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The closing price of Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) was $7.04 for the day, up 13.37% from the previous closing price of $6.21. In other words, the price has increased by $13.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.55 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.33.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VSTM’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.07 and its Current Ratio is at 3.07.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 20 ’25 when Calkins Daniel sold 65 shares for $6.89 per share. The transaction valued at 448 led to the insider holds 86,374 shares of the business.
Calkins Daniel sold 26 shares of VSTM for $183 on Mar 24 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 86,348 shares after completing the transaction at $7.04 per share. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, Paterson Dan, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 244 shares for $6.95 each. As a result, the insider received 1,696 and left with 346,479 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 362489600 and an Enterprise Value of 315902400. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 36.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 31.59 whereas that against EBITDA is -2.749.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.83, which has changed by -0.24382383 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSTM has reached a high of $13.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 17.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 63.08%.
Shares Statistics:
VSTM traded an average of 875.28K shares per day over the past three months and 1014920 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 51.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.62M. Insiders hold about 11.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.22% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1743379200 were 7881216 with a Short Ratio of 9.00, compared to 1740700800 on 5964402. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7881216 and a Short% of Float of 15.35.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
