NASDAQ:MRUS Merus Stock Forecast, Price & 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 Merus NV Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $11.88 -1.06 (-8.19 %) (As of 09/21/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$11.58Now: $11.88▼$12.7250-Day Range$10.57MA: $12.27▼$14.0352-Week Range$10.18Now: $11.88▼$20.95Volume80,035 shsAverage Volume103,535 shsMarket Capitalization$345.02 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta0.54 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Merus N.V., a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, engages in developing bispecific antibody therapeutics. Its bispecific antibody candidate pipeline includes MCLA-128, which is in a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer; and Phase I/II study for treating gastric, ovarian, endometrial, and non-small cell lung cancers. The company is also developing MCLA-117 that is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia; and MCLA-158, which is in a Phase I clinical trial for treating metastatic colorectal cancer. In addition, its preclinical development stage bispecific antibody candidates include MCLA-145, which is being developed in collaboration with Incyte Corporation; and other preclinical candidates in various stages of development. Merus N.V. has collaboration with the Integral Molecular for discovering MAbs against structurally complex proteins; and Lipoparticles, virus-like particles displaying high concentrations of membrane proteins. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMerus has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $20.67, Merus has a forecasted upside of 74.0% from its current price of $11.88.Amount of Analyst CoverageMerus has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesMerus has received 269 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMerus has received 270 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMerus has received 50.09% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Merus and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MRUS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MRUS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldMerus does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthMerus does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Merus insiders have bought 106,856.86% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $6,084,776.00 in company stock and sold $5,689.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 7.40% of the stock of Merus is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions64.02% of the stock of Merus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Merus are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($2.19) to ($2.22) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Merus is -4.43, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Merus is -4.43, 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 RatioMerus has a P/B Ratio of 2.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.97 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Pharmaceutical preparations Sub-IndustryN/A SectorMedical Current SymbolNASDAQ:MRUS Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1651311 Webwww.merus.nl Phone31-0-30-253-8800Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio5.52 Quick Ratio5.52Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$31.13 million Price / Sales11.08 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$5.61 per share Price / Book2.12Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($2.33) Net Income$-55,150,000.00 Net Margins-243.85% Return on Equity-66.84% Return on Assets-30.30%Miscellaneous Employees98 Outstanding Shares29,042,000Market Cap$345.02 million Next Earnings Date11/10/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable $11.88 -1.06 (-8.19 %) (As of 09/21/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive MRUS News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRUS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) Frequently Asked Questions How has Merus' stock been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Merus' stock was trading at $14.54 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MRUS shares have decreased by 18.3% and is now trading at $11.88. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Merus? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Merus in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Merus. When is Merus' next earnings date? Merus is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 10th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Merus. How were Merus' earnings last quarter? Merus NV (NASDAQ:MRUS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 6th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.59) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.59). The biotechnology company had revenue of $6.67 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.79 million. Merus had a negative return on equity of 66.84% and a negative net margin of 243.85%. View Merus' earnings history. What price target have analysts set for MRUS? 3 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Merus' stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect Merus' stock price to reach $20.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 74.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Merus. Are investors shorting Merus? Merus saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 279,700 shares, an increase of 8.4% from the July 15th total of 258,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 118,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Merus' Short Interest. Who are some of Merus' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Merus include Heron Therapeutics (HRTX), ALX Oncology (ALXO), Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT), Rocket Pharmaceuticals (RCKT), Epizyme (EPZM), Trillium Therapeutics (TRIL), Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX), Zogenix (ZGNX), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), Generation Bio (GBIO), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), NGM Biopharmaceuticals (NGM), Karyopharm Therapeutics (KPTI), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM) and Stoke Therapeutics (STOK). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Merus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Merus investors own include Pfizer (PFE), Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP), Micron Technology (MU), Opko Health (OPK), Exelixis (EXEL), Fulcrum Therapeutics (FULC), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T) and Aimmune Therapeutics (AIMT). Who are Merus' key executives? Merus' management team includes the following people: Dr. Ton Logtenberg, Pres, CEO, Principal Financial Officer & Exec. Director (Age 61)Dr. Hennie Hoogenboom Ph.D., Co-Founder and Scientific AdvisorMs. Jillian Connell, VP of Investor Relations & Corp. CommunicationsMr. John de Kruif Ph.D., CTO & Sr. VP (Age 55)Mr. Mark Throsby Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer & Exec. VP (Age 52) When did Merus IPO? (MRUS) raised $64 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, May 19th 2016. The company issued 4,300,000 shares at $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. What is Merus' stock symbol? Merus trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MRUS." Who are Merus' major shareholders? Merus' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BVF Inc. IL (17.53%), Federated Hermes Inc. (8.40%), Sofinnova Investments Inc. (4.51%), Driehaus Capital Management LLC (2.83%), Artal Group S.A. (1.32%) and Platinum Investment Management Ltd. (0.66%). Company insiders that own Merus stock include Bvf Partners L P/Il, Mark Throsby and Value Fund L P Biotechnology. View institutional ownership trends for Merus. Which major investors are selling Merus stock? MRUS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sofinnova Investments Inc., Driehaus Capital Management LLC, Artal Group S.A., Platinum Investment Management Ltd., Alps Advisors Inc., and Old West Investment Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Merus. Which major investors are buying Merus stock? MRUS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BVF Inc. IL, Federated Hermes Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Swiss National Bank, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, PDT Partners LLC, and Athanor Capital LP. Company insiders that have bought Merus stock in the last two years include Bvf Partners L P/Il, and Value Fund L P Biotechnology. View insider buying and selling activity for Merus. How do I buy shares of Merus? Shares of MRUS 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 Merus' stock price today? One share of MRUS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.88. How big of a company is Merus? Merus has a market capitalization of $345.02 million and generates $31.13 million in revenue each year. The biotechnology company earns $-55,150,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($2.33) on an earnings per share basis. Merus employs 98 workers across the globe. What is Merus' official website? The official website for Merus is www.merus.nl. How can I contact Merus? Merus' mailing address is YALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7, 3584 CM. 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