Cerus (CERS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cerus Corporation operates as a biomedical products company. The company focuses on developing and commercializing the INTERCEPT Blood System to enhance blood safety. Its INTERCEPT Blood System, a proprietary technology for controlling biological replication that is designed to reduce blood-borne pathogens in donated blood components intended for transfusion. The company offers INTERCEPT Blood Systems for platelets and plasma, which is designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in platelets and plasma donated for transfusion; INTERCEPT Blood System for red blood cells to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in red blood cells donated for transfusion; and INTERCEPT Blood System for Cryoprecipitation that uses its plasma system to produce pathogen reduced cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex for the treatment and control of bleeding, including massive hemorrhage associated with fibrinogen deficiency, as well as pathogen reduced plasma, cryoprecipitate reduced. It sells platelet and plasma systems through its direct sales force and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, Latin America, and internationally. Cerus Corporation was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Concord, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.24 to $1.28
• 50-Day Range: $1.21 to $1.56
• 52-Week Range: $1.12 to $2.39
• Volume: 665,033 shs
• Average Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $239.63 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Cerus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cerus scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 717th out of 1,876 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cerus has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cerus are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.08) to ($0.06) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cerus is -12.50, 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 Cerus is -12.50, 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

Cerus has a P/B Ratio of 4.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.87% of the float of Cerus has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cerus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cerus has recently decreased by 5.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Cerus does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.87% of the float of Cerus has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cerus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cerus has recently decreased by 5.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.41

News Sentiment

Cerus has a news sentiment score of 1.41. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Cerus this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CERS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Cerus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.40% of the stock of Cerus is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.37% of the stock of Cerus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CERS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CERS shares performed this year?

Cerus' stock was trading at $1.54 at the start of the year. Since then, CERS stock has decreased by 18.8% and is now trading at $1.25.

How were Cerus' earnings last quarter?

Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.01. The biotechnology company earned $60.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $51.80 million. Cerus had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 33.77% and a negative net margin of 9.81%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Cerus' major shareholders?

Cerus' top institutional investors include ARK Investment Management LLC (10.05%), Wasatch Advisors LP (4.45%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (3.18%) and Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. (3.16%). Insiders that own company stock include William Mariner Greenman, Vivek K Jayaraman, Kevin Dennis Green, Richard J Benjamin, Chrystal Jensen, Carol Moore, Chrystal Menard, Eric Bjerkholt, Daniel N Swisher Jr, Ann Lucena and Hua Shan.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Cerus?

Shares of CERS 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 Cerus own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cerus investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED PRODUCTS
• Sub-Industry: Health Care Supplies
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CERS
• CIK: 1020214
• Web: www.cerus.com
• Phone: (925) 288-6000
• Fax: 925-288-6001
• Employees: 290
• Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cerus: $3.50
• High Price Target: $4.00
• Low Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +178.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$20.92 million
• Net Margins: -9.81%
• Pretax Margin: -9.66%
• Return on Equity: -33.77%
• Return on Assets: -9.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.01
• Current Ratio: 2.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $180.27 million
• Price / Sales: 1.33
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.31 per share
• Price / Book: 4.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 191,700,000
• Free Float: 185,181,000
• Market Cap: $240.58 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.55