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As of close of business last night, Verastem Inc’s stock clocked out at $6.01, down -1.15% from its previous closing price of $6.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.095 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.82.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VSTM’s stock, we examine 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 330244704 and an Enterprise Value of 289470496. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 33.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 28.947 whereas that against EBITDA is -2.209.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.90, which has changed by 1.5683761 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 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 6.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.80%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VSTM traded 2.43M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2830400 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 51.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 48.90M. Insiders hold about 11.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.37% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1752537600 were 18107601 with a Short Ratio of 7.46, compared to 1749772800 on 12182979. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18107601 and a Short% of Float of 33.099996999999995.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Verastem Inc (VSTM) is currently in the spotlight, with 2.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.76, with high estimates of -$0.62 and low estimates of -$0.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.6 and -$2.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.6. EPS for the following year is -$2.77, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$1.85 and -$3.69.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.75M. There is a high estimate of $7.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.06M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSTM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $23.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.43M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.26M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10MBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $86.15M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $140.8M and the low estimate is $54.85M.
