Cerus Corporation

Cerus Corporation

Healthcare

NASDAQ:CERS · NASDAQ Global Market

Market Cap $512.94M Beta 1.77 P/E (TTM) -52.0
$2.56 -1.16%

-$0.03 today

52W Low $1.15High $3.15

Vol 2.22M · Avg 2.27M

EPS (TTM)-$0.05
Medical - Devices

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

-24.3%

avg -75.9%

ROIC

-21.7%

avg -39.3%

ROA

-7.0%

avg -31.5%

Analysis

ROA is currently the strongest return metric at -7.0% versus its period average of -31.5%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

William Greenman

President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman$1.55M59$5.00M2.49%

Vivek K. Jayaraman

Chief Operating Officer$964,154.0051$1.66M0.83%

Kevin D. Green

Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer$831,572.0054$1.24M0.62%

Richard J. Benjamin

Chief Medical Officer$792,709.0066$777,361.000.39%

Chrystal Jensen

Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary$755,504.0055$1.15M0.57%

Laurence Corash

Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer$697,774.0082$2.34M1.17%

Carol Moore

Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Quality & Clinical$438,239.0076$205,073.000.10%

Timothy J. Lee

Head of Investor Relation$205,073.000.10%

Nina Mufti

Senior Vice President of Research & Development

Lainie Corten

Vice President of Global Marketing

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

1

$31,250.00

Sells

17

$2.48M

Net Sentiment

$2.45M

Net selling

Most Active

Benjamin Richard J

5 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 9, 2026

BJERKHOLT ERIC

Direct

Sell20.5K$2.60$53,180.40
May 29, 2026

Jayaraman Vivek K

Direct

Sell16.7K$3.00$50,001.00
May 1, 2026

Jayaraman Vivek K

Direct

Sell16.7K$3.00$50,001.00
Mar 12, 2026

Jayaraman Vivek K

Direct

Sell165.2K$1.66$273,769.44
Mar 12, 2026

Greenman William Mariner

Direct

Sell447.8K$1.66$742,022.90
Mar 12, 2026

Green Kevin Dennis

Direct

Sell127.5K$1.66$211,365.92
Mar 12, 2026

Benjamin Richard J

Direct

Sell101.7K$1.66$168,603.53
Mar 9, 2026

Benjamin Richard J

Direct

Sell40.4K$1.88$76,029.18
Mar 6, 2026

Green Kevin Dennis

Direct

Sell27.8K$2.01$55,744.88
Mar 6, 2026

Benjamin Richard J

Direct

Sell24.2K$2.01$48,603.29

1–10 of 18

Analysis

Insiders reported 1 buys worth $31,250.00 and 17 sells worth $2.48M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $2.45M. Benjamin Richard J was the most active insider with 5 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/AN/A
N/A1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-2.3%
+18.5% (13yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/AN/A
N/A1 analysts
EBITN/AN/AN/A
N/A1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at -2.3% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +18.5% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages CERS?

Cerus Corporation (CERS) lists 10 active executives. The top listed executive is William Greenman, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman.

Are CERS insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $2.31M.

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