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In the latest session, Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) closed at $5.74 down -3.85% from its previous closing price of $5.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Verastem Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.23 and its Current Ratio is at 3.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
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, BTIG Research on December 31, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $20 from $13 previously.
On September 30, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $13.
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 Feb 04 ’25 when Paterson Dan sold 858 shares for $5.70 per share. The transaction valued at 4,891 led to the insider holds 346,723 shares of the business.
Paterson Dan sold 8,568 shares of VSTM for $44,896 on Jan 13 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 347,581 shares after completing the transaction at $5.24 per share. On Jan 13 ’25, another insider, Dan Paterson, who serves as the Officer, Director of the company, bought 8,568 shares for $5.24 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 25.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 20.90.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VSTM has reached a high of $13.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 28.86%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 40.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.47M. Insiders hold about 11.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.47% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Verastem Inc (VSTM) is a result of the insights provided by 3.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.81, with high estimates of -$0.67 and low estimates of -$0.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.57 and -$3.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.98. EPS for the following year is -$2.8, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$2.35 and -$3.24.
Revenue Estimates
Based on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $22.9M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $72.7M and the low estimate is $4.09M.
