Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Cerus Corp shares valued at $31,250 were purchased by Gregory Dean A. on Aug 25 ’25. At $1.25 per share, Gregory Dean A. acquired 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 86,725 shares worth approximately $0.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jensen Chrystal sold 30,075 shares, netting a total of over 43,609 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $1.45 each, the insider now holds 783,294 shares.
Before that, Jensen Chrystal had sold 18,949 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $27,476, the Chief Legal Officer traded Cerus Corp shares for $1.45 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 18,949 shares, worth approximately $1.07 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Craig Hallum on April 12, 2024, Cerus Corp [CERS] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $5. Analysts at BTIG Research downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of January 17, 2023, Stephens has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for CERS.
Analyzing CERS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cerus Corp [NASDAQ: CERS] rose 3.15% to $1.31. The stock’s lowest price that day was $1.27, but it reached a high of $1.33 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.50%. Over the course of the year, Cerus Corp shares have dropped approximately -42.79%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $2.2350 on 01/28/25 and a 52-week low of $1.1200 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Cerus Corp (CERS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 1.2767, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 1.2433. In the upper region, resistance lies at 1.3367. The next price resistance is at 1.3633. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.95 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Cerus Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cerus Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 2.35 million shares to 9.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 7.39 million shares. A jump of 24.16% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.44.
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In terms of Cerus Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 4 in the next 12 months, up nearly 214.96% from the previous closing price of $1.27. Analysts anticipate Cerus Corp stock to reach 5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Cerus Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 16, 2020, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $9.
