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After finishing at $9.78 in the prior trading day, Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) closed at $10.06, up 2.86%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.33 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.66.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VSTM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.55 and its Current Ratio is at 2.58.
On April 10, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $15.
H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on March 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $7 to $10.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 28 ’25 when Paterson Dan sold 2,000 shares for $10.79 per share. The transaction valued at 21,580 led to the insider holds 428,818 shares of the business.
Paterson Dan sold 2,000 shares of VSTM for $20,780 on Dec 01 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 426,818 shares after completing the transaction at $10.39 per share. On Nov 26 ’25, another insider, Paterson Dan, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $10.32 each. As a result, the insider received 20,640 and left with 430,818 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VSTM now has a Market Capitalization of 757717248 and an Enterprise Value of 623537600. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 56.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 46.606 whereas that against EBITDA is -3.902.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.42, which has changed by 0.8628571 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, VSTM has reached a high of $11.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 38.43%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2576220 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 66.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.18M. Insiders hold about 13.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.55% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1763078400 were 19141071 with a Short Ratio of 8.04, compared to 1760486400 on 18094970. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19141071 and a Short% of Float of 28.77.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.54, with high estimates of -$0.49 and low estimates of -$0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.45 and -$3.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.72. EPS for the following year is -$1.67, with 3.0 analysts recommending between -$1.25 and -$2.05.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $16.64M. There is a high estimate of $23.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $10.7M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSTM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $36.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $25M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $30.78M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10MBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $108.28M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $152.7M and the low estimate is $66.6M.
