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As of close of business last night, Verve Therapeutics Inc’s stock clocked out at $7.61, up 2.70% from its previous closing price of $7.41. In other words, the price has increased by $2.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. VERV stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.395.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VERV’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 13.05 and its Current Ratio is at 13.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
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, H.C. Wainwright on April 08, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On April 13, 2023, Canaccord Genuity started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $29.
On February 01, 2023, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $21.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Neutral rating on February 01, 2023, with a $21 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 02 ’24 when Dorval Allison sold 555 shares for $5.64 per share. The transaction valued at 3,130 led to the insider holds 5,380 shares of the business.
Ashe Andrew D. bought 76,000 shares of VERV for $475,760 on May 14 ’24. The insider now owns 342,509 shares after completing the transaction at $6.26 per share. On Apr 02 ’24, another insider, Nickerson Joan, who serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of the company, sold 1,514 shares for $8.24 each. As a result, the insider received 12,475 and left with 8,659 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, VERV now has a Market Capitalization of 644291520 and an Enterprise Value of 175626816. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 26.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.199 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.798.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VERV is 1.76, which has changed by -0.29602218 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22208416 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VERV has reached a high of $19.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 24.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.46%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VERV traded 1.68M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2069980 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 84.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.10M. Insiders hold about 25.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.01% stake in the company. Shares short for VERV as of 1736899200 were 14787120 with a Short Ratio of 8.80, compared to 1734048000 on 15972085. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14787120 and a Short% of Float of 20.849999999999998.