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As of close of business last night, Vera Therapeutics Inc’s stock clocked out at $45.00, down -1.19% from its previous closing price of $45.54. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.18 million shares were traded. VERA stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.51 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.01.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VERA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 7.42 and its Current Ratio is at 7.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.
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, Oppenheimer on January 25, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $26.
On December 18, 2023, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $29.Raymond James initiated its Outperform rating on December 18, 2023, with a $29 target price.
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 Apr 10 ’24 when Young Joseph R sold 5,714 shares for $40.00 per share. The transaction valued at 228,560 led to the insider holds 53,171 shares of the business.
Grant Sean sold 99,828 shares of VERA for $3,954,516 on Apr 03 ’24. The CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 66,337 shares after completing the transaction at $39.61 per share. On Apr 03 ’24, another insider, Grant Sean, who serves as the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the company, sold 18,649 shares for $39.42 each. As a result, the insider received 735,205 and left with 0 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, VERA now has a Market Capitalization of 2450340096 and an Enterprise Value of 2343333376.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VERA has reached a high of $50.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 83.22%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VERA traded 1.05M shares on average per day over the past three months and 950540 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 44.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.50M. Insiders hold about 26.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.02% stake in the company. Shares short for VERA as of 1713139200 were 6313314 with a Short Ratio of 5.98, compared to 1710460800 on 6240116. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6313314 and a Short% of Float of 17.16.
