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GERN Geron (GERN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Pharma & Biotech · Pharmaceutical preparations · CIK 0000886744
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
134
13F, latest reported quarter

Geron insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for GERON CORP in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SELL
2026-02-19 SECtraded 2026-02-18
9,855
$19.1K
-38.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 55.9% of the 17,645 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 134 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ROBERTSON MICHELLE sold about $19.1K of GERN on Feb 18, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 134 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2025-05-13 SECtraded 2025-05-09
13,300
$15.7K
-3.4%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on May 15, 2024.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 13,300 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 134 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director LAWLIS V BRYAN bought about $15.7K of GERN on May 9, 2025; 134 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
BUY
2025-03-03 SECtraded 2025-02-27
15,000
$24.1K
-30.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 56.2% of the 26,682 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 134 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, Chief Legal Officer Samuels Scott Alan bought about $24.1K of GERN on Feb 27, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 134 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chairman, President and CEO
BUY
2025-03-03 SECtraded 2025-02-27
12,500
$22.1K
-30.7%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Jun 4, 2024.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 12,500 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 134 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman, President and CEO SCARLETT JOHN A bought about $22.1K of GERN on Feb 27, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 134 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
BUY
2025-03-03 SECtraded 2025-02-27
100,000
$160.0K
-30.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 100,000 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 134 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer Ziegler James bought about $160.0K of GERN on Feb 27, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 134 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
20 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
134 funds bought in last quarter
more than 79% of Pharma & Biotech
Revenue
-60.2% year over year
below 83% of Pharma & Biotech
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
13.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 76% of Pharma & Biotech
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-5.7%12M
-12%+12%+36%+60%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-18 · ROBERTSON MICHELLE sold $19.1K
Insider sell
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Who owns GERN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
49,115,571 sh
$62.9M
$54.8M
35,856,671 sh
$45.9M
$37.2M

Congress trades in GERN

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

GERN planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

GERN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Virtus Biotech Etf
$1.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.5%
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
$825.3K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.5%
ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund
$8.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.4%
ClearBridge Variable Small Cap Growth Portfolio
$1.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.4%
Invesco NASDAQ Future Gen 200 ETF
$57.2K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.3%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
$27.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Clinical pipeline
5 registered trials, 3 still running (ClinicalTrials.gov). A status change is dated here weeks before the press release.
1
Phase 1
1 active
1
Phase 2
0 active
1
Phase 3
1 active
1
Not applicable
0 active
1
Multi-phase
1 active
Matched by sponsor name. Trials run under a subsidiary's own name are not included.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · John Scarlett
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$6.2M
$15.3M
$4.7M
+123%
-7%
2023
$5.0M
$4.5M
$2.8M
+33%
-6%
2022
$3.0M
$5.9M
$1.4M
+52%
-10%
2021
$2.1M
$1.3M
$1.2M
-23%
+0%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows 134 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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GERN financials

Revenue growth
-60.2%
XBRL, annual
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
-$115.1M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.55x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-03-31 (15 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
-0.95x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-03-31 (15 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
-28.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-12.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on capital employed
-11.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$796.3M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-03-31 (15 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-15.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenuen/an/a$237.0K$596.0K
Operating income-$68.6M-$173.7M-$193.9M-$138.6M
Net income-$83.5M-$174.6M-$184.1M-$141.9M
EPS (diluted)-0.13-0.27-0.32-0.37
Operating cash flow-$111.0M-$218.6M-$167.7M-$127.4M
Cash$77.6M$79.0M$70.0M$56.8M
Long-term debt$119.5M$118.5M$35.1M$30.2M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

GERN Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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GERN ranks highest on institutional and government (79th percentile) and profitability (73rd), and lowest on growth (17th), among Pharma & Biotech peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
73
Inputs
  • Return on equity-28.3% · 68 pct, sector of 545
  • Return on assets-12.6% · 72 pct, sector of 691
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed-11.0% · 79 pct, sector of 576
Financial health
41
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.55x · 29 pct, sector of 352
  • Cash flow to debt-0.95x · 53 pct, sector of 371
Growth
17
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-60.2% · 17 pct, sector of 505
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Institutional and government
79
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter134 · 79 pct, sector of 698
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
20
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+13.3% · 29 pct, sector of 813
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+24.9% · 11 pct, sector of 511
2 not measured: Insider conviction, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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