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In the latest session, Vericel Corp (NASDAQ: VCEL) closed at $46.30 down -2.73% from its previous closing price of $47.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. VCEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.105.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Vericel Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.89 and its Current Ratio is at 4.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
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, Canaccord Genuity on August 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $57.
On June 20, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $55.
Truist Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 25, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $39 to $51.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when Colangelo Dominick sold 26,591 shares for $46.31 per share. The transaction valued at 1,231,429 led to the insider holds 259,997 shares of the business.
Colangelo Dominick sold 26,592 shares of VCEL for $1,217,382 on Mar 13 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 259,997 shares after completing the transaction at $45.78 per share. On Mar 13 ’25, another insider, Colangelo Dominick, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 26,592 shares for $45.78 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VCEL now has a Market Capitalization of 2378551296 and an Enterprise Value of 2296913920. As of this moment, Vericel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 250.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 62.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.682 whereas that against EBITDA is 229.164.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VCEL is 1.60, which has changed by 0.012021899 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VCEL has reached a high of $63.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.78%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, VCEL has traded an average of 409.02K shares per day and 430040 over the past ten days. A total of 49.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.44M. Insiders hold about 1.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.19% stake in the company. Shares short for VCEL as of 1740700800 were 3894660 with a Short Ratio of 9.52, compared to 1738281600 on 3756629. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3894660 and a Short% of Float of 12.2700006.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
