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Model output · Signal date 2026-10-16

Cerus Corp (CERS) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026

Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · Nasdaq

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Rating · 90D ▲ Bullish Exact rating locked
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Rank in coverage Top 35% of 5171 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D 29.0% Spearman, 357 dates
Market Cap $439M small-cap · #49 of 60 peers
Summary

Cerus Corp (CERS) stock forecast summary

Our AI ranks Cerus Corp outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.

Cerus Corp is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $439M. It ranks number 49 by market capitalization among the 60 Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.

For CERS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 29.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 25.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)

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How CERS ranks among 5171 stocks

90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).

Fundamentals · 2026-06-30

Cerus Corp (CERS) fundamentals

Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus peers listed below that report each metric.

Valuation & Market

MetricCERSIndustry medianRank
Market Cap $439M $1.39B 49/60
P/B Ratio 6.27x 4.40x 20/55
EPS $-0.06 – –
Book Value/Share $0.35 – –
FCF/Share $-0.01 – –

Profitability & Margins

MetricCERSIndustry medianRank
ROE -9.7% -8.0% 22/41
ROA -3.3% -4.3% 22/44
ROIC -1.4% -1.4% 27/53
Operating Margin -0.3% -1.1% 27/54
Net Margin -1.2% -3.1% 21/43
EBT Margin -1.2% -0.0% 29/54
Tax Rate -6.0% – –

Financial Health

MetricCERSIndustry medianRank
Current Ratio 1.83x 3.85x 49/59
Quick Ratio 1.07x 2.51x 49/55
D/E Ratio 1.92x 0.63x 10/56
Financial Leverage 2.93x 1.63x 12/54
Interest Coverage -0.1x 0.3x 26/48
Working Capital $72M $227M 53/59

Cash Flow

MetricCERSIndustry medianRank
Operating Cash Flow $2M $42M 37/55
Free Cash Flow -$2M $2M 28/50
Capital Spending -$4M -$16M 13/50
OCF Growth YoY -57.7% 18.1% 31/33
FCF Growth YoY -153.4% 24.4% 23/25

Income Statement

MetricCERSIndustry medianRank
Operating Income -$2M -$2M 27/55
Net Income -$7M -$11M 22/44
R&D Expense $61M $61M 28/53
SG&A Expense $82M $319M 46/53

Dividend & Shareholder Information

MetricCERSIndustry medianRank
Shares Outstanding 202M – –

Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)

Total Current Assets$157M76.7% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments$18M8.8% of assets
Accounts Receivable$31M15.1% of assets
Inventory$66M32.1% of assets
Total Liabilities$134M65.5% of assets
Short-term Debt$52M25.5% of assets
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Industry Peers · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

Cerus Corp (CERS) industry peers

Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Cerus Corp (Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.

