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The price of Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) closed at $4.64 in the last session, down -8.92% from day before closing price of $5.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.85 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.595.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VSTM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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, H.C. Wainwright on March 24, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $10 from $7 previously.
On December 31, 2024, BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $13 to $20.
On September 30, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $13.Guggenheim initiated its Buy rating on September 30, 2024, with a $13 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 239155728 and an Enterprise Value of 219107392. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 23.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 21.911 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.906.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.95, which has changed by -0.5893805 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 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 -24.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.24%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VSTM traded on average about 864.20K shares per day over the past 3-months and 904590 shares per day over the past 10 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 57.24% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1741910400 were 7321486 with a Short Ratio of 8.47, compared to 1739491200 on 5582900. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7321486 and a Short% of Float of 16.399999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
