Geron Corp [NASDAQ: GERN] closed the trading session at $1.38.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -61.02 percent and weekly performance of -2.13 percent. The stock has been moved at -65.50 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -16.36 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed -54.00 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 15.53M shares, GERN reached to a volume of 7278783 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Geron Corp [GERN]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for GERN shares is $4.12 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on GERN stock is a recommendation set at 1.56. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
B. Riley Securities have made an estimate for Geron Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on February 27, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on February 26, 2025, representing the official price target for Geron Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $8, while H.C. Wainwright analysts kept a Buy rating on GERN stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Geron Corp is set at 0.12, with the Price to Sales ratio for GERN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 11.41. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.99, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.64.
GERN stock trade performance evaluation
Geron Corp [GERN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.13. With this latest performance, GERN shares dropped by -16.36% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -65.50% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -61.24% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for GERN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 42.24, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 46.13, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 39.33 for Geron Corp [GERN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 1.6668, while it was recorded at 1.4020 for the last single week of trading, and 3.4220 for the last 200 days.
Geron Corp [GERN]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Geron Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 5.12 and a Current Ratio set at 5.56.
Geron Corp [GERN]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $83.38%, or 83.46%% of GERN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of GERN stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 46.55 million shares, which is approximately 7.1191%. RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., holding 46.2 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$195.9 million in GERN stocks shares; and RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., currently with $$135.4 million in GERN stock with ownership which is approximately 4.8835%.