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Company 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio
CERS Cerus Corp ▲ $439M – 6.3x
SYK Stryker Corp ▼ $112.48B 30.4x 4.7x
MMM 3m Co ▶ $84.97B 29.3x 28.8x
BSX Boston Scientific Corp ▼ $64.33B 22.0x 2.6x
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co ▼ $52.23B 62.3x 2.1x
MDLN Medline Inc. ▶ $47.28B – 4.1x
RMD Resmed Inc ▼ $34.94B 23.2x 5.3x
DXCM Dexcom Inc ▼ $32.47B 37.7x 12.4x
WST West Pharmaceutical Services Inc ▼ $26.96B 49.0x 9.0x
SOLV Solventum Corp ▼ $14.96B 9.9x 3.1x
BAX Baxter International Inc ▼ $13.07B – 2.1x
PEN Penumbra Inc ▼ $12.65B 98.8x 8.3x
GMED Globus Medical Inc ▼ $10.30B 21.7x 5.2x
GKOS Glaukos Corp ▲ $9.72B – 14.3x
PODD Insulet Corp ▼ $9.62B 23.8x 6.8x
TFX Teleflex Inc ▼ $5.43B – 1.9x
HAE Haemonetics Corp ▶ $5.38B 57.1x 6.4x
MMSI Merit Medical Systems Inc ▼ $5.33B 39.8x 3.2x
STVN Stevanato Group S.P.A. ▲ $5.26B 8.4x –
MMED Minimed Group, Inc. ▲ $4.92B – 1.4x
HTFL Heartflow, Inc. ▲ $4.20B – 15.0x
ICUI Icu Medical Inc/De ▼ $4.08B 291.0x 1.9x
IRTC Irhythm Holdings, Inc. ▼ $3.58B – 19.3x
PLSE Pulse Biosciences, Inc. ▲ $3.25B – 32.7x
ATRC Atricure, Inc. ▲ $2.85B 800.9x 5.5x
UFPT Ufp Technologies Inc ▼ $2.30B 32.1x 5.0x
INSP Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ▲ $1.99B 13.7x 2.4x
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc ▶ $1.85B 30.4x 4.4x
NVCR Novocure Ltd ▲ $1.68B – 5.0x
KMTS Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. ▲ $1.62B – 7.3x
ATEC Alphatec Holdings, Inc. ▲ $1.62B – –
DRTS Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. ▶ $1.16B – 15.0x
TNDM Tandem Diabetes Care Inc ▲ $1.15B – 8.8x
IRMD Iradimed Corp ▶ $1.13B 51.6x 11.1x
AORT Artivion, Inc. ▶ $1.06B – 2.4x
PRCT Procept Biorobotics Corp ▲ $1.04B – 3.1x
IART Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp ▶ $1.03B – 1.0x
BVS Bioventus Inc. ▶ $908M 19.3x 4.0x
SIBN Si-Bone, Inc. ▶ $892M – 4.9x
BBNX Beta Bionics, Inc. ▲ $863M – 3.4x
SGP Spyglass Pharma, Inc. ▲ $827M – 3.6x
MDXG Mimedx Group, Inc. ▶ $682M 29.3x 3.2x
KIDS Orthopediatrics Corp ▶ $573M – 1.7x
TCMD Tactile Systems Technology Inc ▼ $528M 22.8x 2.4x
SSII Ss Innovations International, Inc. ▲ $517M – 9.7x
DCTH Delcath Systems, Inc. ▲ $497M 201.1x 4.1x
SGHT Sight Sciences, Inc. ▲ $485M – 9.2x
ANGO Angiodynamics Inc ▲ $473M – 2.9x
BWAY Brainsway Ltd. ▶ $448M – –
NPCE Neuropace Inc ▲ $420M – 35.4x
RCEL Avita Medical, Inc. ▲ $415M – –
OFIX Orthofix Medical Inc. ▼ $391M – 0.9x
CARL Carlsmed, Inc. ▲ $366M – 4.4x
EMBC Embecta Corp. ▶ $355M 5.2x –
OBIO Orchestra Biomed Holdings, Inc. ▲ $345M – 17.9x
CLPT Clearpoint Neuro, Inc. ▲ $277M – 25.7x
MOBI Mobia Medical, Inc. ▼ $269M – 1.6x
TMCI Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. ▲ $268M – 4.0x
ANIK Anika Therapeutics, Inc. ▶ $267M – 2.0x
OSUR Orasure Technologies Inc ▲ $263M – 0.8x

Where CERS sits on the market map

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What is the Cerus Corp (CERS) stock forecast?

Our AI ranks Cerus Corp outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.

How accurate are Cerus Corp stock predictions?

For CERS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 29.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 25.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

How often are Cerus Corp forecasts updated?

Cerus Corp forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.

Which companies are Cerus Corp's industry peers?

60 issuers in our coverage, CERS included, share the SEC industry code Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus. The largest are: Stryker Corp (SYK), 3m Co (MMM), Boston Scientific Corp (BSX), Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX), Medline Inc. (MDLN), Resmed Inc (RMD).

This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.