Analysts await AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ:AEZS) to report earnings on May, 09 for the fiscal quarter ending Mar 2016.

They expect $-1.42 EPS, up 815.49% or $11.58 from last year’s $-13 per share.

At the moment 4 analysts are watching AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ:AEZS), 1 rate it “Buy”, 3 “Outperform”, 0 “Underperform”, 0 “Sell”, while 0 “Hold”.

Looking forward, for the quarter ending Jun-16, 1 analyst has a mean sales target of 0.75 million. For the quarter ending Sep-16, 1 analyst has a mean sales target of 0.85 million whilst for the year ending Dec-16, 2 analysts have a mean target of 1.41 million.

In terms of earnings per share, 1 analyst has a -0.74 EPS mean target for the quarter ending Jun-16, for the quarter ending Sep-16, 1 analyst has a -0.74 EPS mean target and for the quarter ending Sep-16 there are 2 estimates of -3.12 EPS.

The biggest institutional shareholders in AEterna Zentaris Inc. include Sabby Management LLC which owns 534 K million shares in the company valued at $2.39 million. Renaissance Technologies Corp is the second biggest holder with 488 K million shares currently valued at 2.19 million whilst Oxford Asset Management, LLC has 131 K million shares valued at 587.78 K million.

Total shares held by institutions as of the most recent company filings are 1,209,492 with a reported 423,151 bought and 0 sold. These holdings make up 12.18% of the company’s outstanding shares.

The stock increased 4.59% or $0.15 during the last trading session, hitting $8.00. AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ:AEZS) has risen 25% over the past 6 months and is uptrending.