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The price of Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) closed at $5.45 in the last session, down -1.98% from day before closing price of $5.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VSTM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 04 ’25 when Paterson Dan sold 858 shares for $5.70 per share. The transaction valued at 4,891 led to the insider holds 346,723 shares of the business.
Paterson Dan sold 8,568 shares of VSTM for $44,896 on Jan 13 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 347,581 shares after completing the transaction at $5.24 per share. On Jan 13 ’25, another insider, Dan Paterson, who serves as the Officer, Director of the company, bought 8,568 shares for $5.24 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 24.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.84.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VSTM has reached a high of $13.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.12%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 40.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.48M. Insiders hold about 11.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.22% stake in the company.
