine (IRON).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Today
10/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - BIOMED/GENE
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MRUS
CIK
1651311
Fax
N/A
Employees
37
Year Founded
2003

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$110.00
Low Price Target
$70.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.16
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($5.50)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$215.33 million
Net Margins
-685.64%
Pretax Margin
-670.59%
Return on Equity
-50.28%
Return on Assets
-42.00%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
8.39
Quick Ratio
8.39

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$56.23 million
Price / Sales
126.81
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$9.46 per share
Price / Book
9.97

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
75,634,000
Free Float
72,836,000
Market Cap
$7.13 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.26

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This page (NASDAQ:MRUS) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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