Geron Corp [NASDAQ: GERN] plunged by $12049998.51 during the normal trading session on Monday and reaching a high of $1.47 during the day while it closed the day at $12050000.0.
Geron Corp stock has also loss -0.70% of its value over the past 7 days. However, GERN stock has declined by -14.55% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -57.78% and lost -68.31% year-on date.
The market cap for GERN stock reached $898.06 million, with 636.92 million shares outstanding and 603.40 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 12.05M shares, GERN reached a trading volume of 14432724 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 $3.69 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 1.78. 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.
Scotiabank have made an estimate for Geron Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sector Perform, with their previous recommendation back on May 08, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, B. Riley Securities dropped their target price from $3.50 to $2. The new note on the price target was released on February 27, 2025, representing the official price target for Geron Corp stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.35, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.63.
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 -0.70. With this latest performance, GERN shares dropped by -4.73% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -57.78% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -60.17% in the past year of trading.
Geron Corp [GERN]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Geron Corp [GERN] shares currently have an operating margin of -115.48% and a Gross Margin at 97.08%. Geron Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -119.54%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -26.62%, with Return on Assets sitting at -26.62%.
Geron Corp [GERN]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $81.20%, or 81.28% 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%.
