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Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) closed the day trading at $4.15 down -0.24% from the previous closing price of $4.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.15 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.04.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VSTM, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.50 and its Current Ratio is at 3.50.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on April 10, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On March 24, 2025, H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $7 to $10.
BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on December 31, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $13 to $20.
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 Jun 20 ’25 when Paterson Dan sold 17,808 shares for $5.13 per share. The transaction valued at 91,355 led to the insider holds 443,839 shares of the business.
Calkins Daniel sold 4,110 shares of VSTM for $21,084 on Jun 20 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 109,945 shares after completing the transaction at $5.13 per share. On Jun 23 ’25, another insider, Calkins Daniel, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 25 shares for $4.71 each. As a result, the insider received 118 and left with 109,920 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 228039184 and an Enterprise Value of 187265056. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 22.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.727 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.429.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.75, which has changed by 0.27692306 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12748289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSTM has reached a high of $9.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -36.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.52%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VSTM traded about 1.89M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VSTM traded about 2934290 shares per day. A total of 51.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 48.90M. Insiders hold about 11.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.35% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1749772800 were 12182979 with a Short Ratio of 6.46, compared to 1747267200 on 13280930. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12182979 and a Short% of Float of 22.27.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
