Seres Therapeutics (MCRB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seres Therapeutics, Inc., a microbiome therapeutics company, develop microbiome therapeutics to treat the modulation of the colonic microbiome. It develops a novel class of biological drugs that are designed to treat by modulating the microbiome to restore health by repairing the function of a disrupted microbiome to a non-disease state. The company's lead product candidate is VOWST, an oral microbiome therapeutic that has completed Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Its product pipeline also includes SER-155, an investigational oral fermented microbiome therapeutic which is in Phase 1b clinical trials for the treatment of gastrointestinal infections, bacteremia, and graft versus host disease in immunocompromised patients including patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In addition, the company engages in the development of SER-287 which is in Phase 2b and SER-301 that is in Phase 1b to treat ulcerative colitis. Further, it has license Agreement with NHSc Rx License GmbH for the therapeutic products based on the microbiome technology, which includes VOWST product candidate, which is developed for the treatment of CDI and recurrent CDI; and collaboration license agreement with Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. (Nestlé) for the development and commercialization of certain product candidates for the treatment and management of CDI and inflammatory bowel disease including UC and Crohn's disease. The company was formerly known as Seres Health, Inc. and changed its name to Seres Therapeutics, Inc. in May 2015. Seres Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.55 to $0.60
• 50-Day Range: $0.55 to $1.16
• 52-Week Range: $0.54 to $2.05
• Volume: 3.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $93.86 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Seres Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seres Therapeutics scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 219th out of 970 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Seres Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Seres Therapeutics has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Seres Therapeutics are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.95) to ($0.59) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seres Therapeutics is -2.39, 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 Seres Therapeutics is -2.39, 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

Seres Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 3.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.45% of the outstanding shares of Seres Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seres Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seres Therapeutics has recently decreased by 1.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Seres Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Seres Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.14

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.45% of the outstanding shares of Seres Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seres Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seres Therapeutics has recently decreased by 1.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Seres Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Seres Therapeutics this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for MCRB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Seres Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Seres Therapeutics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,965.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.10% of the stock of Seres Therapeutics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.34% of the stock of Seres Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MCRB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MCRB shares performed this year?

Seres Therapeutics' stock was trading at $1.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MCRB stock has decreased by 60.7% and is now trading at $0.5497.
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How were Seres Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?

Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRB) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 13th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.30) by $0.08.

When did Seres Therapeutics IPO?

Seres Therapeutics (MCRB) raised $101 million in an IPO on Friday, June 26th 2015. The company issued 6,300,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$17.00 per share. Goldman Sachs and BofA Merrill Lynch acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Leerink Partners and Canaccord Genuity were co-managers.

Who are Seres Therapeutics' major shareholders?

Seres Therapeutics' top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (13.43%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.82%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.44%) and Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Health Ltp Fund Ge Nutritional, Eric D Shaff, Thomas Desrosier, Teresa L Young, David S Ege, Paula Cloghessy and Moltke Lisa Von.
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How do I buy shares of Seres Therapeutics?

Shares of MCRB 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Seres Therapeutics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Seres Therapeutics investors own include PayPal (PYPL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and NIO (NIO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2024
• Today: 11/16/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MCRB
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1609809
• Web: www.serestherapeutics.com
• Phone: (617) 945-9626
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 233
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $5.08
• High Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $1.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +824.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.23)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-113,720,000.00
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: -43,343.58%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -48.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $126.32 million
• Price / Sales: 0.74
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($0.35) per share
• Price / Book: -1.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 170,200,000
• Free Float: 161,520,000
• Market Cap: $93.56 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.06