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Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: VRCA) closed the day trading at $2.35 down -3.69% from the previous closing price of $2.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. VRCA stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.2763.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VRCA, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.23 and its Current Ratio is at 2.36.
On March 22, 2023, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on February 13, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $4 to $11.
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 Aug 26 ’24 when Hayes Christopher G. sold 26,183 shares for $2.66 per share. The transaction valued at 69,647 led to the insider holds 115,303 shares of the business.
Hayes Christopher G. sold 9,530 shares of VRCA for $23,444 on Aug 27 ’24. The CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER now owns 105,773 shares after completing the transaction at $2.46 per share. On Aug 26 ’24, another insider, Goldenberg Gary, who serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the company, sold 9,888 shares for $2.66 each. As a result, the insider received 26,302 and left with 97,862 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, VRCA now has a Market Capitalization of 100271208 and an Enterprise Value of 114651096. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.244 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.479.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VRCA has reached a high of $11.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -60.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -61.40%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VRCA traded about 583.44K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VRCA traded about 1513550 shares per day. A total of 42.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.98M. Insiders hold about 39.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 43.77% stake in the company. Shares short for VRCA as of 1723680000 were 4189088 with a Short Ratio of 7.18, compared to 1721001600 on 3962703. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4189088 and a Short% of Float of 22.049999.
