NASDAQ: CERS
Cerus Corp Stock

$2.27+0.08 (+3.65%)
Updated Aug 5, 2026
CERS Price
$2.27
Fair Value Price
$5.20
Market Cap
$457.46M
52 Week Low
$1.15
52 Week High
$3.47
P/E
-75.67x
P/B
6.53x
P/S
2.36x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$248.01M
Earnings
-$6.78M
Gross Margin
57.2%
Operating Margin
0.51%
Profit Margin
-2.7%
Debt to Equity
1.92
Operating Cash Flow
$2M
Beta
1.76
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

CERS Overview

Cerus Corporation operates as a biotechnology firm dedicated to advancing and marketing the INTERCEPT Blood System. This proprietary technology significantly enhances the safety of transfusable blood components by neutralizing biological threats, thereby reducing the risk of blood-borne pathogens. The company's product line includes INTERCEPT systems specifically engineered to deactivate pathogens in donated platelets and plasma. It also offers a dedicated INTERCEPT Blood System for the inactivation of harmful agents in red blood cell components. Furthermore, Cerus markets an INTERCEPT Blood System for Cryoprecipitation, which leverages its plasma technology to produce two key pathogen-reduced blood products: a cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex for treating and controlling bleeding, particularly massive hemorrhages stemming from fibrinogen deficiency, and pathogen-reduced, cryoprecipitate-reduced plasma. Cerus distributes these platelet and plasma systems globally through a combination of its direct sales force and an extensive network of distributors, reaching markets in North America, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, and Latin America. Established in 1991, Cerus Corporation maintains its corporate headquarters in Concord, California.

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Industry: Medical Device

Industry Rating
C
CERS
Ranked
#15 of 97

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CERS ($2.27) is undervalued by 56.33% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $5.20 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
CERS ($2.27) is significantly undervalued by 56.33% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $5.20 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, which includes a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

CERS fair value

Fair Value of CERS stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$2.27
Fair Value
$5.20
Undervalued by
56.33%
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CERS price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
-75.67x
Industry
23.29x
Market
14.23x

CERS price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
6.53x
Industry
3.24x
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CERS's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$63.3M
Net Income
-$2.9M
Profit Margin
-4.6%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$205.2M
Liabilities
$134.5M
Debt to equity
1.92
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
-$2.7M
Investing
$12.9M
Financing
-$20.0M
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Debt Coverage Financials

CERS vs Medical Device Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
CERSB$457.46M+3.65%-75.67x6.53x
NPCEC$467.08M-3.11%-21.08x32.32x
SIC$468.68M-0.40%-0.14x3.52x
DCTHC$436.01M-3.88%631.50x3.87x
OFIXC$421.19M-14.59%-6.95x0.97x

Cerus Stock FAQ

What is Cerus's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CERS. Cerus stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: CERS.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Cerus (NASDAQ: CERS)?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus's 52-week high was $3.47, and its 52-week low was $1.15. It is currently -34.58% from its 52-week high and 97.39% from its 52-week low.

How much is Cerus stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus currently has 201,524,898 outstanding shares. With Cerus stock trading at $2.27 per share, the total value of Cerus stock (market capitalization) is $457.46M.

Cerus stock was originally listed at a price of $22.00 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Cerus stock at $22.00, your return over the last 28 years would have been -89.68%, for an annualized return of -7.79% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Cerus's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus stock price per share is $2.27 today (as of Aug 5, 2026).

What is Cerus's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus's market cap is $457.46M, as of Aug 6, 2026.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Cerus's market cap is calculated by multiplying CERS's current stock price of $2.27 by CERS's total outstanding shares of 201,524,898.
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