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Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) closed the day trading at $6.79 down -5.69% from the previous closing price of $7.2. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.97 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.735.
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 Jan 12 ’26 when Dan Paterson bought 5,039 shares for $7.16 per share.
Dan Paterson bought 10,321 shares of VSTM for $73,851 on Jan 12 ’26. On Jan 12 ’26, another insider, Paterson Dan, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 10,321 shares for $7.16 each. As a result, the insider received 73,898 and left with 400,104 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 511421440 and an Enterprise Value of 405180096. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 38.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 30.285 whereas that against EBITDA is -2.535.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.41, which has changed by 0.36363637 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 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 $4.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.86%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VSTM traded about 2.33M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VSTM traded about 2262750 shares per day. A total of 66.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.21M. Insiders hold about 13.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.24% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1767139200 were 17017419 with a Short Ratio of 7.31, compared to 1764288000 on 18393487. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17017419 and a Short% of Float of 22.670001.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Verastem Inc (VSTM) is currently in progress, with 3.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.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 $18.12M. There is a high estimate of $24.03M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $10.7M.
A total of 9 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 $29.91M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10MBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $107.07M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $152.7M and the low estimate is $66.6M.
