Geron Corp GERN
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News
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Geron to Announce First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on May 2, 2024
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Geron Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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Geron to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conferences in April
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Geron Corporation Announces Pricing of $150 Million Underwritten Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants
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Geron's stock soars 95% after FDA advisory panel votes in favor of blood-disorder drug
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Geron Announces FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of the Clinical Benefit/Risk Profile of Imetelstat for the Treatment of Transfusion-Dependent Anemia in Patients with Lower-Risk MDS
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $3.58
- Day Range
- $3.36–3.60
- 52-Week Range
- $1.64–4.05
- Bid/Ask
- $3.50 / $3.60
- Market Cap
- $2.10 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 504 / 13.2 Mil
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- —
- Price/Sales
- 8,578.31
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- —
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- —
- Total Yield
- —
Company Profile
Geron Corp is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of cancer treatments. The company's drug in development, Imelstat, is being tested for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, which are disorders of the blood, and myelofibrosis, which is a rare blood cancer affecting bone marrow. The company earns revenue through collaboration agreements, milestones, royalties, and licensing arrangements. Geron possesses various rights to this drug. The company operates as a single segment being, the development of therapeutic products for oncology.
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Stock Style Box
- Small Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 141
- Website
- https://www.geron.com
Comparables
Valuation
Metric
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GERN
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PLRX
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KROS
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | — | — | — |
Price/Book Value | 7.82 | 1.50 | 5.19 |
Price/Sales | 8,578.31 | 441.50 | — |
Price/Cash Flow | — | — | — |
Price/Earnings
GERN
PLRX
KROS
Financial Strength
Metric
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GERN
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PLRX
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KROS
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Quick Ratio | 3.10 | 17.43 | 13.63 |
Current Ratio | 3.16 | 17.72 | 14.25 |
Interest Coverage | −23.34 | −145.34 | — |
Quick Ratio
GERN
PLRX
KROS
Profitability
Metric
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GERN
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PLRX
|
KROS
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | −45.05% | −22.68% | −35.62% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | −66.61% | −24.50% | −39.15% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | −56.50% | −28.46% | −41.95% |
Return on Assets
GERN
PLRX
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