Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Viridian Therapeutics Inc (VRDN) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $13.90 in the prior trading day, Viridian Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: VRDN) closed at $14.34, up 3.17%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. VRDN stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.93.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VRDN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 18.26 and its Current Ratio is at 18.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.

On May 09, 2024, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $25 to $20.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 22 ’24 when Fairmount Funds Management LLC bought 476,190 shares for $21.00 per share. The transaction valued at 9,999,990 led to the insider holds 1,839,954 shares of the business.

Meisner Lara sold 27 shares of VRDN for $765 on Jun 16 ’23. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 29,971 shares after completing the transaction at $28.35 per share. On Jun 15 ’23, another insider, Meisner Lara, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 2,269 shares for $28.02 each. As a result, the insider received 63,577 and left with 29,971 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, VRDN now has a Market Capitalization of 915214656 and an Enterprise Value of 523693184. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3155.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1818.379 whereas that against EBITDA is -2.207.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, VRDN has reached a high of $28.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.12%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 919.23K shares per day over the past 3-months and 896750 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 63.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.79M. Insiders hold about 11.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.17% stake in the company. Shares short for VRDN as of 1714435200 were 9313837 with a Short Ratio of 10.13, compared to 1711584000 on 9471425. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9313837 and a Short% of Float of 17.14.

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