Market Recap: Vericel Corp (VCEL)’s Negative Momentum%, Closing at $37.39

Kiel Thompson

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The closing price of Vericel Corp (NASDAQ: VCEL) was $37.39 for the day, down -0.69% from the previous closing price of $37.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. VCEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.1911 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.35.

Ratios:

Our analysis of VCEL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 92.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.47 and its Current Ratio is at 4.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.27.

On August 09, 2024, Canaccord Genuity started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $57.

On June 20, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $55.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on June 20, 2024, with a $55 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when Wotton Paul K bought 2,500 shares for $37.83 per share.

Wotton Paul K bought 2,500 shares of VCEL for $94,919 on Dec 02 ’25. On Dec 02 ’25, another insider, Hopper Jonathan Mark, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,652 shares for $39.14 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VCEL now has a Market Capitalization of 1890962688 and an Enterprise Value of 1854247808. As of this moment, Vericel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 155.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 65.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.167 whereas that against EBITDA is 108.811.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for VCEL is 1.17, which has changed by -0.3338641 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VCEL has reached a high of $63.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.89%.

Shares Statistics:

VCEL traded an average of 738.56K shares per day over the past three months and 605180 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 50.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.03M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.53% stake in the company. Shares short for VCEL as of 1763078400 were 4501887 with a Short Ratio of 6.10, compared to 1760486400 on 4663631. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4501887 and a Short% of Float of 11.53.