Cerus Ownership

CERS Stock  USD 1.58  0.11  6.51%   
Cerus holds a total of 185.72 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Cerus outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Cerus to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Cerus. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Cerus as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1997-03-31
Previous Quarter
185 M
Current Value
185.4 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
70.7 M
Quarterly Volatility
60 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Cerus in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Cerus, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividends Paid is likely to gain to about 11 M in 2024, whereas Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0.0005 in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 189.3 M in 2024, whereas Net Loss is likely to drop (40.4 M) in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Cerus Stock Ownership Analysis

About 79.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company recorded a loss per share of 0.11. Cerus had not issued any dividends in recent years. Cerus Corporation operates as a biomedical products company. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Concord, California. Cerus Corp operates under Medical Devices classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 631 people. For more info on Cerus please contact William Greenman at 925 288 6000 or go to https://www.cerus.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Cerus also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Cerus' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Cerus' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Cerus Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

189.54 Million

Roughly 3.0% of Cerus are currently held by insiders. Unlike Cerus' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Cerus' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Cerus' insider trades

Cerus Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Cerus is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Cerus backward and forwards among themselves. Cerus' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Cerus' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
D. E. Shaw & Co Lp2024-09-30
3.6 M
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Llc2024-09-30
3.5 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-09-30
2.9 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-09-30
2.4 M
Ieq Capital, Llc2024-09-30
2.1 M
Ing Investment Management Llc2024-09-30
2.1 M
Millennium Management Llc2024-09-30
1.9 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
1.8 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
1.6 M
Baker Bros Advisors Lp2024-09-30
19.5 M
Ark Investment Management Llc2024-09-30
18.2 M
Note, although Cerus' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Cerus Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Cerus insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Cerus' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Cerus insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Cerus Outstanding Bonds

Cerus issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Cerus uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Cerus bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Cerus has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

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