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The closing price of Vericel Corp (NASDAQ: VCEL) was $36.29 for the day, down -1.44% from the previous closing price of $36.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. VCEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.23.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VCEL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.56 and its Current Ratio is at 4.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
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, Canaccord Genuity on August 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $57.
On June 20, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $55.
Truist Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 25, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $39 to $51.
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 Aug 06 ’25 when MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F bought 7,000 shares for $35.92 per share.
Hopper Jonathan Mark sold 10,000 shares of VCEL for $400,900 on Jun 02 ’25. The Chief Medical Officer now owns 66,237 shares after completing the transaction at $40.09 per share. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Hopper Jonathan Mark, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $41.13 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 1831200768 and an Enterprise Value of 1814755840. As of this moment, Vericel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 291.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 62.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.285 whereas that against EBITDA is 190.866.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VCEL is 1.33, which has changed by -0.21535134 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 $33.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.09%.
Shares Statistics:
VCEL traded an average of 562.57K shares per day over the past three months and 700210 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 50.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.92M. Insiders hold about 1.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.04% stake in the company. Shares short for VCEL as of 1752537600 were 5348462 with a Short Ratio of 9.51, compared to 1749772800 on 4644625. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5348462 and a Short% of Float of 13.750000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Vericel Corp (VCEL) reflects the collective analysis of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.41, with high estimates of $0.56 and low estimates of $0.27.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.39 and $0.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.18. EPS for the following year is $0.59, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.89 and $0.26.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 8 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $65.72M to a low estimate of $63.9M. As of the current estimate, Vericel Corp’s year-ago sales were $57.91MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $94.84M. There is a high estimate of $95.51M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $93.7M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VCEL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $276.16M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $273.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $275.26M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $237.22MBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $337.12M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $350.56M and the low estimate is $325.7M.
