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In the latest session, Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) closed at $5.04 down -5.62% from its previous closing price of $5.34. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.01.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Verastem Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.23 and its Current Ratio is at 3.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
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, BTIG Research on December 31, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $20 from $13 previously.
On September 30, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $13.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 13 ’25 when Paterson Dan sold 8,568 shares for $5.24 per share. The transaction valued at 44,896 led to the insider holds 347,581 shares of the business.
Dan Paterson bought 8,568 shares of VSTM for $44,909 on Jan 13 ’25. On Jan 06 ’25, another insider, Calkins Daniel, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 6 shares for $6.94 each. As a result, the insider received 42 and left with 47,639 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 224312752 and an Enterprise Value of 173726896. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 22.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 18.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.373 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.518.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.26, which has changed by -0.51935196 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23147523 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSTM has reached a high of $14.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, VSTM has traded an average of 1.57M shares per day and 3896130 over the past ten days. A total of 40.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.64M. Insiders hold about 10.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.90% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1735603200 were 3090756 with a Short Ratio of 1.97, compared to 1732838400 on 2004022. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3090756 and a Short% of Float of 6.9699995.
