Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS – Get Free Report) COO Peter B. Silverman sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.
Merus Price Performance
NASDAQ:MRUS opened at $59.17 on Friday. Merus has a 1-year low of $19.81 and a 1-year high of $61.61. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.77.
Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.59) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.83) by $0.24. Merus had a negative net margin of 390.36% and a negative return on equity of 44.13%. The business had revenue of $7.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.94 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Merus will post -3.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Analyst Ratings Changes
MRUS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $76.00 target price on shares of Merus in a report on Tuesday. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $65.00 price objective on shares of Merus in a report on Friday, May 24th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Merus from $57.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Merus from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Finally, William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Merus in a report on Monday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $80.90.
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About Merus
Merus N.V., a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, engages in the development of antibody therapeutics in the Netherlands. Its bispecific antibody candidate pipeline includes Zenocutuzumab (MCLA-128), which is in a phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer, as well as in Phase 1/2 clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors that harbor Neuregulin 1.
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