With 8.64 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 11.15 million shares. The 52-week range on GERN shows that it touched its highest point at $3.73 and its lowest point at $1.64 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $5.08. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.60.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of GERN was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 2.68%, but this was up by 65.48% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 50.93% while six-month performance rose 50.23%. The stock gained 41.74% in the past year, while it has gained 54.50% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for GERN yields -0.32 with Next year EPS estimates of -0.12. For the next quarter, that number is -0.10. This implies an EPS growth rate of -1.56% for this year and 63.59% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 5.00% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -16.08%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 544.91 million GERN shares are outstanding with a float of 447.58 million shares on hand for trading. On Feb 29, 2024, short shares totaled 44.91 million, which was 8.22% higher than short shares on Jan 31, 2024. In addition to GERN as the firm’s Geron Corporation, GEN serves as its Gen Digital Inc.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 67.93% of GERN’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have majority control over the company.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for GERN since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
Dividends & Yield:
In terms of dividends, GERN has a current ratio of $––, which is $–– over the trailing 12-months, while a dividend of $–– is likely to be paid on average over the next five years. Dividend yield is another indicator that appeals to many investors, and GERN currently yields $0.00. In the past year, GERN’s dividend yield has been $0.00, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $–. Accordingly, GERN has a current buyback yield of $––. This was $–– for the TTM, and it was $–– for the past five years.
